Best Of Social Media: Week 17 Jets vs Patriots

Robert Alvarez

5 years ago at 3:52 pm ET

Winslow Townson - USA TODAY Sports

The New England Patriots entered their week 17 match up with the New York Jets seeking to lock up a first round bye heading into the playoffs.

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Let’s Go.

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Adapt & finish. #LFG

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GameDay!! #DARKGRIND!!

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Week 17. Let's goooooo#NYJvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/KACkj3t10J
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

truly insightful pregame graphic from Patriots

In the first quarter, Tom Brady got James White involved early and the Patriots got on the board first.

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SCORING UPDATE: The Patriots get on the board after a 9-play, 59yd drive ends with a 17yd TD pass from Tom Brady to James White. Brady was a perfect 6/6 for 56yds on the drive and is 8/9 for 72yds so far. 5:16 left to go in the 1st QTR.
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

Patriots have now scored 400+ points for the 12th straight season, extending their own NFL record.
— Nicholas W. Goss (@NickGossNBCSB) December 30, 2018

PHOTO: James White's TD#Patriots #NEvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/n8UaorPhEh
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

END OF 1ST QTR:

NY Jets – 3
Patriots – 7

Tom Brady 10/12 91yds 1TD
By Down:

1ST: 6/7 (85.7%) 46yds 1TD
2ND: 3/3 (100%) 37yds
3RD: 1/2 (50%) 8yds
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

7-3 Patriots after one quarter of play following a Jason Myers field goal.

In the second, the Patriots began to pull away for good as Brady threw for two more touchdowns heading into halftime. This is 41.

That was pretty.

Brady ➡️ @rbrex34 for the TD #NYJvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/B0CUvyvo8A
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

Tom Brady was 5/6 for 59yds on that last drive, including three 18-yard completions, the last of which was Burkhead's touchdown. He's now 13/15 for 131yds and 2TDs.
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

Tom Brady misses a WIDE OPEN Chris Hogan. Nobody even close to him. This is 41 pic.twitter.com/rNHAl7SZVa
— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) December 30, 2018

Brady making fun of himself for missing Hogan in the end zone from Patriots

A play worthy of six points.

TB12 to PD13.@dorsett_4 | #NYJvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/DohRCmCLeo
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

Rating: PD-13#NYJvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/k9yV73aOBt
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

Phillip Dorsett has caught the last 15 passes thrown his direction, and now has a career-high three touchdown catches on the season.
— Oliver Thomas (@OliverBThomas) December 30, 2018

Tom Brady has tied a season high with 3 passing TD today. This is his 6th game with 3 pass TD this season #Patriots
— Craig Kolodny (@NBCBostonCraig) December 30, 2018

PHOTO: Phillip Dorsett's TD pic.twitter.com/R2NcSjDQGJ
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

.@D_Rivers11 first career sack closes out the first half.#NYJvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/IAvR2aNxXJ
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

Tom Brady First Half Stats:
Total: 16/22 (72.7%) 165yds 3TDs

By Down:
1st: 10/12 (83.3%) 93yds 2TDs
2nd: 4/7 (57.1%) 55yds
3rd: 2/3 (66.7%) 17yds 1TD pic.twitter.com/rXTlF3ut6X
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

First Half Rushing:
J.White: 4/30yds (7.5avg)
S.Michel: 6/26yds (4.3avg)
P.Dorsett: 1/11yds
R.Burkhead: 3/0yds

Rushing by Distance Chart: pic.twitter.com/uIhufB5hME
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

FIRST HALF RECEIVING:
Edelman: 4/4 64yds
Dorsett: 4/4 27yds 1TD
Hogan: 3/6 22yds
White: 2/3 18yds 1TD
Burkhead: 1/2 18yds 1TD
Gronk: 1/1 14yds
Develin 1/1 2yds

Receiving Chart by Distance pic.twitter.com/gLVVg8K5EW
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

21-3 Patriots at the half.

In the third, the defense got in on the scoring as Kyle Van Noy returned a football to the house for the second time in 2018. 28-3 Patriots through three.

