The 2016 New York Jets season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the second under head coach Todd Bowles. The team failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 2015, and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, instead finishing 5–11 and last in their division.
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Coaching staff and personnel changes
- Special teams coordinator Bobby April, special teams assistant coach Steve Hagen and assistant offensive line coach Ron Heller were fired on January 6, 2016.[1]
- Brant Boyer was named the special teams coordinator on February 3, 2016.[2]
- Jeff Hammerschmidt was named assistant special teams coach on February 5, 2016.[3]
- David Diaz-Infante was named assistant offensive line coach, Tim Atkins was named defensive quality control coach and John Scott, Jr. was promoted to assistant defensive line coach on February 9, 2016.[4]
Players
Arrivals
- The Jets signed Joseph Anderson, Deion Barnes, Brandon Bostick, Jarvis Harrison, Julian Howsare, Wes Saxton, Kevin Short, Deon Simon, Julian Stanford to reserve/future contracts on January 5, 2016.[5]
- The Jets signed Kendall James to a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2016.[6]
- The Jets signed Lawrence Okoye, Jesse Davis, Adrien Robinson, and Craig Watts to reserve/future contracts on January 11, 2016.[7]
- The Jets signed Chandler Worthy to a reserve/future contract on January 12, 2016.[8]
- The Jets signed Sean Hickey and Dominique Williams to reserve/future contracts on January 19, 2016.[9]
- The Jets signed Titus Davis to a reserve/future contract on January 28, 2016.[10]
- The Jets signed Dri Archer to a reserve/future contract on February 3, 2016.[11]
- The Jets signed Kyle Brindza to a reserve/future contract on February 5, 2016.[12]
- The Jets signed Freddie Bishop III on February 16, 2016.[13]
- The Jets signed Matt Forte and Khiry Robinson on March 10, 2016.[14][15]
- The Jets signed Steve McLendon on March 21, 2016.[16]
- The Jets signed Darryl Morris on March 25, 2016.[17]
- The Jets signed Jarvis Jenkins on March 30, 2016.[18]
- The Jets signed Bruce Carter on April 4, 2016[19]
- The Jets signed Jeremy Ross on April 8, 2016.[20]
- The Jets signed Luke Marquardt on April 20, 2016.[21]
- The Jets signed undrafted free agents Robby Anderson, Tarow Barney, Quenton Bundrage, Kyle Friend, Tom Hackett, Jalin Marshall, Ross Martin, Helva Matungulu, Doug Middleton, Julien Obioha, Claude Pelon, Lawrence Thomas and Jason Vander Laan on May 5, 2016.[22]
- The Jets signed Bryson Keeton and claimed Jerome Cunningham off waivers on May 9, 2016.[23][24]
- The Jets signed Romar Morris on May 24, 2016.[25]
- The Jets signed Shelby Harris on June 1, 2016.[26]
- The Jets signed Mike Liedtke on June 2, 2016.[27]
- The Jets signed Kyle Williams on June 17, 2016.[28]
- The Jets signed Bernard Pierce on July 27, 2016.[29]
- The Jets signed Terry Williams on August 3, 2016.[30]
- The Jets signed Matthew Tucker on August 4, 2016.[31]
- The Jets claimed Chris King off waivers on August 6, 2016.[32]
- The Jets signed Anthony Kelly and Christo Bilukidi on August 8, 2016.[33]
- The Jets re-signed Julien Obioha and placed him on injured reserve on August 10, 2016.[34]
- The Jets signed Lache Seastrunk on August 13, 2016.[35]
- The Jets signed Terry Williams and Jake Ceresna on August 14, 2016.[36]
- The Jets signed Antone Smith on August 16, 2016.[37]
- The Jets claimed Braedon Bowman, Brian Parker, Troymaine Pope and Darryl Roberts off waivers on September 4, 2016.[38]
- The Jets signed Antonio Allen on September 6, 2016.[39]
- The Jets signed Braedon Bowman on September 23, 2016.
