The Jets must be feeling pretty good about themselves. They ought to be. They got an almost casually excellent performance by Rodgers — he finished the night 27 of 35 for 281 yards and 2 touchdowns — and have won two in a row against the Patriots after snapping a 15-game losing streak in last season’s finale.

Despite multiple declarations that they were proud to be a run-first team, the Patriots passed on seven of their first nine plays in Thursday’s ugly loss to the New York Jets. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt regretted that approach.

The Patriots offense struggled to get anything going, while Aaron Rodgers carved up the New England defense to lead the Jets to a 24-3 victory on Thursday night.