None of New York's next seven opponents has a winning record.
"We're ready for a little break," safety Devin McCourty said. "We can go into this long weekend and be happy."
Chris Ivory led New York with 107 yards on 21 carries and a 1-yard touchdown run that gave them a 19-17 lead six minutes into the fourth quarter.
"Nobody works harder than Danny," Belichick said. "He's a really competitive kid, tough."
The Jets hadn't won since their opener and Geno Smith was last in passer rating in the NFL. But he completed 20 of 34 passes for 226 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions.
The Jets also have a somewhat brighter outlook after consecutive games against top teams and star quarterbacks. Thursday's loss followed a 31-17 setback to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.
NOTES: Brady has won 41 consecutive regular-season home games against AFC teams,Cheap NFL Jerseys China. ... Jets rookie TE Jace Amaro was held to three catches after getting 10 against Denver. ... Patriots CB Darrelle Revis had two tackles and one pass defensed against his former team.
"We can take a lot of positives from this," New York wide receiver Eric Decker said, "but at this point we need a win, period."
Danny Amendola hasn't lived up to the $28.5 million, five-year contract he signed before last season but caught a 19-yard touchdown pass — just his fifth reception this season — that gave the Patriots a 27-19 lead.
This time, the defensive tackle didn't commit a penalty as he did last season on Folk's failed 56-yard try in overtime that gave the kicker another chance — a 42-yarder that gave the Jets a 30-27 win.
The Jets (1-6) dropped their sixth straight game, the longest losing streak in Rex Ryan's six years as coach.
"It was so fitting that he made that play" Thursday, Belichick said. "That was awesome."
Some more things to know from the Patriots' win:
"We're not going to sit here and sulk about losing the games because that's going to make things worse," Smith said.
That the outcome wasn't decided until the final play was a surprise,NFL Jerseys Cheap.
WASTING TIME: The Jets had a nearly 2-to-1 advantage in time of possession, 40:54 to 19:06, and ran 80 plays to 53 for the Patriots. But New York settled for four field goals by Folk when they got inside the Patriots 30-yard line on each of their first four possessions.
"It felt pretty good off my foot," he said. "I did kick it low,Cheap Jerseys China, in order to give it enough to get it there."
TIME TO REST: The Patriots wasted little time getting on a roll with three wins in 12 days after a 41-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Now they have the weekend off before preparing for the second of three straight home games, against the Chicago Bears.
BRADY'S TOUCHDOWNS: Brady completed two touchdown passes to Shane Vereen, a 49-yarder far behind the secondary on the Patriots' fourth offensive play and a 3-yarder. Then he connected with Amendola for the 19-yard score with 7:49 left.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — After New England held off the struggling New York Jets, usually reserved Patriots coach Bill Belichick praised two of his players who have dealt with some tough times.
"You run the ball 30 or 40 times,Wholesale Jerseys NFL, you are going to have a little success," he said.
The Patriots (5-2) have a 1 1/2-game lead in the AFC East over Buffalo.
Stephen Gostkowski made both his field-goal attempts for the Patriots and is 18 for 19 this season.
Chris Jones blocked Nick Folk's 58-yard field goal attempt on the final play of the Patriots' 27-25 win over the Jets on Thursday night.
TOP KICKERS: Folk's miss, two yards further than the longest field goal of his career, was his first of the season after making 13 straight.
RUSHING ADVANTAGE: The Jets also had a big advantage in the ground game,Cheap China Jerseys, running 43 times for 218 yards compared to 15 carries for 63 yards for the Patriots, who lost Stevan Ridley for the season last Sunday with a knee injury.
"The offensive line did a great job pushing those guys back and giving us lanes to run,NFL Jerseys China Cheap," Ivory said.
Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork expected the Jets to rely on the running attack.
"We had a couple of big penalties in the red zone that hurt us," Ryan said. "It looks like we are good enough to win and then we make too many mistakes."
"That was a great kind of ad lib," Brady said of the