Departures
- The Jets waived Kyle Brindza on February 18, 2016.[40]
- The Jets released Antonio Cromartie on February 22, 2016.[41]
- The Jets released Jeremy Kerley and Jeff Cumberland on March 9, 2016.[42]
- The Jets waived Sean Hickey on May 7, 2016.[43]
- The Jets waived Adrien Robinson and Dri Archer on May 9, 2016.[23][24]
- The Jets waived Jerome Cunningham on Mary 24, 2016.[25]
- The Jets waived Lawrence Okoye on June 1, 2016.[26]
- The Jets waived Luke Marquardt on June 2, 2016.[27]
- The Jets waived Quenton Bundrage on June 17, 2016.[28]
- The Jets waived Zac Stacy on July 27, 2016.[29]
- The Jets waived Tom Hackett on July 28, 2016.[44]
- The Jets waived/injured Kendall James on August 3, 2016.[30]
- The Jets waived Terry Williams on August 4, 2016.[31]
- Titus Davis left the team on August 6, 2016.[32]
- The Jets waived/injured Julien Obioha and placed Chris King on the reserve/did not report list on August 8, 2016.[33]
- The Jets waived/injured Matthew Tucker on August 13, 2016.[35]
- The Jets waived Anthony Kelly and Christo Bilukidi left the team on August 14, 2016.[36]
- The Jets placed Bernard Pierce on injured reserve on August 16, 2016.[37] Pierce was released from the reserve list on August 20, 2016.[45]
- The Jets released Deion Barnes, Jesse Davis, Kyle Friend, Shelby Harris, Jarvis Harrison, Ross Martin, Helva Matungulu, Lache Seastrunk, Jason Vander Laan, Kyle Williams and Terry Williams on August 28, 2016.[46]
- The Jets waived/injured Dion Bailey, Jake Ceresna and Romar Morris on August 30, 2016.[47]
- The Jets released Jeremy Ross and Antone Smith, waived/injured Trevor Reilly and waived Jace Amaro, Tarow Barney, Freddie Bishop III, Tommy Bohanon, Taiwan Jones, Bryson Keeton, Mike Liedtke, Doug Middleton, Dee Milliner, Darryl Morris, Claude Pelon, Wes Saxton, Kevin Short, Zach Sudfeld, Kenbrell Thompkins, Craig Watts and Chandler Worthy on September 3, 2016.[48][49]
- The Jets waived Ronald Martin, Dexter McDougle and Dominique Williams and waived/injured Khiry Robinson on September 4, 2016.[38]
- The Jets released Matthew Tucker and Trevor Reilly from their injured reserve list and waived Brian Parker from the active roster after he failed his physical on September 6, 2016.[50][51]
- The Jets waived Braedon Bowman on September 13, 2016.[52]
- The Jets waived Julian Howsare on September 22, 2016.[53]
Trades
To Jets
Practice squad
Arrivals
- The Jets signed Craig Watts, Claude Pelon, Myles White, Freddie Bishop III, Bryson Keeton and Doug Middleton on September 4, 2016.[55]
- The Jets signed Dexter McDougle, Ronald Martin, Dominique Williams and Raheem Mostert on September 6, 2016.[51]
- The Jets signed Victor Ochi and Wendall Williams on September 12, 2016.[56]
- The Jets signed Braedon Bowman on September 19, 2016.[57]
- The Jets signed Julian Howsare on September 24, 2016.
