The New England Patriots (2-4), led by quarterback Mac Jones, face the New York Jets (1-4), led by quarterback Zach Wilson, in Week 7 of the NFL regular season on Sunday, October 24, 2021 (10/24/21) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachussetts. How to watch Jets vs. Patriots: Free live stream, time, TV, channel for NFL, Week 7 online (10/24/21)
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What: NFL, Week 7
Who: New York Jets vs. New England Patriots
When: Sunday, October 24, 2021
Where: Gillette Stadium
Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Dak Prescott wasn’t going to let anything prevent him from enjoying the moment.
While his team celebrated around him after he threw 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime to beat the New Patriots 35-29 Sunday, the Cowboys quarterback felt pain in his right calf.
It wasn’t the perfect ending, but he was willing to accept it after he helped Dallas survive a wild finish and earn its first victory over Bill Belichick’s Patriots.
“Just came down funny. Didn’t like what I felt,” said Prescott, who wore a walking boot to his postgame news conference. “Life keeps throwing punches and I’m gonna keep throwing them back. … But I’ll be fine. I’ll promise you that.”
Dallas hadn’t won at New England since 1987 and was 0-5 against Belichick. The Cowboys (5-1) have won five straight, their longest winning streak since 2016.
The Cowboys led 17-14 entering the fourth quarter, and that’s when the fun began. The teams traded five scores in the period, three in the final 2 1/2 minutes.
New England (2-4) was clinging to a 21-20 lead when sensational Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs intercepted rookie Mac Jones and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown — his seventh pick and second pick-six of the season — to put Dallas ahead 26-20. On the next play from scrimmage, Jones hit Kendrick Bourne for a 75-yard score. Jones then hooked up with Jakobi Meyers for the 2-point conversion.
But Prescott led the Cowboys on a 40-yard drive and Greg Zuerlein’s 49-yard field goal sent the game to overtime. Dallas ended it after New England punted on its first possession in OT as the Patriots dropped to 0-4 at home for the first time in Belichick’s 22 years as coach.
“We went toe-to-toe with them for 60 minutes,” Belichick said. “They just made a few more plays than we did.”
Prescott, whose calf injury will be evaluated further on Monday, finished 35 of 51 for 445 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Lamb had nine catches for 149 yards and two scores.
Jones finished 15 of 21 for 229 yards, two touchdowns and that critical interception, and Damien Harris rushed 18 times for 101 yards and a score.
The Patriots, who came in allowing 19.2 points per game, did a decent job keeping Dallas’ second-ranked offense at bay until Prescott broke through in the second half. He hit Lamb for a 1-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone to make it 17-14 in the third quarter.
Dallas extended its lead on Zuerlein’s 45-yard field goal early in the fourth.
But New England responded, getting into the red zone on a 21-yard run by Damien Harris. Five plays later, Rhamondre Stevenson ran it in from 1 yard out and the Patriots nudged back in front.
Dallas had a chance to retake the lead before Diggs’ interception, but Zuerlein’s 51-yard field goal attempt missed wide left with 2:47 remaining.
New England got the ball first in overtime and picked up one first down, but Jones’ pass on third-and-3 was incomplete. The Patriots punted and they didn’t get the ball back.
Prescott led the Cowboys 80 yards in seven plays, ending the game when he faked a handoff, rolled right and found a wide-open Lamb, who waltzed into the end zone.
“Just to be able to show the resiliency all night long in all those different moments and be able to have a chance at the end to win it and us to do it speaks volumes,” Prescott said.
The New York Jets will head on the road to Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon for an AFC East showdown against the division rival New England Patriots.
Fresh off a bye week, the Jets come into Week 7 with a 1-4 overall record under first-year head coach Robert Saleh, good for third place in the AFC East standings. Meanwhile, the Patriots are trying to bounce back from a disappointing overtime loss against the Dallas Cowboys. New England enters with a 2-4 overall record, one game ahead of the Jets in the division standings.
Can New England get it done at home against the Jets on Sunday afternoon?
Wilson hoping for better results vs. Patriots
Two weeks ago, the Jets came up short with a 27-20 loss in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against the Atlanta Falcons. Rookie quarterback Zack Wilson completed 19-of-32 passes for 192 yards with no touchdowns and one interception while Michael Carter and Ty Johnson each rushed for a touchdown on the day. Despite the narrow margin of defeat, the Jets were actually outgained 450 to 230 in total yards and averaged just 4.4 yards per play in the loss.
The Jets are still trying to figure out what they have in No. 2 overall pick, Zach Wilson, who has struggled mightily to start his NFL career. Wilson has thrown for 1,117 yards and completed 57.3 percent of his passes with only four touchdowns for the season. Prone to turnovers, the rookie has thrown nine interceptions, accounting for all the Jets’ giveaways this season. He’s also flashed a tendency to hold onto the ball too long, which has led to him taking a whopping 18 sacks already this year.