wo touchdowns in the scrimmage.Smart said Chubb got tackled

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Dressed in a dark turtleneck and slacks, his arms folded across his chest, Tom Brady stood in the middle of the New England Patriots locker room making small talk with a small circle of guests.What a day, the quarterback told the group. He would pose for a picture, lean over to kiss a woman on her cheek, and tell a departing teammate, Marcus Cannon, that hed played a good game. Brady appeared to be hosting his own little cocktail party, or assuming the role of the teams good-natured ma?tre d. He was acting nothing like the stone-cold killer he has been on game days for 16 years and counting.Hed just secured his 200th NFL victory (postseason included), tying Peyton Mannings record with a 22-17 victory over the New York Jets, and by late afternoon next Sunday, after a home game against the Rams, hell probably stand alone as the winningest quarterback of all time. And if you were paying attention during his latest conquest of the Jets, you understood why Pick No. 199 (of the 2000 draft) didnt remain stuck on victory No. 199 for another week.Brady had brought his C-plus game to MetLife Stadium, and for good reason: He was playing on one leg, playing without the injured Rob Gronkowski (knocked out early because of a back injury), and, at 39, playing against his tick, tick, ticking biological clock. Hed won an emotional homecoming game against San Francisco in Week 11, flown back across the country, and missed a couple of practices because of his achy right knee before facing a divisional opponent with a history of hitting him hard in defeat.Im happy the week is over, Brady said. It was a long week.It was a longer week for the home team, of course, because Brady still found a way to beat the Jets for the 22nd time in 28 regular-season starts. Even though Brady was off for most of the game, stunning longtime admirers by sailing balls over open receivers, everyone in the house knew what was coming after the Jets wasted a possession while holding a one-point lead in the middle of the fourth quarter.Brady took the ball at his own 17 with 5:04 to play, and the feeling inside MetLife Stadium reminded of the feeling inside Madison Square Garden in the 1990s when Michael Jordan took the ball in the closing minutes. It was game, set, overmatched. Brady faced a fourth-and-4 with 2:53 left, and the older Jets fans in their Joe Namath jerseys and the young ones in their Darrelle Revis jerseys had to know, deep down, that their 3-7 team wasnt about to stop the singular figure who has tormented them like no other.If we dont make that play, Brady said, its hard to win the game.He made the quick pass to James White, whose dive for the first down the quarterback described as a championship-type play. On the next snap Brady found Chris Hogan wide open down the middle, and on the play after that he found Malcolm Mitchell in the end zone for the second time, both touchdowns coming at Revis expense.In the end the considerable number of Patriots fans in the building were heard chanting Bradys name. The right-minded Jets fans who headed for the parking lots? They had to feel like the right-minded fans of those bygone Knicks teams that could never beat Jordan when it mattered most -- frustrated by the dominance, but respectful of the sustained greatness.Truth is, Brady at 39 is much better than Jordan at 39, in the colors of the Washington Wizards, if only because Bradys position demands far less in the athleticism and foot speed departments. But still, the man has thrown 18 touchdown passes against one interception this season. In his own way, Brady is every bit the freak of nature that Gronk is.So even the Jets suspected what was about to go down in the final minutes Sunday. You definitely dont want to put Tom in those situations, said Revis, who was Bradys teammate during New Englands last championship run.I felt good, Brandon Marshall said of the Jets fourth-quarter lead, but I knew that Tom Brady has that thing where it kicks in. Hes a special player. Hes one of the best to ever do it. Theres never a time where hes out of it.Just look at the divisional record books. More than three dozen men have started at least one game for the Jets, Bills and Dolphins since Brady became a starter three weeks into the 2001 season, and only one -- Chad Pennington -- has won an AFC East title (Pennington won for the Jets in 2002, and for Miami in 2008, when Brady effectively missed the entire year). Brady has outlasted more Jets quarterbacks than Fidel Castro outlasted U.S. presidents. He just became the fifth NFL passer to throw for at least 60,000 yards, which means he has doubled Namaths career output -- plus another 5,000 yards.The man who drafted him, Bill Belichick, is usually the last man in any room interested in arranging an in-season parade for Brady or anyone else. But after calling his guy a good player who has great mental toughness, Belichick embraced a question about the historical magnitude of Bradys 200th victory, citing the quarterbacks semi-legal, fourth-down head fake that drew the Jets offside as an example of his intangible gifts.The 200 Ws, Belichick said, says a lot about him and what hes been able to do for this franchise. Thats what its all about. Thats what a quarterbacks job is, to win. Hes done a great job of that. I think today is a good example of not turning the ball over, some good situational plays that came up that dont show up in the stat sheet, like the fourth-and-1 offside ... that are plays that you need for your team to win. Tom does a great job of that. Hes as good