Departures
Free agents
Position |
Player |
Free agency
tag |
Date signed/released |
2016 team* |
Notes |
S |
Antonio Allen |
UFA |
March 16, 2016 |
Houston Texans |
[58] |
DE |
Stephen Bowen |
UFA |
June 1, 2016 |
Retired |
[59] |
K |
Randy Bullock |
UFA |
August 22, 2016 |
New York Giants |
[60] |
G |
Willie Colon |
UFA |
– |
– |
– |
LB |
Demario Davis |
UFA |
March 16, 2016 |
Cleveland Browns |
[61] |
TE |
Kellen Davis |
UFA |
March 14, 2016 |
New York Jets |
[62] |
DE |
Leger Douzable |
UFA |
June 13, 2016 |
Buffalo Bills |
[63] |
QB |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
UFA |
July 28, 2016 |
New York Jets |
[64] |
NT |
Damon Harrison |
UFA |
March 9, 2016 |
New York Giants |
[65] |
LB |
Erin Henderson |
UFA |
March 24, 2016 |
New York Jets |
[66] |
OT |
Ben Ijalana |
UFA |
April 14, 2016 |
New York Jets |
[67] |
RB |
Chris Ivory |
UFA |
March 9, 2016 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
[68] |
S |
Jaiquawn Jarrett |
UFA |
– |
– |
– |
LB |
Jamari Lattimore |
UFA |
May 31, 2016 |
Buffalo Bills |
[69] |
WR |
Chris Owusu |
UFA |
– |
– |
– |
LB |
Calvin Pace |
UFA |
– |
– |
– |
RB |
Bilal Powell |
UFA |
March 16, 2016 |
New York Jets |
[70] |
P |
Ryan Quigley |
RFA |
April 18, 2016 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
[71] |
RB |
Stevan Ridley |
UFA |
April 5, 2016 |
Detroit Lions |
[72] |
TE |
Zach Sudfeld |
RFA |
March 10, 2016 |
New York Jets |
[73] |
WR |
Kenbrell Thompkins |
RFA |
March 14, 2016 |
New York Jets |
[74] |
CB |
Darrin Walls |
UFA |
March 29, 2016 |
Detroit Lions |
[75] |
DE |
Muhammad Wilkerson |
UFA/FT |
July 15, 2016 |
New York Jets |
[76] |
Draft
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Notes
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Division
Conference
Staff
2016 New York Jets staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
2016 New York Jets final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics 53 Active, 19 Inactive, 9 Practice squad
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Regular season results
Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- CIN – A. J. Green 54-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:23. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:11.
- NYJ – Eric Decker 15-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (kick failed, wide right), 9:38. Jets 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 3:19. Jets 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:42.
- CIN – Mike Nugent 21-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 16–13. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:19.
Third quarter
- CIN – Jeremy Hill 12-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 3:09. Bengals 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:09.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 20-yard field goal, 11:26. Bengals 20–19. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:43.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 3:23. Jets 22–20. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:39.
- CIN – Mike Nugent 47-yard field goal, 0:54. Bengals 23–22. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:29.
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Top rushers
Top receivers
- CIN – A. J. Green – 12 receptions, 180 yards, TD
- NYJ – Matt Forte – 5 receptions, 59 yards
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The Jets held a 22–20 lead going into the final minute, but Mike Nugent kicked the game-winning field goal for the Bengals with 54 seconds remaining. With the loss, the Jets started 0–1. This was also their first home loss to the Bengals since 1981.
Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
Week Two: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jets |
6 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
37 |
Bills |
7 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,256
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Twitter): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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The Jets broke their five-game losing streak against the Bills as well as their losing streak on Thursday Night Football. The win was also the 400th career win in the franchise's history.[78]
Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 6:11. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 6:59.
- KC – Demetrius Harris 27-yard fumble return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:02. Chiefs 17–0.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 2:06. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- KC – Derrick Johnson 55-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 3:28. Chiefs 24–3
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Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a season high six interceptions in the loss. The Jets turned the ball over eight times as a team total. This was the first time the Jets turned it over 6+ times since 1976 against the Bengals.
Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
14 |
3 |
10 |
27 |
Jets |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information |
First quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 6:27. Jets 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 8:33.
Second quarter
Third quarter
- SEA – Steven Hauschka 33-yard field goal, 4:13. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:30.
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Christine Michael 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 12:20. Seahawks 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:07.
- SEA – Steven Hauschka 53-yard field goal, 4:04. Seahawks 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, −15 yards, 1:38.
- NYJ – Charone Peake 42-yard fumble recovery (Nick Folk kick), 2:15. Seahawks 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:49.
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 1-3.
Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 48-yard field goal, 11:07. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:40.
- NYJ – Brandon Marshall 15-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 2:06. Jets 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:48.
- PIT – Jesse James 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:41. Steelers 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.
Third quarter
- PIT – Chris Boswell 47-yard field goal, 10:23. Steelers 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:58.
Fourth quarter
- PIT – Antonio Brown 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 14:55. Steelers 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:12.
- PIT – Sammie Coates 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:46. Steelers 31–13. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:43.
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Top receivers
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Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 39-yard field goal, 12:06. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:11.
- ARI – David Johnson 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 6:43. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.
Third quarter
- ARI – David Johnson 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 5:24. Cardinals 21–3. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:37.
Fourth quarter
- ARI – Michael Floyd 9-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 8:20. Cardinals 28–3. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:26.
