FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Justin Fields used his legs to present the New York Jets an early lead.

Then he stopped operating.

And the Jets stopped transferring the ball.

Fields ran 5 occasions for 28 yards and a 5-yard rating on New York’s opening drive, however he was little assist throwing the ball Thursday evening in a 27-14 loss to the New England Patriots.

Fields was the staff’s main rusher with 67 yards, however he accomplished simply 15 of 26 passes for 116 yards and a landing. Most of his success got here on the primary possession, when he led a 14-play drive for the Jets’ first game-opening landing for the reason that finish of final season.

“We had been getting good performs. Run sport was good. O-line was controlling the road of scrimmage, and all people was doing their job,” Fields mentioned. “So, that first drive, we got here out scorching and punched it in.”

Within the second quarter, although, he didn’t run the ball in any respect. And the Jets (2-8) went three-and-out 3 times in a row.

“I felt like if we get a quick begin we’ll be in a superb place. And Justin ran the ball fairly a bit,” coach Aaron Glenn mentioned. “The factor is, we are able to’t put Justin in a state of affairs the place he’s a operating again, and I feel everyone knows that, as a result of we’ll put him in hurt’s method.”

However with out Fields scrambling, the Jets could not do a lot in any respect.

After falling behind 7-0, the Patriots (9-2) scored the following 21 factors — in addition they missed a area aim — with Drake Maye main them to their eighth straight victory.

The loss snapped a two-game profitable streak that had taken a few of the gloom out of a season that started with seven straight losses.

Fields has thrown for fewer than 60 yards in 4 video games this season. After final week’s victory over the Browns, when Fields threw for 54 yards however the Jets received thanks to 2 particular groups touchdowns, Glenn wouldn’t publicly decide to a beginning quarterback.

“There have been some good issues — actually good issues,” the coach mentioned Thursday. “I assumed he put some balls on the market. We obtained to have some guys that make some performs for him, too.

The Jets have averaged 140 web passing yards of their first 10 video games (Fields began 9 of them). Previously 14 seasons, solely the 2022 Bears, who averaged 128 yards of their first 10 video games — with Fields beginning all of them — have had fewer.

He’s averaging 5.4 yards per carry.

“No matter I’ve to do to get this staff as profitable as may be and for us to succeed in our highest potential, I’m prepared to do no matter. So if that’s me operating the ball, that’s what it’s.”

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