Week 5, 2026

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New York Jets	3	0	6	7	-	16
New England Patriots	7	14	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:49 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 35 field goal
1Q: 00:25 NED - Mike Smith 34 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 05:34 NED - Rodney Lyons 8 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:47 NED - Mike Smith 19 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 03:17 NYJ - Jerry Cassidy 9 fumble return (Phil Moran pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:32 NYJ - Sammie Matos 5 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 02:06 NED - Vincent Chandler 6 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:49 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 35 field goal
1Q: 00:25 NED - Mike Smith 34 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 05:34 NED - Rodney Lyons 8 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:47 NED - Mike Smith 19 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 03:17 NYJ - Jerry Cassidy 9 fumble return (Phil Moran pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 09:32 NYJ - Sammie Matos 5 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 02:06 NED - Vincent Chandler 6 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics NYJ NED
Record 3-2 5-0
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 16 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 351 437
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 5.16 7.05
Net Rushing Yards 53 129
- Rushing Attempts 20 26
- Yards per Rush 2.65 4.96
Net Passing Yards 298 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 24 - 1 34 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 310 320
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 8.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/60 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/23
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	NYJ	NED
Record	3-2	5-0
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	16	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	351	437
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	5.16	7.05
Net Rushing Yards	53	129
- Rushing Attempts	20	26
- Yards per Rush	2.65	4.96
Net Passing Yards	298	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 24 - 1	34 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	310	320
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	8.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/60	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/23
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:56	OWN 22	10	65	Missed FG
1	7:17	4:35	OWN 18	11	64	Field Goal
1	0:12	3:08	OWN 18	6	44	Punt
2	5:25	0:57	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	2:04	0:30	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 19	2	0	Half
3	12:56	2:32	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	8:29	0:09	OWN 49	1	0	Interception
3	7:03	3:46	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	14:15	3:37	OWN 9	6	19	Punt
4	10:38	1:14	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
4	1:59	1:59	OWN 22	10	62	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:04	1:47	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
1	2:42	2:30	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	12:04	6:39	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	4:28	2:24	OWN 38	5	14	Punt
2	1:34	0:54	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	5	53	Interception
3	10:24	1:55	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
3	8:20	1:17	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
3	3:17	0:09	OWN 4	1	5	Fumble
3	3:08	3:53	OWN 45	7	51	Fumble
4	9:24	7:25	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Sammie Matos	13	40	3.08	7	1
Steven Cora	5	7	1.40	6	0
Phil Moran	2	6	3.00	6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Hartman	13	59	4.54	24	3	0
Vincent Chandler	7	38	5.43	8	0	1
Joe Flacco	6	32	5.33	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Moran	46	24	310	2/12	0	41	1	64.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	34	25	320	2/12	3	34	1	119.7

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric Bryant	5	10	86	17.20	43	41
WR Marcus Young	4	6	37	9.25	5	17
WR Bryan Johnson	4	7	25	6.25	8	13
TE Tito Griffin	4	5	67	16.75	36	34
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	6	50	16.67	12	19
RB Sammie Matos	3	5	22	7.33	2	8
WR Dexter Jackson	1	5	23	23.00	11	23
FB Drew Adams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	14	18	176	12.57	67	31	1
WR Mike Smith	6	9	103	17.17	25	34	2
FB Dwayne George	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Courtney Levine	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0
RB Allen Hartman	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Roger Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Victor Liotti	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Michael Mitchell	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Recov	Force	TD
Jerry Cassidy	1	0	1
Derrick Morgan	1	0	0
Rick Dobler	1	0	0
Drew Adams	0	1	0
Jose Frederick	0	1	0
Christian Claycomb	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Willie Hayes	1	0	0	0
Vincent Chandler	1	0	0	0
Allen Hartman	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Welch	6	258	43.0	37.2	60	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	4	194	48.5	39.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Hawkins	1/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Matos	2	15	7.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	44	14.7	0
Victor Liotti	1	16	16.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Emmitt Hasting	6	0	1.0	18	28
OLB Ronald Kournikova	6	5	0.0	18	23
OLB Christian Claycomb	6	0	0.0	24	33
CB Victor Liotti	5	1	0.0	14	26
DE Derrick Morgan	4	1	0.0	14	16
DT Pat Dodge	3	2	0.0	18	21
S Barry Towns	3	0	0.0	17	20
CB Jerry Cassidy	3	0	0.0	13	19
DT Cris Batten	2	0	0.5	9	15
CB Charlie Linstrom	2	2	0.0	15	16
DE Terry Densmore	2	0	0.0	12	23
DE Jose Frederick	2	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	1	2	0.0	23	29
S Shannon Merchberger	1	2	0.0	17	27
S Andy Estevez	1	1	0.0	16	16
S Jeff McNeil	1	1	0.0	20	28
WR Bryan Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
S Michael Smith	1	0	0.0	5	9
OLB Perry Riley	0	1	0.5	1	3
DE Johnny Bell	0	1	0.0	15	16

