Patriots block last second Nick Folk field goal, hold on for 27-25 win over Jets

New England Patriots defensive tackle Chris Jones blocked an attempted game-winning 58-yard field goal attempt from Nick Folk as time expired as the Patriots held on for a 27-25 victory over the New York Jets on Thursday night.In easily the most competitive Thursday night contest of the season so far, the lead changed hands five times with neither team holding a lead of more than eight points all night.Chris Ivory scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 8:58 left in the third quarter to give the Jets a 19-17 lead over New England.Stephen Gostkowski hit a 36-yard field goal to put New England back on top, 20-19, four minutes later and Tom Brady connected with Danny Amendola for a 19-yard touchdown pass with 7:49 left to play to give the Patriots a 27-19 lead.The Jets responded with a 12-play, 86-yard scoring drive capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass from Geno Smith to Jeff Cumberland with 2:31 left to play. However, a two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful as Smith was unable to connect with tight end Jace Amaro.New York forced a three-and-out and a New England punt that gave them the ball back with 1:06 left to play.Smith completed a pair of checkdowns to Chris Johnson, then found David Nelson and Jeremy Kerley for 11 and 13 yards, respectively, as the Jets crossed midfield and into possible field goal range. One more 5-yard pass to Ivory set up the game-winning try with five seconds lefts to play, but Jones managed to knock the kick down to preserve the victory for New England.

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