The Patriots played a solid all around game in defeating the division rival Jets yesterday.  Matt Cassel managed the game well as he completed 16 of 23 passes for 165 yards.  LaMont Jordan led the Patriots in rushing yesterday with 62 yards on 11 carries (5.6 ypc).  Laurence Maroney was banged up in this game as he only rushed for 16 yards on 8 carries (2.0 ypc).  Sammy Morris ran the ball 8 times for 0 yards but he scored on a 1-yard TD run.  Kevin Faulk got into his first game of the year yesterday and he rushed for 16 yards on 3 carries (5.3 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 50 yards (12.5 avg).  Wes Welker led the way in the passing game for the Patriots with 7 grabs for 72 yards (10.3 avg).  Randy Moss only caught 2 passes for 22 yards (11.0 avg) against the Jets.  The Patriots finished up with 104 yards rushing on 33 carries (3.2 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 23 passes for 156 yards.

The Patriots’ Defense put together another outstanding effort yesterday.  Safety Rodney Harrison (8 tackles) and rookie LB Jared Mayo (7 tackles) led the way for the Patriots’ D on Sunday.  The Jets finished up with 104 yards rushing on 21 carries (5.0 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 26 passes for 152 yards.  The Patriots improved to 2-0 on the season with this win.