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RecapJustin Fields completed 15-of-26 passes for 116 yards and one touchdown in the Jets’ 27-14, Week 11 loss to the Patriots, adding 11 carries for 67 additional yards and one touchdown.
Fields and the Jets got off to a strong start to open the game. Picking up one first down after another with primarily his legs, Fields led a lengthy 14-play, 72-yard drive, which he capped with a five-yard rush touchdown to give the Jets the early lead. Unfortunately for Fields, the offense would three-and-out on its next three drives, and didn’t add any additional points until late in the third quarter when Fields connected with John Metchie for a 22-yard score after a Patriots defender slipped in coverage. Fields would fumble a snap in the fourth quarter that resulted in a turnover and a Patriots field goal three plays later, but his conservative play continued to limit turnovers through the air. He took two sacks late in the fourth quarter with the game already out of reach, but Fields’ struggles through the air were noticeable. It doesn’t help that his pass-catchers, specifically Adonai Mitchell, failed to haul in a few catchable passes. Fields entered halftime with just 25 passing yards and continues to fall well short of the passing yard totals we’ve grown accustomed to seeing from a modern-day QB. He’ll be hard to trust as anything more than a dart throw in 2QB/Superflex leagues in Week 12 against the Ravens.