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Tom Brady knows it will take a while to get in sync with his rookie receivers. Meanwhile, he keeps winning.
The 14-year veteran threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to one of those newcomers, hitting a wide-open Aaron Dobson on the game's first series before both offenses played as sloppily as the second-half weather, and the New England Patriots got by the New York Jets 13-10 on Thursday night.
Thirteen of Brady's 19 completions went to veteran Julian Edelman, who knows the offense better than the three rookie wide receivers.
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"It's unrealistic for them to feel like they can do it like 10-year veterans. That's not what they are," Brady said. "But they're trying hard and they work real hard and they have a lot of skill."
That applies to another rookie, Jets quarterback Geno Smith. But he completed just 15 of 35 passes for 214 yards with three fourth-quarter interceptions and was sacked four times.
"Geno had his (good) moments," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "I don't know how many balls we dropped today, but it was a bunch."
The Patriots (2-0) punted 11 times and managed just nine first downs after leading the NFL in points and yards last season. Only two of their 16 possessions gained more than 22 yards, and 81 of their 232 yards -- more than a third -- came on their opening series.
"We have a long way to go," said Brady, who completed 19 of 39 passes for 185 yards and one touchdown. "No one is coming to (our) rescue and save the day, so we've just got to fight through it."
Stephen Gostkowski's 21-yard field goal made it 10-0 before Nick Folk kicked a 37-yarder for the Jets after Smith's 9-yard pass to Clyde Gates, originally ruled a touchdown, was changed to an incompletion following the replay. Gostkowski added a 30-yarder with 5:05 left in the half, but the Patriots didn't score again.
"Over the years, our offense has bailed us out so many times," Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo said. "If the score is 43-42 or 3-0, we'll take it, especially against a division opponent like the Jets."
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