FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — On a day when Bill Belichick’s future was seemingly hanging in balance, another recent New England Patriots trend reversed.
For the first time in their last 16 meetings, the New York Jets beat the Patriots.
The Jets outlasted New England, 17-3, as the league’s lowest-scoring team hosted the fourth-lowest scoring team in a game even further hampered by a steady sheet of snow.
The last time the Jets beat the Patriots was Dec. 27, 2015.
Hall rushed for a 50-yard touchdown late to punctuate the victory:
An optimist might attribute Sunday's Jets-Patriots punt fest to defenses who have limited teams to the fifth- and sixth-fewest yards this season, respectively.