Pats v Jets Full Time Report

New England lost their dominance on the AFC east with an overtime loss to the Jets 34-31 at Gillette Stadium.

Despite a 400 yard game as well as three touchdown passes from Matt Cassel the Pats were unable to beat a Brett Favre led Jets team.

The Jets jumped out to a 10-3 first quarter lead when Leon Washington ran caught a Favre pass in the endzone from 7 yards out. A field goal from either team finished scoring in the first quarter.

New England started the second quarter with a field goal to close the gap. The Jets then returned the kickoff 92 yards to take regain their superiority on the game. A four and out from the Pats led to a 15 yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre to Jericho Cotchery.

With the score at 24-6 the Pats quickly responded before half time when Cassel found Jabar Gaffney with the last throw of the quarter. The Pats went into the half with the score at 24-13 to the Jets.

The second half was a different affair as the Pats scored two touchdowns. The first came in the third quarter when Cassel found TE Benjamin Watson with a 10 yard pass. New England then went for a two point conversion and succeeded wwhen Gaffney caught the ball in the endzone.

The Patriots then scored a field goal to tie the game before Thomas Jones restored the Jets' lead with a 1 yard run. Again the Patriots were on the wrong end of the score with little time left. After going four and out the Pats stopped the Jets to get the ball back with just over a minute left.

Cassel drove the Pats 46 yards into the Jets redzone. With eight seconds left on the clock Cassel threw a perfect ball to Randy Moss in the corner of the endzone to equal the game at 31-31.

The Jets received the ball at the start of overtime and took their first drive into the Patriots territory allowing Jay Feeley to score the game winning field goal.

The Jets now hold the top spot in the division by moving to 7-3 while the Pats fall to 6-4. With New England's next game against the Dolphins the Patriots need to win if they want to keep up with the Jets.

Quick Hits:

• Wes Welker caught another 7 catches to extend his record of the most games with six or more catches