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Top receivers
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Ryan Fitzpatrick was benched midway through the fourth quarter in favor of Geno Smith as the Jets fell to 1–5 on the season. This was the Jets' first loss to the Cardinals since 1975, when the Cardinals were based in St. Louis.
Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Ravens |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
Jets |
7 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
First quarter
- BAL – Chris Moore fumble recovery in the end zone (Justin Tucker kick), 9:37. Ravens 7–0.
- BAL – Justin Tucker 50-yard field goal, 4:27. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:03.
- NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 69-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 1:12. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 3:15.
Second quarter
- BAL – Justin Tucker 49-yard field goal, 11:57. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:15.
- NYJ – Matt Forte 13-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 1:45. Jets 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:49.
- BAL – Justin Tucker 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 16–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 22-yard field goal, 5:00. Jets 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:03.
- NYJ – Matt Forte 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:56. Jets 24–16. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:50.
Fourth quarter
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Top receivers
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With the win, the Jets went to 2-5 and picked up their first home win of 2016.
Week 8: at Cleveland Browns
Game information |
First quarter
- CLE – Andrew Hawkins 5-yard pass from Josh McCown (Cody Parkey kick), 11:45. Browns 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.
- CLE – Cody Parkey 41-yard field goal, 3:11. Browns 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:42.
Second quarter
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 35-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 12:44. Browns 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:27.
- CLE – Isaiah Crowell 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 1:51. Browns 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:40
- CLE – Cody Parkey 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:25.
Third quarter
- NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 24-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 8:15. Browns 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:45.
- NYJ – Matt Forte 4-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 2:11. Jets 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:03.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Matt Forte 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 9:38. Jets 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:27.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 24-yard field goal, 4:04. Jets 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:09.
- CLE – Andrew Hawkins 1-yard pass from Josh McCown (Josh McCown–Terrelle Pryor pass), 0:12. Jets 31–28. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 3:52.
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With the comeback win, the Jets improved to 3-5.
Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
Week Nine: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jets |
10 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
23 |
Dolphins |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
27 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 65,722
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
First quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 8:26. Jets 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:34.
- MIA – Jay Ajayi 20-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 4:56. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:30.
- NYJ – Matt Forte 31-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:35. Jets 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:21.
Second quarter
- MIA – Dominique Jones 1-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 10:16. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:19.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 21-yard field goal, 5:20. Dolphins 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:56.
Third quarter
- MIA – Andrew Franks 33-yard field goal, 5:08. Dolphins 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:53.
- MIA – Andrew Franks 29-yard field goal, 3:22. Dolphins 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:38.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 12:50. Dolphins 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:32.
- NYJ – Jalin Marshall 18-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 5:42. Jets 23–20. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:10.
- MIA – Kenyan Drake 96-yard kickoff return (Andrew Franks kick), 5:15. Dolphins 27–23. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:27.
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 3-6 and lost at Miami for the first time since 2011.
Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week Ten: Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rams |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
Jets |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information |
First quarter
- LA – Greg Zuerlein 20-yard field goal, 9:37. Rams 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:23.
Second quarter
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 4-yard pass play by Bryce Petty (kick failed, wide right), 12:35. Jets 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 99 yards, 4:06.
Third quarter
- LA – Greg Zuerlein 38-yard field goal, 0:20. Tied 6–6. Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 8:15.
Fourth quarter
- LA – Greg Zuerlein 34-yard field goal, 6:52. Rams 9–6. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 4:00.
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In a game that involved one touchdown (which was the Jets' only score, with the failed PAT) and 3 field goals (all by the Rams), the Jets fell to 3–7 in their first meeting with the Rams as a Los Angeles team since 1992.
Week 12: vs. New England Patriots
Week Twelve: New England Patriots at New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Patriots |
0 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
22 |
Jets |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
First quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 51-yard field goal, 10:29. Jets 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:14.
Second quarter
Third quarter
- NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 7:34. Patriots 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yard, 5:21.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 22-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 10:11. Jets 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:32.
- NE – Stephen Gostkowski 41-yard field goal, 7:02. Jets 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:15.
- NE – Malcolm Mitchell 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (pass failed), 1:56. Patriots 22–17. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:08.