SCOOP & SCORE! @KVN_03 visits the end zone for the second time this season#NYJvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/Nt5XbrXehS
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

SCORING UPDATE: The Patriots increase their lead to 28-3 after Sam Darnold got the ball knocked out of his hands and Kyle Van Noy snatched the ball off the ground and took off, with Dont'a Hightower joining him as Van Noy returned it 46yds for the TD.
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

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Running into 2019 like….. Running to Josh McDaniels office like….. Running into the playoffs with the 2 seed like…. Running to the Crib like…. #almostshitmyself #Tuggy #convoy #patsnation #ballsecurityterrible

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The Patriots are better than the Jets.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) December 30, 2018

When I see my bed tonight. @ABC6 #Patriots #NEvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/NDgY9vH5Cn
— Ian Steele (@ISteeleABC6) December 31, 2018

🏈📹 In case you were wondering, the Patriots DO have fun according to @KVN_03 pic.twitter.com/8dLbEVyTP3
— NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage (@NBCSPatriots) December 30, 2018

Jets Rushing Chart: McGuire has more runs for no gain or a loss than positive carries. pic.twitter.com/WEdhRFmXjb
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

Sam Darnold Passing Totals:
13/22 (59.1%) 149yds

By Down:
1st: 4/7 (57.1%) 47yds
2nd: 4/7 (57.1%) 28yds
3rd: 5/7 (71.4%) 74yds
4th: 0/1
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

In the fourth quarter, the defense continued to shutdown Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold as Stephen Gostkowski tacked on a 38 yard field goal to push the lead to 31-3 to open the fourth quarter.

Watch out for that GUY!!@thatLGUY | #NYJvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/fsPAZH44pr
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

Another week, another milestone for Brady.

After that 5yd completion to Hogan, Tom Brady now has 6,000 career completions.
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ career completions for Tom Brady.

Fourth QB to hit the milestone, joining Drew Brees, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. pic.twitter.com/Dl69AkASY1
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

With three minutes to go in the game, head coach Bill Belichick elected to keep his starters in a bit longer, as Brady found his trusty squirrel for his final touchdown pass of the season.

California connection heats up on a cold New England day.

TB12 finds JE11 for TD6@edelman11 | #NYJvsNE | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/iVMn9MR7MU
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

SCORING UPDATE: Tom Brady puts together a 10-play, 64yd drive that ends when he fires a strike to Julian Edelman for a touchdown, Brady's 4th of the day and the 29th time in his career he's thrown 4+ TD passes in a game. They lead 38-3 w/3:26 left to go in the game.
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

The Patriots concluded the 2018 season with a dominating 38-3 win over the Jets and the second seed in the AFC Playoffs.

The Patriots will have two weeks to prepare for the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on January 13th at 1:05pm.

Postgame shout out from the Touchdown Machine with a special appearance from The Closer. @KVN_03 | @dharm32 | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/A9wuUCUDcf
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

"Omg I got a glove!"@BumpNrunGilm0re | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/AJYcLqoJn5
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

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@MikePereira @DeanBlandino After seeing this video is it safe to say Walt Coleman is retiring? Sad to see him go if he is always thought he was a great offical and seemed like a nice guy. pic.twitter.com/PfeirUY9IF
— Fent Dog (@DogFent) December 30, 2018

Hi bye.

An @NFL record ninth straight year with a first round bye. #GoPats pic.twitter.com/NCBKFXb3xv
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

The only undefeated @NFL team at home in 2018.

And the most unbeaten and untied seasons at home since 1970 (7). #GoPats pic.twitter.com/J3hgWcEFFV
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 30, 2018

Patriots improve to 10-0 this year when rushing for at least 97 yards as a team.
— Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) December 30, 2018

Tom Brady Final Totals:
24/33 (72.7%) 250yds 4TDs

By Down:
1st: 14/17 (82.4%) 147yds 2TDs
2nd: 7/11 (63.6%) 77yds 1TD
3rd: 3/5 (60%) 26yds 1TD
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 30, 2018

That 133.8 is Brady's best single-game passer rating since the #Patriots win over the Texans in week three of the 2017 season.
— Sean Glennon (@SeanGlennon) December 30, 2018

Patriots defense was terrific against the run on Sunday: pic.twitter.com/iUxuSPih3O
— PatsFans.com (@PatsFans) December 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/ftbeard_17/status/1079492321102589952

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W

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Forward. #OnToJanuary

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‪Living a dream! Blessing to be able to play a full regular season next to my dog! More to come…‬(J-Mac)

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We should def know this is (J-Mac) because this is sentimental and we all know that’s not slap Dev writing something this nice about his bro! Haha https://t.co/Co4bCH0LEH
— Kyle Van Noy (@KVN_03) December 31, 2018

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Blessed to have finished the 2018 regular season, a lot of growing pains,equally as there are success but Rome wasn’t built in a day. #undefeatedathome #Pats #Rk2k18 #Playoffs
— Kei_ (@KeionCrossen) December 30, 2018

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A great way to end the regular season.#teamwin #patsnation #darkside #trenches

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First sack of the year and a first round bye thats the way to end the regular season. Let’s go!!! pic.twitter.com/J3FfcHsQNV
— Lawrence Guy (@thatLGUY) December 30, 2018

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Who is the real athlete here? I’ll let y’all decide

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