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	5	2	1.0	15	36
S D.J. O'Neal	5	3	0.0	17	41
OLB Curtis Zuck	5	2	0.0	17	45
ILB Lewis Sonneman	3	1	0.5	15	26
DT Darrin Middleton	3	1	0.5	16	34
S Earl Woodson	3	1	0.0	12	28
CB Doug Nichols	3	0	0.0	14	38
CB Steven Ravas	3	0	0.0	12	39
DE Mike McCulley	2	2	0.0	17	33
S Michael Mitchell	2	1	0.0	15	39
OLB Travis Ellard	2	0	0.0	12	12
ILB Dean Wilde	2	0	0.0	5	14
CB Chris Cook	1	2	0.0	11	31
CB Willie Hayes	1	1	0.0	11	26
QB Joe Flacco	1	0	---	---	---
DE Andy Ellison	1	0	0.0	2	11
DE Daryl Perry	1	0	0.0	10	42
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Deron Taylor	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0.0	1	8
DT Corey Brilz	0	1	0.0	4	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Emmitt Hasting	1.0	0	0	28
DT Cris Batten	0.5	0	1	15
OLB Perry Riley	0.5	0	0	3
DT Pat Dodge	0.0	1	1	21
DE Jose Frederick	0.0	0	1	17
DE Johnny Bell	0.0	0	1	16

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1.0	0	0	36
ILB Lewis Sonneman	0.5	1	1	26
DT Darrin Middleton	0.5	0	0	34
DE Daryl Perry	0.0	0	2	42
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	0	1	33
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.0	0	1	45

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Emmitt Hasting	4	1	0	28
OLB Ronald Kournikova	4	0	0	23
CB Jerry Cassidy	4	0	0	19
S Barry Towns	3	0	0	20
CB Victor Liotti	2	1	1	26
S Shannon Merchberger	1	1	0	27
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	1	0	0	29
ILB Marcus Lincoln	1	0	0	11
DE Derrick Morgan	1	0	0	16
CB Charlie Linstrom	1	0	0	16
S Michael Smith	1	0	0	9
OLB Christian Claycomb	1	0	0	33
S Jeff McNeil	1	0	0	28

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S D.J. O'Neal	4	0	0	41
S Earl Woodson	3	1	0	28
OLB Curtis Zuck	3	0	0	45
CB Doug Nichols	3	0	0	38
CB Steven Ravas	3	0	0	39
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	2	0	36
S Michael Mitchell	1	1	1	39
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	1	0	26
ILB Dean Wilde	1	1	0	14
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	0	33
DE Andy Ellison	1	0	0	11
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0	12
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0	8
CB Chris Cook	0	1	0	31
CB Willie Hayes	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Urena	1	5	1	16	0	39
Herb Bradford	1	4	0	17	0	40
Breno Giacomini	0	4	0	16	0	40
Austin Horn	0	3	0	16	2	39
Shawn Nelson	0	1	0	11	0	13
Drew Adams	0	1	0	5	0	21

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Archie Dudley	3	4	26	0	36
Shawn Lauvao	1	4	17	1	32
Neil James	1	2	11	1	7
Tyrone Wand	1	2	17	0	34
Dwayne George	1	2	10	0	18
Roger Green	1	1	10	0	11
Maurkice Pouncey	0	4	26	0	36
Dixon Pasquarella	0	1	16	0	21
Bill Serino	0	1	9	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Cora	1	21
Drew Adams	1	15
Perry Riley	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Green	4	13
Harris Bruce	1	14
Chris Cook	1	14
Donnell Elmore	1	12

