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Drake Maye's 3 TD passes help Patriots stave off late push by Jets in 26-19 win

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Hightower, K. (2026, October 18). Drake Maye's 3 TD passes help Patriots stave off late push by Jets in 26-19 win. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/drake-maye-s-3-td-passes-help-patriots-stave-off-late-push-by-jets-in-26-19-win/article_8017dd31-dd4b-5e73-8693-d8f09df775e0.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-18 · by Kyle Hightower

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Summary of Recent NFL Games: New York Jets vs. New England Patriots

On October 18, 2026, the New York Jets traveled to Foxborough to face the New England Patriots in an AFC East matchup. The game ended with a decisive 26-19 victory for the Patriots. Here are key highlights and observations from the game:

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The New England Patriots demonstrated resilience, overcoming injuries to key linemen and securing a narrow win against the Jets. Aaron Glenn’s team continues to struggle with late-game execution and defensive pressure, raising questions about their ability to compete against superior opponents in critical moments of games.

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Kyle Hightower
24 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 But it could also serve as a needed jolt for a unit that will need to be at its best with next week’s matchup against top-ranked Miami looming.
🔮 Part of Byard’s experience over the past two seasons was getting to know Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, who was his fellow captain both years.
🔮 On the play he was injured, Doubs came open in the end zone and flashed his hand up to get the attention of quarterback Drake Maye.
🔮 Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, New England overcame losing three offensive linemen and Charles Woods came up with Geno Smith’s first interception of the season in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots hold on for a 26-19 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.
🔮 Drake Maye rediscovered his confidence and production in the Patriots’ dominant 45-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
🔮 That victory not only saw quarterback Drake Maye break out of an early season funk with three touchdowns, but a defense playing without star cornerback Christian Gonzalez (shoulder) was able to slow quarterback Josh Allen enough to best their division rival.
🔮 “I would push back on the notion that somehow the role of the scout or the importance of the scout has been diminished in this organization.
🔮 Following a week of questions about quarterback Drake Maye’s struggles, poor offensive execution and a mounting number of injuries, their performance for the moment has brought a sense of confidence back to the defending AFC champions.
🔮 The Patriots will be without two of their top defensive players Sunday when they visit the Buffalo Bills.
🔮 The closeness of the Tatum and Brown’s off-court relationship — or lack thereof — was a topic of conversation throughout their time together as teammates, especially as it became clearer that having two $300 million contracts on the books would be unsustainable for the team’s salary cap health going forward.
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FOXBOROUGH Jets New England New York Patriots

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Jets ORG · 9× Patriots ORG · 9× Smith PERSON · 6× New England ORG · 3× New York GPE · 3× Doubs PERSON · 2× Douglas PERSON · 2× Maye PERSON · 2× Woods PERSON · 2× FOXBOROUGH GPE · 1×

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Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, New England overcame losing three offensive linemen and Charles Woods came up with Geno Smith’s first interception of the season in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots hold on for a 26-19 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.
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🔮 Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, New England overcame losing three offensive linemen and Charles Woods came up with Geno Smith’s first interception of the season in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots hold on for a 26-19 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.

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Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, New England overcame losing three offensive linemen and Charles Woods came up with Geno Smith’s first interception of the season in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots hold on for a 26-19 win over the New York Jets on Sunday. asserted
Patriots → throw → Sunday
Maye completed 18 of 32 passes for 235 yards in his third consecutive game with at least three TD passes. asserted
Maye → complete → passes
Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas and Hunter Henry had touchdown catches for the Patriots (4-2), who have won three in a row. asserted
who → have → row
Douglas had a team-high seven catches for 86 yards. asserted
Douglas → have → yards
A.J. Brown had three catches for 27 yards for the Patriots in his return from injured reserve, but his timing was off and had three drops on his 10 total targets. asserted
timing → have → targets
New England won its fourth straight against the Jets and 19th in its last 21 meetings despite right tackle Morgan Moses (ankle), left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (hamstring) and right guard Ben Brown (knee) leaving with injuries. asserted
Moses → win → injuries
The Jets (2-4) had a chance to tie it in the third quarter, but the Patriots held them to a field goal. asserted
Patriots → have → goal
New York squandered another opportunity to cut the deficit to a field goal in the fourth quarter when Smith was picked off by Woods. asserted
Smith → squander → Woods
It came on Smith’s 166th pass of the season, ending his longest opening stretch to a season without an interception. asserted
It → come → interception
Smith finished 20 of 30 for 252 yards a touchdown to rookie Omar Cooper Jr., who had six catches for 103 yards in his return from IR after missing four games with an ankle injury. asserted
who → finish → injury
New England’s defense, which got a boost from cornerback Christian Gonzalez returning from a two-game absence with a shoulder injury, held New York to 0 for 3 in the red zone. asserted
which → get → zone
The Jets were also 3 of 10 on third down and were stopped on fourth-down runs on consecutive possessions in the second quarter. asserted
Jets → stop → quarter
The Patriots led 17-3 at the half, courtesy of Doubs’ diving 42-yard touchdown catch and a 9-yard scoring grab by Douglas. asserted
Patriots → lead → Douglas
The Jets trimmed the gap to 17-10 in the third quarter after Cooper got behind Patriots safety Craig Woodson and caught a 42-yard TD from Smith. asserted
Cooper → trim → Smith
That remained the score when Jets edge rusher David Bailey stripped TreVeyon Henderson of the ball and Jamien Sherwood recoverer at the New England 36. asserted
Bailey → remain → 36
New York drove to 10, but Smith was sacked by Elijah Ponder, forcing the Jets to settle for a 36-yard field goal by Jason Sanders. asserted
Smith → drive → Sanders
The Patriots responded on their next series, capping a 12-play, 658=yard drive with a 7-yard TD strike from Maye to Henry, but Andy Borregales missed the extra point. asserted
Borregales → respond → point
Just four plays later and the Jets down 10, Smith overshot Kenyon Sadiq on a deep pass that was intercepted by Woods. asserted
that → overshoot → Woods
LB Kiko Mauigoa left with a thigh injury in the first quarter. asserted
Mauigoa → leave → quarter
Doubs (shoulder) exited in the first quarter following his touchdown catch and didn’t return. asserted
Doubs → exit → catch
Moses favored his left ankle when he left early in the second quarter. ... asserted
he → favor → quarter
Vera-Tucker left in the second with a hamstring injury and was ruled out. asserted
Tucker → leave → injury
Brown had trouble putting weight on his left leg as he was helped off in the fourth quarter with a knee injury. asserted
he → have → injury
Up next Jets: Host the Dolphins next Sunday. asserted
Jets → host → Dolphins
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