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Deion Branch and the Patriots claimed an important division win yesterday with a 30-21 victory against the Jets.
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BenJarvus Green-Ellis starred for the Patriots with a season-high 136 yards rushing.
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Green-Ellis, left, also added two touchdown runs.
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The loss sent coach Rex Ryan and the Jets back to New York reeling after falling to 2-3 following their third straight defeat.
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Tom Brady had another strong performance with 321 passing yards and a touchdown pass.
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Wes Welker, often matched against Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis, caught five passes for 124 yards.
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Green-Ellis went airborne for this third-quarter touchdown that put the Patriots up 24-14.
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Branch delighted the Gillette Stadium crowd with a 2-yard touchdown pass on the opening drive of the second half.
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Tight end Aaron Hernandez had his helmet ripped off by David Harris during this first-quarter tackle.
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Later, Jets lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson needed help getting his helmet untangled from the shoe of Patriots safety Patrick Chung.
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Brady's biggest mistake came at the end of the first half when his pass intended for Hernandez was deflected into the arms of Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie.
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The Patriots broke out their 1985 throwback uniforms for the game.
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They also honored the Bruins prior to the game. Bruins captain Zdeno Chara brought the Stanley Cup onto the field.
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The Patriots honored late Raiders owner Al Davis with a moment of silence prior to the game.
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The Jets went home in third place in the AFC East, two games behind Buffalo and New England.
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The Patriots won for the 19th straight time at home in the regular season. It marked the fifth-longest streak in NFL history.
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Brady led his team to at least 30 points for the 13th straight game. That left the Patriots one game shy of tying the 1999-2000 Rams' all-time record.
