The New York Jets took on their AFC East rival in the New England Patriots in Week 11 on “Thursday Night Football.”

The game went as many predicted.

Without any extra magic via big plays behind them like in their recent wins, New York (2-8) looked very much like the the second-best team on the field against the Pats (9-2).

With that, here are Jets Wire’s five takeaways from the Jets’ loss to the Patriots:

Jets have good start… on offense

Starting on the lone bright spot, the Jets did start surprisingly well in New England. No one saw an early 7-0 lead coming to the Jets, but it happened, as New York worked their way down the field on their opening drive for a score.

It was a 14-play, 72-yard effort that concluded in a rushing touchdown from quarterback Justin Fields. The Jets stayed on the field on multiple third downs, something we do not see a lot of in 2025… and did not for the rest of the game, either.

And don’t stop on defense

From there, the Jets did not stop the Patriots much at all on offense. Certainly not in the first half.

The Pats scored touchdowns on their three-straight drives. Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson scored a trio of times there. He finished with 62 rushing yards as well.

Nothing from the Jets defenders. Tackles were missed and it looked easy for the Patriots.

Miscues on offense

Adding to the poor defensive effort for New York was a slew of bad miscues from the offense. Not only did Fields fumble, other misses such as an easy drop from receiver AD Mitchell stunted the Jets on offense.

The bigger issue is how few and far between such plays come about.

What a real QB looks like

All in all, the Patriots showed the Jets what a real quarterback looks like via Drake Maye. He was 25-for-34 passin for 281 yards with a touchdown pass.

No one in New York could envision Fields doing that.

Good thing the Jets have plenty of draft picks now…

No extra magic that is needed

The Jets beat the Browns thanks to some magic plays… mainly two returns for touchdowns on special teams. New York did not get anything of the sort in New England.

That’s what it takes for this team to win. That’s not a good team.

All in all, it was still close for most of the evening. Credit to head coach Aaron Glenn for that.