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phil Moran	20	48	---	---	---	68
Austin Horn	16	39	---	---	8	63
Alex Urena	16	39	---	---	4	59
Herb Bradford	17	40	---	---	---	57
Christian Claycomb	---	---	24	33	---	57
Breno Giacomini	16	40	---	---	---	56
Emmitt Hasting	---	---	18	28	9	55
Marcus Young	11	31	---	---	13	55
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	23	29	1	53
Don Middleton	14	31	---	---	8	53
Bryan Johnson	12	36	---	---	---	48
Jeff McNeil	---	---	20	28	---	48
Victor Liotti	---	---	14	26	5	45
Steven Cora	5	19	---	---	21	45
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	18	23	4	45
Shannon Merchberger	---	---	17	27	---	44
Tito Griffin	7	22	---	---	15	44
Charlie Linstrom	---	---	15	16	12	43
Cheshire Kit Claussen	12	25	---	---	5	42
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	13	19	10	42
Sammie Matos	14	24	---	---	4	42
Drew Adams	5	21	---	---	15	41
Pat Dodge	---	---	18	21	1	40
Barry Towns	---	---	17	20	1	38
Terry Densmore	---	---	12	23	1	36
Rick Dobler	9	18	---	---	8	35
Dexter Jackson	9	14	---	---	11	34
Johnny Bell	---	---	15	16	2	33
Eric Bryant	9	23	---	---	---	32
Jose Frederick	---	---	11	17	4	32
Andy Estevez	---	---	16	16	---	32
Derrick Morgan	---	---	14	16	---	30
Marco Lynch	6	16	---	---	8	30
Kent Shapiro	6	17	---	---	4	27
Henry Boyer	5	12	---	---	8	25
Shawn Nelson	11	13	---	---	---	24
Cris Batten	---	---	9	15	---	24
Michael Smith	---	---	5	9	9	23
Marcus Lincoln	---	---	4	11	4	19
Perry Riley	---	---	1	3	14	18
Bart Krcik	---	---	2	0	8	10
A.J. Welch	0	0	---	---	10	10
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mel Hawkins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chad Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Zuck	---	---	17	45	11	73
Maurkice Pouncey	26	36	---	---	4	66
Archie Dudley	26	36	---	---	---	62
Rodney Lyons	26	36	---	---	---	62
Joe Flacco	25	36	---	---	---	61
Daryl Perry	---	---	10	42	8	60
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	17	41	2	60
Steven Ravas	---	---	12	39	9	60
Mike Smith	22	34	---	---	1	57
Michael Mitchell	---	---	15	39	2	56
Chris Cook	---	---	11	31	14	56
Tyrone Wand	17	34	---	---	4	55
Doug Nichols	---	---	14	38	3	55
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	15	36	4	55
Darrin Middleton	---	---	16	34	3	53
Mike McCulley	---	---	17	33	1	51
Earl Woodson	---	---	12	28	10	50
Shawn Lauvao	17	32	---	---	---	49
Allen Hartman	13	20	---	---	14	47
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	15	26	4	45
Marvin Jenkins	15	29	---	---	---	44
Willie Hayes	---	---	11	26	7	44
Dwayne George	10	18	---	---	13	41
Dixon Pasquarella	16	21	---	---	1	38
Donnell Elmore	10	13	---	---	12	35
Roger Green	10	11	---	---	13	34
Vincent Chandler	13	16	---	---	---	29
Moe Daugherty	---	---	11	10	6	27
Travis Ellard	---	---	12	12	1	25
Courtney Levine	6	8	---	---	9	23
Dean Wilde	---	---	5	14	4	23
Neil James	11	7	---	---	4	22
Eugene Duran	---	---	1	8	13	22
Corey Brilz	---	---	4	14	---	18
Bill Serino	9	4	---	---	4	17
Deron Taylor	---	---	3	1	12	16
Ricardo Meadows	9	2	---	---	4	15
Harris Bruce	0	0	---	---	14	14
Andy Ellison	---	---	2	11	---	13
Brian Downs	4	3	---	---	4	11
Earnest Osborne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmanuel Lynn	1	0	---	---	---	1
Tavares Gooden	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kerry Newhart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	3	3	1.0
None	1	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	15	92	6.1
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Moran	46	24	4	3	4	8	5	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	34	25	3	0	0	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	85	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	155	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	41	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	124	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	149	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Bryant	10	5	1	86	2	23
WR Bryan Johnson	7	4	0	25	0	36
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	6	3	1	50	0	25
WR Marcus Young	6	4	0	37	0	31
WR Dexter Jackson	5	1	0	23	1	14
RB Sammie Matos	5	3	0	22	0	24
TE Tito Griffin	5	4	0	67	1	22
FB Drew Adams	2	0	2	0	0	21

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	18	14	176	1	36
WR Mike Smith	9	6	103	2	34
FB Dwayne George	3	2	16	0	18
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	3	0	21
TE Roger Green	1	0	0	0	11
WR Courtney Levine	1	1	14	0	8
RB Allen Hartman	1	1	8	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Matos	2	5	2.50	3.08
Phil Moran	1	6	6.00	3.00
Steven Cora	1	-1	-1.00	1.40

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Hartman	5	9	1.80	4.54
Vincent Chandler	4	17	4.25	5.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Moran	2	0	0	0.00	6.74

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	3	2	27	9.00	9.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Marcus Young	1	0	0	0.00	6.17

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Smith	1	1	19	19.00	11.44
WR Rodney Lyons	1	1	8	8.00	9.78
TE Roger Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Matos	2	0
Phil Moran	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	4	1
Vincent Chandler	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Moran	14	9	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Bryant	4	3	2
TE Tito Griffin	3	3	3
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	2	1	1
WR Bryan Johnson	2	1	0
WR Dexter Jackson	1	0	0
FB Drew Adams	1	0	0
RB Sammie Matos	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	4	2	2
WR Mike Smith	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (23,200)
End Zone 16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (23,200)
End Zone	16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,500)