The film agreed. Thursday’s’ 24-3 loss to the Jets was more than a manhandling or an embarrassment. It was a cartoonish brawl spinning end zone to end zone, players rolling in a cloud, fists sticking out and the same loser seeing stars at the end of virtually every drive: the Patriots.

The New England Patriots traveled all the way to MetLife Stadium looking for a Thursday Night Football victory and came bac

It was a long and painful crash back down to reality for the New England Patriots in Thursday’s 24-3 loss to the New York Jets. A couple of weeks ago, some fans wondered if the Patriots could make a playoff run after upsetting the Cincinnati Bengals.