Brady was 28 of 42 for 306 yards and headed to the sideline with 8 minutes 41 seconds left in the fourth quarter and New England leading, 30-7. He was briefly replaced by the rookie Jarrett Stidham, who completed his first two passes before having his third intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Jamal Adams. Brady returned the next series.

Falk, who was on the practice squad a week ago, got the nod with Darnold at least a week away from returning and Trevor Siemian sidelined for the season after injuring his ankle in New York’s loss to Cleveland last Monday night.

Falk finished 12 of 22 for 98 yards and had an errant pass in the third quarter intercepted by Devin McCourty deep in the Jets’ own territory.

“It was a hard lesson to learn,” Falk said. “When playing a team like that, you can’t have errors.”

The Jets dropped to 0-3 for the first time since the 2003 season.

It was McCourty’s third consecutive game with an interception.

“We’ve just got to continue letting the ball find somebody,” he said.

Le’Veon Bell carried 18 times for just 35 yards. The Jets punted on their first six possessions and crossed into New England’s territory only once in the first half. They punted on 10 of their 13 possessions.

New York didn’t get on the scoreboard until Gunner Olszewski muffed a punt late in the third quarter and it was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by Arthur Maulet.