We came out and got our a— kicked,” he said late Thursday night. The film agreed. Thursday’s’ 24-3 loss to the Jets was more than a manhandling or an embarrassment. It was a cartoonish brawl spinning end zone to end zone,

The New England Patriots, going into Week 3, had looked better than most people had anticipated; with the typical high-end defense and a powerful running game, the team looked to be competitive in most of their contests on the year.

The Drake Maye era in New England got off to an earlier start than many had anticipated. With the game against the Jets well out of reach, Maye made his NFL debut on Thursday night with just over four minutes left in what would end in a 24-3 win for the Jets at MetLife Stadium.

Even head coach Robert Saleh couldn’t decide so everyone got some love in his post-win locker room speech. The Jets topped the Patriots in their home opener at MetLife Stadium in a 24-3 final. The defensive-minded coach made sure to tip his cap to that side of the ball first. Then he moved over to quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The Jets outgained the Patriots 400 to 139, with rookie quarterback Drake Maye contributing a 46-yard drive in his NFL debut. He replaced veteran Jacoby Brissett with 4:24 remaining and got the Patriots to the Jets 7-yard line before a sack on the final play.

Aaron Rodgers finally looked like himself on Thursday night against the Patriots. How much can we take about Rodgers' future from that one game?