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- NE – Tom Brady – 30/50, 286 yards, 2 TD
- NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 22/32, 269 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
- NE – Julian Edelman – 8 receptions, 83 yards
- NYJ – Quincy Enunwa – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD
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With the heartbreaking loss, the Jets fell to 3-8.
Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Thirteen: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Colts |
14 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
41 |
Jets |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
First quarter
- IND – Dwayne Allen 7-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:23. Colts 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:33.
- IND – Dwayne Allen 21-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:45. Colts 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:47.
Second quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 38-yard field goal, 10:31. Colts 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:29.
- IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 8:16. Colts 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:15.
- IND – Dwayne Allen 23-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:18. Colts 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:20.
Third quarter
- IND – Donte Moncrief 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:54. Colts 31–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
- IND – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 1:08. Colts 34–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:11.
Fourth quarter
- IND – Robert Turbin 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:54. Colts 41–3. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:20.
- NYJ – Robby Anderson 40-yard pass from Bryce Petty (Nick Folk kick), 11:19. Colts 41–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.
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With the huge loss, the Jets fell to 3–9, and were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the sixth consecutive season. It was the Jets' first loss to the Colts since the 2009 AFC Championship Game.
Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers
Week Fourteen: New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Total |
Jets |
0 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
23 |
49ers |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 7:28. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:53.
- SF – Phil Dawson 47-yard field goal, 5:45. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:43.
Third quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 30-yard field goal, 6:28. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:25.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 5-yard run (Bryce Petty run), 5:04. 49ers 17–14. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 8:23.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 0:38. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:57.
Overtime
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 19-yard run, 8:35. Jets 23–17. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 4:16.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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With the win, the Jets improved to 4-9. They also improved to 3-10 all time against the 49ers.
Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Dolphins |
0 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
34 |
Jets |
7 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- MIA – Dion Sims 1-yard pass from Matt Moore (kick failed, hit left upright), 10:57. Jets 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:23.
- MIA – Kenny Stills 52-yard pass from Matt Moore (Andrew Franks kick), 1:58. Dolphins 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:51.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 48-yard field goal, 0:18. Dolphins 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
- MIA – Walt Aikens 11-yard return of blocked punt (Andrew Franks kick), 10:30. Dolphins 20–10.
- MIA – Dion Sims 1-yard pass from Matt Moore (Andrew Franks kick), 7:43. Dolphins 27–10. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:32.
- MIA – Jarvis Landry 66-yard pass from Matt Moore (Andrew Franks kick), 6:26. Dolphins 34–10. Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:10.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 5:43. Dolphins 34–13. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:08.
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Top receivers
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 4–10 and were swept by the Dolphins for the first time since 2009.
Week 16: at New England Patriots
Week Sixteen: New York Jets at New England Patriots – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Jets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Patriots |
10 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
41 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), rain
- Game attendance: 66,289
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Gamebook
Game information |
First quarter
- NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 8:16. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:31.
- NE – Martellus Bennett 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:02. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:17.
Second quarter
- NE – Stephen Gostkowski 22-yard field goal, 11:13. Patriots 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 2:42.
- NE – Matt Lengel 18-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:40. Patriots 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:07.
- NE – James White 25-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:25. Patriots 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:05.
Third quarter
- NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:22. Patriots 34–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:40.
Fourth quarter
- NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:24. Patriots 41–0. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:03.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 6:16. Patriots 41–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:08.
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Top passers
- NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 8/21, 136 yards, 2 INT
- NE – Tom Brady – 17/27, 214 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 4–11. They were also given their worst defeat since losing 49–9 to Cincinnati in 2013 and their worst loss to the Patriots since 2012.
Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bills |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Jets |
0 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 2-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 9:28. Jets 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:34.
- BUF – Dan Carpenter 34-yard field goal, 1:45. Jets 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:12.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
- NYJ – Jalin Marshall 6-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 4:03. Jets 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:28.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 0:01. Jets 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:35.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 25-yard field goal, 3:21. Jets 23–3. Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 1:42.
- NYJ – Doug Middleton kickoff recovery in the end zone (Nick Folk kick), 3:21. Jets 30–3. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.
- BUF – Mike Gillislee 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:39. Jets 30–10. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:42.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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With the win, the Jets finished their season at 5-11.
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