Overview
- The Patriots beat the New York Jets 26-19 on Sunday, extending a three-game winning streak and improving their record to 4-2.
- Head coach Mike Vrabel said the team was “lucky to win” after the game and later told WEEI that the club’s turnover rate is “historic,” “ridiculous” and “an embarrassment.”
- New England committed two turnovers against the Jets — a TreVeyon Henderson fumble and a play where DeMario Douglas had the ball punched loose — and the Jets converted both into field goals.
- The Patriots have 13 turnovers this season, the second-most in the NFL, and a 21.2% turnover-per-drive rate that is the worst in the league and could rival the 2006 Raiders if it continues.
- Quarterback Drake Maye has not turned the ball over in the last two games after a turnover-heavy early stretch, but coaches and players now face pressure to fix team-wide ball security or risk the recent wins proving unsustainable.