Mayo said the Patriots also stuck to their plan of giving Brissett about 70 percent of the workouts while Maye takes the other 30 percent.

“Right now, I’d say it’s still the status quo,” Mayo said. “I’ve said it before. Jacoby is still our starting quarterback and we have to be ready to support him. There are 11 guys out there on offense, so everyone’s needed.”

Maye completed 4 of 8 passes for 22 yards and was sacked twice. The offensive line struggled on defense all night, allowing a total of seven sacks.

Mayo said Maye was doing well under the circumstances.

“Another guy that has athleticism,” Mayo said. “He can make all the throws. Coming off the bench at this point is always tough, no matter what position, but especially at the quarterback position.”

“I thought he did a good job of trying to put together a drive. That’s something to build on. I thought it was a good opportunity for him to go out there and make some live responses.”

For Maye, offensive coordinator, it was a good experience to be able to play Alex Van Pelt said. Van Pelt added that he is excited about Maye’s future, but also pointed out some aspects of his game that still need work, such as his footwork and the way he handles pressure.

“Ups and downs,” Van Pelt said. “There were a few things that needed to be corrected, and that’s usually the case when you first start using live ammunition.”

“It can change your feet, regress. We’re still in the development phase there, but the progress he’s made over the course of spring and summer camp and preseason games will allow you to take it to the next level.”

The best thing for Maye’s development right now is to watch and learn, Van Pelt said.

“I still think you learn by watching,” he said. “I think there’s still a lot to learn and that’s my opinion. Jacoby is our starter, like coach said, and until that changes, I think we need to do everything we can to get the starter ready to win a game on Sunday.”

Small change

The Patriots have had trouble keeping opposing quarterbacks in check over the last two games, which has affected their pass rush.

Defensive Coordinator DaMarcus Covington said the defense needed to step up its efforts to defend the pass more effectively.

“We definitely need to be more disciplined,” Covington said. “That’s one of the things we need to get a handle on, especially in the last two weeks.”

“We just need to make sure we communicate properly, that we communicate our urgency properly, and then we just need to know our job well and do our job.”

Quarterback of the Jets Aaron Rodgers made a confident impression on Thursday evening, completing 27 of his 35 attempts over 281 yards, scoring two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Covington said his success was more due to the Patriots’ failure to implement basic principles than to any special schematic performance by the Jets.

“It’s not really about what they did,” Covington said. “It’s about what we didn’t do to get them off the field. Whether it was a penalty, whether it was the missed tackles, whether it was misalignment, those are things that aren’t really something the Jets did, it was what the NEP defense did.”

“It was really about catching, throwing and tackling, just plain, basic football. It wasn’t a case of X’s and O’s. It was really about catching, blocking, breaking blocks and tackling. That’s what it came down to, and we didn’t do it well.”

Leg day

player Bryce Baringer was a bright spot in the defeat, special teams coach Jeremy Springer said.

Baringer averaged 49 yards per punt on five attempts, the longest being 57.

“I told him straight up that he was hands down our best defensive player last night because he punted the ball so well,” Springer said. “I think if he continues to make progress and has confidence, we can spend all week working on getting his kicking under control.”

“He’s been a great weapon for us, no doubt. I’m encouraged by what I’ve seen over the last three weeks. I want to continue to encourage him to progress because he’s going to help our defense and give them good field position.”

Khari Thompson can be reached at [email protected].