The Jets raced out to a 14-0 lead over the Patriots but couldn't hang on.
Dion Lewis ran for a touchdown and Tom Brady found RobGronkowski for two more to lift New England to a 24-17 win, the NFL-record 187th victory as a starting QB for Brady.
Josh McCownhad 354 yards passing for the Jets, the league-record sixth straight 300-yard passer allowed by the Patriots.