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LOCAL SHOTS

• Robert Lee gives some love to Troy Brown on his special night at Gillette Stadium.
• Shalise Manza Young reports Jets take command of AFC East with 34-31 victory.
• Karen Guregian writes in OT, Jets boot Patriots out of 1st.
• Jim Donaldson concludes that in the end, the Patriots were once again defenseless.
• Ron Borges asserts Jets' win far from changing of guard, and calls this game a heavyweight slugfest from back in the day.
• Chris Gasper finds some positives in a tough OT loss to Jets.
• Bob Ryan says that this game was better than the hype.
• Mike Reiss gives us his Game Notes, Ups and Downs, video reactions from Reiss, Gasper and Seymour, Brett Favre's Press Conference, Jets chatter, Belichick's Press Conference, and Patriots chatter.
• Shalise Manza Young reports Cassel achieves an NFL first with his passing and scrambling.
• Jennifer Toland says Patriots' Cassel showed drive in the clutch.
• Adam Kilgore notes Pats were beaten, but not defeated.
• Chris Gasper reports Mayo makes a mark.
• Globe's Patriots Notebook: Morris in backfield, Wheatley has surgery on wrist, Jets Keller was a killer, and other bits and notes.
• Dan Duggan gives us the best and worst of Jets vs. Patriots.
• Karen Guregian reports Steve Mariucci praises Patriots.
  

LONG SHOTS

• NFL Game Center - Can you believe Matt Cassel threw for 400 yards? And ran for 62? Lots of good stats to note here, worth a look.
• Tim Graham (ESPN) notes the Jets barely beat the injury-raked Patriots, edging into 1st place.
• Don Banks (SI) calls game instant classic and has some good things to say about the Pats, despite the loss.