Despite mounting a second half charge, the Jets never grabbed a lead in their 28-25 loss to the Dolphins at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. The Green & White dropped to 2-5 while the Dolphins (1-5) won their first game of the season.

In defeat, rookie WR Omar Cooper Jr. (5-115-1TD) had his second consecutive 100-yard, 1 TD game while TE Mason Taylor had the first 2-TD game of his career and added a 2-point conversion. Third-year RB Braelon Allen rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries, but the Jets were playing catch-up from the start. Fresh off their bye, the Dolphins scored touchdowns on three of their first four possession and took a 21-7 lead into intermission.

Geno Smith finished 23-of-30 passing for 287 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT. With the Jets trailing 21-14 in the fourth quarter, the Jets had a first-and-goal at the 1-yard line but had to settle for a field goal, 21-17.

But the Dolphins took over with 3:17 remaining and closed the game on the ground. A successful rush on fourth-and-1 by QB Malik Willis with under two minutes to play allowed Miami to run out the clock to end the game.

New York Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy did not set out to make history during the team’s Week 6 showdown with the New Orleans Saints.

Yet, with just over 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter and New Orleans holding a 34-10 lead, the Michigan product stepped onto the field to relieve beleaguered starter Jameis Winston.

McCarthy orchestrated three late-game scoring drives and helped the Giants nearly complete an improbable comeback in the eventual 34-27 loss at MetLife Stadium.

His 243 passing yards in the fourth quarter were the most by any player in 11 minutes of play in NFL history.

For McCarthy, however, giving his team a chance to earn the win was all that mattered.

The Jets struck first against the Patriots and later rallied in the second half but missed out on several opportunities in their 26-19 loss in New England. The Jets dropped to 2-4, while the Patriots improved to 4-2.

Rookie WR Omar Cooper Jr. had his first career 100-yard game (6-103-1TD) and the defense recorded a pair of key takeaways in the loss. QB Geno Smith was 20-of-30 passing for 252 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT – a 48-yarder to Cooper in the third quarter.

The Jets trailed by 23-13 in the fourth quarter but cut it to a one-score game with K Jason Sanders making a 40-yard field goal with 7:20 left in the game.

The Patriots got the ball back and were able to rely on their run game, spending over 6 minutes on a 13-play drive capped with a 27-yard field goal. The Jets answered with Sanders scoring a 36-yard field goal with 32 seconds left.

RB Braelon Allen had another strong performance while rushing for 78 yards on 17 carries and added 26 yards on 2 receptions. Allen’s 91 scrimmage yards in the first half were the most in any half by a Jet this season.