Struggling on offense and showing some regression on defense, the New England Patriots were uncompetitive in their first primetime game of the Jerod Mayo era. Visiting the New York Jets in a battle between AFC East rivals, they were blown out with a final score of 24-3 — a three-touchdown deficit too much for the Patriots to overcome.
The team looked outmatched from the get-go, and once down 7-0 already appeared to be out of the running. The offense was too bad, the defense on the ropes. As a consequence, the Patriots have now fallen to 1-2 on the year and temporarily into last place in their division.