But an exchange of punts later, the Patriots, also suffering through a season they didn't expect, shook off their midgame sluggishness of five consecutive punts to scored TDs on three consecutive half-field drives.
Darnold, who had played a strong game to that point, threw two interceptions in an 11:20 span. The first set up the Pats' go-ahead TD, the second, in the end zone with 3:49 to play, finished off the Jets' last chance for Win No. 3.
"I think the turnover definitely derailed us a little bit, the first one, and obviously the second hurt us really bad, so I've just got to take better care of the football," Darnold said somberly, adding about his struggles in 2020, " I didn't play consistent enough, just right off the bat. I think I made too many impulse decisions. I'm going to go back to the tape and figure it out, but those are just my thoughts right off the jump."
Up until then, Darnold was doing good things with an offense that during the game lost their first two rookie draft picks, T Mekhi Becton (ankle) and WR Denzel Mims (concussion) and still had their longtime rivals back on their heels in the midgame. Perriman had 84 yards on three catches, TE Chris Herndon had 63 yards and the TD on a career-record-tying 7 receptions. Ty Johnson and Josh Adams did all right things, taking over the run game with Frank Gore going on IR.
The defense, meanwhile, sacked Cam Newton three times, hit him frequently, and bent but didn't break on those five punt series and for a second it seemed the Gillette jinx was on the run.
January 04, 2021 at 06:07AM
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Jets LB Neville Hewitt on Loss at Gillette: 'This Is a Hard Place to Win' - newyorkjets.com
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