National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New England 29,
N.Y. Jets 26
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 21, 2012
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 68752
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 68752
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
| N.Y. Jets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| New England | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 8:51 | ||
| N.Y. Jets | TD |
New England 0 - N.Y. Jets 7 Shonn Greene 1 yd. run (Nick Folk kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 8:39 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 7 - N.Y. Jets 7 Devin McCourty 104 yd. kickoff return (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 4:11 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 14 - N.Y. Jets 7 Rob Gronkowski 17 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:10 | ||
| New England | S |
New England 16 - N.Y. Jets 7 fumbled out of bounds in end zone for a safety |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:02 | ||
| N.Y. Jets | FG |
New England 16 - N.Y. Jets 10 Nick Folk 54 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:33 | ||
| N.Y. Jets | FG |
New England 16 - N.Y. Jets 13 Nick Folk 21 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 2:39 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 23 - N.Y. Jets 13 Rob Gronkowski 2 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 5:44 | ||
| N.Y. Jets | TD |
New England 23 - N.Y. Jets 20 Dustin Keller 7 yd. pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:06 | ||
| N.Y. Jets | FG |
New England 23 - N.Y. Jets 23 Nick Folk 43 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 1:37 | ||
| N.Y. Jets | FG |
New England 23 - N.Y. Jets 26 Nick Folk 43 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| New England | FG |
New England 26 - N.Y. Jets 26 Stephen Gostkowski 43 yd. field goal |
| Overtime - 11:02 | ||
| New England | FG |
New England 29 - N.Y. Jets 26 Stephen Gostkowski 48 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| N.Y. Jets | New England | |
| 1st Downs | 26 | 26 |
| Rushing | 7 | 6 |
| Passing | 16 | 17 |
| Penalty | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 8-15 | 9-17 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 3-56.7 | 6-44.8 |
| Return Yards | 138 | 243 |
| Punts-Returns | 3-22 | 2-21 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-116 | 8-222 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-60 | 6-40 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| Time of Possession | 35:49 | 31:43 |
| Total Net Yards | 403 | 381 |
| Total Plays | 78 | 74 |
| Average Gain | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 106 | 131 |
| Rushes | 33 | 31 |
| Average/Rush | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Net Yards Passing | 297 | 250 |
| Comp-Att | 28-41 | 26-42 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.6 | 5.8 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-31 | 1-9 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 4-4 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-4-50% | 2-2-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 1-1-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 1 |
PLAYER STATS
New York Jets
(3-4)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Sanchez | 28/41 | 328 | 1 | 1 |
New England Patriots
(4-3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Brady | 26/42 | 259 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Greene | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 1 | 8 |
| J. McKnight | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
| L. Hilliard | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Tebow | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Kerley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Grimes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Ridley | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 |
| S. Vereen | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Woodhead | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Kerley | 11 | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 0 | 26 |
| D. Keller | 7 | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 1 | 23 |
| S. Hill | 7 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 21 |
| S. Greene | 9 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 |
| K. Reuland | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| L. Hilliard | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Cumberland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Grimes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Schilens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Gronkowski | 9 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 2 | 19 |
| W. Welker | 8 | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 |
| A. Hernandez | 7 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Woodhead | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 0 | 20 |
| S. Vereen | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Branch | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Edelman | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Lloyd | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| A. Dennard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Harris | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Hightower | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| K. Love | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| B. Spikes | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| J. Cunningham | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| L. Landry | 12 | 0 |
| D. Harris | 7 | 1 |
| I. Trufant | 6 | 0 |
| Y. Bell | 5 | 0 |
| M. Wilkerson | 5 | 0 |
| D. Davis | 5 | 1 |
| C. Pace | 4 | 0 |
| Q. Coples | 3 | 0 |
| K. Wilson | 2 | 0 |
| M. DeVito | 2 | 1 |
| B. Scott | 1 | 0 |
| A. Cromartie | 1 | 0 |
| A. Allen | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| J. Mayo | 10 | 1 |
| B. Spikes | 8 | 3 |
| D. Hightower | 7 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 6 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 5 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 5 | 2 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 1 |
| R. Ninkovich | 3 | 2 |
| T. Wilson | 2 | 0 |
| K. Love | 2 | 0 |
| A. Dennard | 2 | 0 |
| S. Moore | 1 | 0 |
| J. Cunningham | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| I. Trufant | 2.0 |
| B. Scott | 1.0 |
| D. Harris | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| D. Hightower | 1.0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 1.0 |
| B. Spikes | 1.0 |
| K. Love | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| S. Greene | 1 |
| M. Sanchez | 2 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| D. McCourty | 1 |