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Pats back on top in AFC East after edging Jets in OT

After Stephen Gostkowski kicked a field goal in overtime, Rob Ninkovich sealed a 29-26 win for the New England Patriots over the New York Jets.On 2nd-and-10, Mark Sanchez was sacked by the linebacker, who jarred the ball loose and dove on it to give New England the victory.Trailing by three with less than two minutes remaining in the game, Tom Brady completed four passes to move the Patriots into field goal range for Gostkowski, who nailed a 43-yard field goal as the game clock expired to send the game to OT.Brady threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns on 26-of-42 efficiency to help the Patriots (4-3) take over sole possession of first place in the AFC East."We talk about playing 60 minutes, it took a little bit more than that today, but the players did a good job," said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. "In the end, we made enough plays to win."Rob Gronkowski hauled in six passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns, while Wes Welker added six catches for 66 yards, as the Patriots were able t...

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