It wasn't a flawless showing when the New England Patriots defeated the New York Jets in a 27-14 verdict at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night.

New England allowed Justin Fields and the Jets to score their first opening-drive touchdown of the season. Fields carved them up on a third-quarter drive later on. And New England's stout run defense allowed 140 rushing yards to Fields (11 carries, 67 yards) and running back Breece Hall (14 carries, 58 yards), too. In the other phases, the offense had three drops and special teams missed a field goal. There were mistakes.

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In the end, however, the Patriots did what they needed to do. They won on a short week. They beat a divisional opponent to maintain their AFC East l

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