Butter Pats

Brady hit plenty of receivers Thursday night.  Problem however, was that they couldn’t hang on. Result? A sloppy game on both sides with New England barely outlasting an equally lackluster Jets team 13-10.

Brady had trouble connecting with his rookie-filled receiving corps, while Jets rookie Geno Smith was repeatedly sacked when he took a bit too much time to throw. The Patriots connected on a 39-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson on the game’s first series before both offenses played as sloppily as the rain fell in Foxboro for most of the next 3 quarters.

The Patriots (2-0) managed just nine first downs and 234 yards after leading the NFL in points and yards last season.

The Jets (1-1) cut the lead to 13-10 on Bilal Powell’s 3-yard touchdown run with 5:05 left in the third quarter. But Smith threw three interceptions in the fourth quarter, two to Aqib Talib and one to Alfonzo Dennard.  In the final minute, Smith threw his third INT of the night which ended in a skirmish near the sideline over a late hit by Nick Mangold.  Even with the rivalry and the recent history between these 2 franchises, there wasn’t much more passion than the fight and Brady’s reactions to his receiver’s blunders all night.  Both Belichick and Ryan have some homework to do in the next 10 days to get their teams in sync.