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Cam Newton hoping Patriots’ win over Jets kick-starts season
Cam Newton hopes the Patriots’ 30-27 win Monday evening over the Jets can kick-start their season.
Nick People drilled a 51-yard subject objective as time expired at MetLife Stadium, capping a 13-point Patriots rally within the fourth quarter to sentence the Jets to their worst-ever begin at 0-9.
Newton helped the Patriots (3-5) finish a four-game shedding streak, though three of New England’s 5 losses have come by single digits. He accomplished 27 of 35 passes for 274 yards and likewise rushed for 2 touchdowns, turning into the primary quarterback within the Tremendous Bowl period to get to eight dashing TDs in his first seven video games performed in a season.
“It has been an extended final couple of video games and the final month, however this will kick-start proper the place we need to be,” the 2015 NFL MVP instructed ESPN. “We simply confirmed resiliency at the moment and I am simply so pleased for these guys in that locker room that hold simply battling again..
“It wasn’t fairly, nevertheless it was a win.”
The Patriots’ win was their ninth straight over the Jets. New England inched nearer behind the Payments (7-2) and Dolphins (5-3) within the AFC East.
Newton was pleased to see the Patriots, who face the Ravens on Sunday evening, return to their profitable methods.
“Simply gained, that is it, we simply gained. I am simply pleased for that,” he stated. “We have been practising our tails off, and simply to see onerous work repay, it is only a nice feeling. I have never felt this in a very long time so it is good.”
Patriots coach Invoice Belichick tried to parry a query about whether or not the win would function a confidence booster.
New England managed to win regardless of a robust efficiency by Jets quarterback Joe Flacco, who threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns instead of injured starter Sam Darnold. Flacco additionally handed Joe Montana for 20th place on the NFL’s all-time passing yardage checklist.
