Jets vs. Patriots: Score, live updates, highlights from the Patriots dominant win

Jacob Janower

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With playoff seeding at stake, the Patriots dominated the Jets 38-3 to secure a first-round postseason bye for the ninth consecutive season. 

Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns, all in the first half, and looked like his old self after he had been intercepted three times in his last two games. New England played a mistake-free game to cruise to the victory. 

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On the flip side, the Jets offense put up a putrid three points after scoring 60 in their previous two contests. They lost three fumbles, one that was recovered by the Patriots for a touchdown and another that gave New England possession inside the red zone. The third came on the final play of the game New York finished with only 239 yards of offense.  

The win insures that the Patriots will be among the top two seeds in the AFC during the postseason. If the Chiefs and Chargers both lose on Sunday, they will be the No. 1 seed, otherwise, they will finish in the No. 2 position. The Jets end the season in last place in the AFC East and may fire coach Todd Bowles come Monday.

Sporting News provided live updates from the regular-season finale between AFC East foes Jets and Patriots, which was played in Foxborough, Mass.

Jets vs. Patriots: Score, results, highlights

(All times ET.)

Jets: 3
Patriots: 38

Final: Patriots 38, Jets 3

3:52 p.m.: Brian Hoyer will enter the game at quarterback, marking the end of the day for Brady.

3:46 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS. Despite running the ball for most of the drive, the Patriots go to the air for another touchdown, this time it's Julian Edelman making the grab. Patriots 38, Jets 3

3:35 p.m.: The Jets don't gain a single yard on three plays in the fourth quarter. 

3:28 p.m.: FIELD GOAL, PATRIOTS. Stephen Gostkowski makes the field goal from 38 yards as New England extends its lead. Patriots 31, Jets 3

3:26 p.m.: Brady comes out firing even with the comfortable lead and connects on consecutive passes to Chris Hogan, the last of which pushes him to 6,000 career completions. 

End of the third quarter: Patriots 28, Jets 3

3:04 p.m.: Jets fail to convert on another fourth-and-short as Elijah McGuire is stopped short of the first down marker. 

2:50 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS. Darnold scrambles around and the ball slips out of his hand, leading to a Kyle Van Noy recovery and 46-yard touchdown return. Patriots 28, Jets 3

2:37 p.m.: Trey Flowers sacks Darnold on third-and-2 on the Jets opening drive as their offense continues to struggle. 

Halftime: Patriots 21, Jets 3

2:21 p.m.: Darnold is sacked on the first play and the Jets opt to run out the clock for the rest of the first half.

2:20 p.m.: New England keeps the offense on the field on fourth-and-1 and come up well short. Jets will take over with 25 seconds left in the half.

2:14 p.m.: It takes New England just four plays to cross midfield as we have hit the two-minute warning. 

2:09 p.m.: Darnold and the Jets moved the ball a lot better on their last drive, but ultimately turn it over on downs after the pass to Robby Anderson on fourth-and-3 inside the 5-yard line fell incomplete. New England takes over with four and a half minutes to play but will need to go 95 yards for a touchdown. 

1:55 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS. The Patriots take advantage of the penalty and score on a pass from Brady to Phillip Dorsett in the end zone. Patriots 21, Jets 3

1:53 p.m.: Brady overthrows Chris Hogan in the end zone on second down and is forced to throw it away on third down, but a roughing the passer penalty keeps the drive alive. 

1:49 p.m.: Fumble! Elijah McGuire loses the ball on the Jets first play after the touchdown. Devin McCourty recovers and the Patriots have the ball inside the Jets' 10-yard line. 

1:44 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS. New England scores a touchdown on their second straight drive as Brady finds Rex Burkhead in the end zone, his second passing touchdown to a running back in the game. Brady is 13 of 15 for 131 yards so far in the first half. Patriots 14, Jets 3

End of first quarter: Patriots 7, Jets 3

1:32 p.m.: FIELD GOAL, JETS. New York responds with a 40-yard field goal by Jason Myers. Darnold is just 1-for-6 passing in the early going, but does have a 28-yard run. Patriots 7, Jets 3

1:21 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS. New England caps an efficient nine-play drive with a touchdown pass from Brady to James White. Brady completed all six of his passes on the drive. Patriots 7, Jets 0

1:12 p.m.: Nothing doing for the Jets on their first drive, as Darnold misses high on his first two passes.

1:07 p.m.: James White drops a third down pass and the Patriots will have to punt on their first drive.

1:05 p.m.: New England opts to run with Sony Michel on its first three plays before Brady goes to the air and dumps if off to Julian Edelman for its second first down of the game.

12:51 p.m.: Unlike some other teams, the Patriots will not be resting their starters today. Cordarrelle Patterson is the most prominent inactive for the home team today.

Jacob Janower