Patriots earn first win of season, but the offense is running out of excuses
New York TimesEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The ball hung in the air, the game to be decided by where it landed. For a moment, it didn’t matter that the New England Patriots defense had been dominant or that the New York Jets were trotting out a barely functioning offense with an overwhelmed quarterback. GO DEEPER Zach Wilson's struggles continue as Jets falter to Patriots But it wasn’t easy, something that presents bigger-picture concerns even if the mood after the first win of the season softened the frustration of a putrid second-half performance by the offense. We’ve just got to execute better.” Among the concerns for the Patriots is that a huge percentage of their offensive productivity Sunday came from one play, a Jones pass to Pharaoh Brown that went for 58 yards and a touchdown. Capping the game off like that would’ve been big.” GO DEEPER NFL Week 3 takeaways: Jets, Zach Wilson struggle again; Dolphins explode for 70 vs. Broncos Of course, we’ve spent enough words on the offense without mentioning how well the defense played.
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