Foxborough, Mass. ? The New York Jets stand alone atop the tight AFC East standings – barely.

Jay Feely kicked a 34-yard field goal on the first series of overtime after New England tied the game on Matt Cassel’s pass to Randy Moss with one second left in regulation, and the Jets survived a Tom Brady-like comeback with a 34-31 victory Thursday night.

The win broke a tie for the division lead between the teams and gave the Jets (7-3) sole possession of first place for the first time since Nov. 19, 2001, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Patriots (6-4) have won the AFC East the last five seasons and six of the last seven.

“It’s a great, great feeling for us,” Jets coach Eric Mangini said. “Everybody understands that this game was extremely important, and it’s important because it allows us to make the next game (against Tennessee) extremely important. It’s a really positive step for our team.”

The Jets, who led, 24-6, in the first half, extended their winning streak to four with their sixth victory in seven games and are 11â2 games ahead of Buffalo and Miami in the division.

The loss wasted a brilliant performance by Cassel, whose first pro start after Brady’s season-ending knee injury in the opener came in a 19-10 victory over the Jets. Cassel completed 30 of 51 passes for 400 yards, all career highs, and three touchdowns. He ran eight times for 62 yards.

“It’s not enough,” Cassel said.

The Patriots got the tying touchdown on Cassel’s 16-yard pass on fourth down. Moss’ diving sideline catch was reviewed when he was pushed out of bounds by cornerback Ty Law, but the touchdown stood.

New England had marched to Moss’ touchdown from its 38-yard line with no timeouts and 1:04 left.

Stephen Gostkowski’s extra point tied it and erased a 31-24 lead the Jets had taken on Thomas Jones’ one-yard touchdown run with 3:10 left.

Brett Favre made his 263rd consecutive regular-season start, an NFL record, and went 26-of-33 for 258 yards.