East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - In less than a minute, the Thanksgiving
football nightcap went from competitive to a one-sided blowout.
An 83-yard Shane Vereen TD reception and a pair of fumble recoveries for
touchdowns by Steve Gregory and Julian Edelman during a 56-second stretch in
the second quarter paved the way for a Patriots' 49-19 blowout victory over
the New York Jets.
Tom Brady completed 18-of-28 passes for 323 yards while tossing three
touchdowns and adding another on the ground for New England (8-3), which
scored at least 40 points for the third time in its last four games.
Four days after winning in St. Louis, the Jets (4-7) were decimated by
turnovers by the offense and special teams. They had four in the first half
and finished with five for the game.
Mark Sanchez threw for 301 yards and a touchdown on 26-of-36 passing, but was
intercepted once and lost a fumble that resulted in a Patriots touchdown.
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