a situational football player as Ive ever been around. The quarterbacks job is to win. Hes won a lot. Thats good. Im glad hes our quarterback.Along with his coach, Brady has been the driving force behind New Englands run of 16 consecutive winning seasons, an absurd streak in a league that uses the schedule, the draft, the salary cap and free agency to protect the virtues of parity and to prevent franchises from, you know, running off 16 consecutive winning seasons. Take a quick survey of last seasons one-hit wonders, the Panthers and Cardinals. They were a combined 28-4 in 2015; theyre a combined 8-13-1 in 2016.Its hard -- really hard -- to win consistently in the NFL. And even in a season he opened with his four-game Deflategate suspension, Brady has made it look easy. He completed passes to eight receivers against the Jets, none named Gronkowski, and found six of them for at least three receptions.When it was over, Brady stood before a microphone and engaged in full postgame Bradyspeak. He addressed his staggering individual accomplishments only in a team context, and swore the injury he played through was no more debilitating than the injuries a lot of Patriots played through.You just do the best you can do, the quarterback said. And Ill try to do the same this week.He will conform to the unforgiving diet designed by his fitness guy, Alex Guerrero, who sat at Bradys locker after Sundays game, and he will keep raging against the notion that a 39-year-old quarterback should be in decline. Tom Brady is going to be Tom Brady. For those fans of the Jets, Bills and Dolphins desperately waiting for him to grow old, heres a little advice:Dont hold your breath.Adidas Basketball Shoes Discount . 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The scrimmage was his first chance for confirmation that the three surgically repaired ligaments and cartilage in his left knee were healed and ready for the rigors of a season.Chubb said Wednesday there was no soreness in the knee following the important test.Not at all, he said. I feel better, actually. Just the mental part of getting out there.His comeback may be the biggest key to Georgias hopes for success under first-year coach Kirby Smart, perhaps even more important than the ongoing quarterback competition. Chubb was the Bulldogs best player and biggest star, successfully replacing Todd Gurley, before his 2015 season ended on the first play against Tennessee on Oct. 10.For Chubb, the scrimmage at Sanford Stadium was crucial to his comeback.I wanted to feel as if Im with the team and play live and get taken to the ground, just for myself, just to get back to the feel of actually getting tackled, he said.Chubb didnt hesitate when asked if he remembered the all-important first tackle.It was J-O, he said, referring to outside linebacker Johnny ONeal. When it happened, I was making sure my body wasnt bending the other way.Chubb didnt have to say he was just making sure it wasnt like the play that ended his 2015 season. He was running left when hit low by Tennessee cornerback Emmanuel Moseley. That hit sent both of Chubbs feet off the ground, and when he landed and tried to plant his left leg, he was hit again by linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin. His left leg bent in such an unnatural and disturbing fashion that there was little question the injury would be severe.The posterior cruciate and two other ligaments were torn. There was cartilage damage, but the anterior cruciate ligament was not torn and there was no nerve damage.The injury ended Chubbs school-record streak of 13 straight games rushing for at least 100 yards. At the time of the injury, he raanked second in the Southeastern Conference with 745 rushing yards, averaging 8.dddddddddddd2 yards per carry. With Chubb, Georgia ranked second in the SEC in rushing. Despite a strong season from backup Sony Michel, the Bulldogs finished sixth in rushing.Michel is recovering from a broken forearm, leaving his status for start of the season in doubt. He has been wearing a cast on the forearm and was held out of the scrimmage.Chubb said he scored two touchdowns in the scrimmage.Smart said Chubb got tackled and did well with it. It was important to him to get over that psychologically.Seeing Chubb clear the test was a morale boost for his teammates.As youve seen, Nick hasnt missed a beat, senior offensive tackle Greg Pyke said. Hes pretty much better, faster, stronger. That kid is one of the hardest working people in this building.Chubb stopped short of declaring himself ready for the Sept. 3 opener against North Carolina.For me, you just never know until that day comes, he said.Chubb said he doesnt feel an extra burden to take pressure off the starting quarterback. Freshman Jacob Eason is trying to beat out returning starter Greyson Lambert and Brice Ramsey.Smart and his staff made a move this week that reflected confidence in the tailback position. Shaquery Wilson, who moved from wide receiver to tailback in spring practice, is now working at both positions.Other options at tailback include Brendan Douglas, Tae Crowder and freshmen Brian Herrien and Elijah Holyfield.If Im not out there, well be in good hands, Chubb said.Chubb said Herrien reminds him of Michel because he can kind of do it all and wiggle a little bit.Holyfield, the son of the former boxing champion Evander Holyfield, runs more like Chubb.Hes a powerful downhill back, Chubb said.Chubb said wearing a brace to protect the knee is different but added, I feel good when I have it on.He had more good news for Georgia fans: Yeah, I still have my speed.---AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '