It was against the New York Jets that Tom Brady was officially unleashed on an unsuspecting NFL. His New England Patriots tried to unleash Brady’s potential successor in the late stages of another blowout over the Jets.
A loss was inevitable, but Jamal Adams made sure the rookie’s entry was memorable, creating some SEC-on-SEC violence to cap off an otherwise tough afternoon for the Jets.
The safety gave Stidham a rude welcome to the NFL, taking back a Stidham interception 61 yards for the score. His score, the first of his NFL career, allowed the Jets to create a respectable deficit of 30-14 in the late stages of another tough defeat in New England.