2011 New York Jets season

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Coaching changes

• Strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi tendered his resignation from the team on January 31, 2011. In November 2010, Alosi became embroiled in controversy when he tripped Miami Dolphins' cornerback Nolan Carroll on a punt return that resulted in his suspension from the team. Former Atlanta Falcons' assistant Bill Hughan was hired as the team's new strength and conditioning coach two weeks later on February 14, 2011.
• Mike Bloomgren left his assistant offensive coordinator position with the team in February to become the offensive line coach and run coordinator at Stanford.
• Former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore was hired as an offensive consultant for the team in July 2011.

Arrivals

• The Jets signed Nick Novak on February 9, 2011, to compete with incumbent kicker Nick Folk.
• The Jets announced the addition of ten undrafted free agents on July 27, 2011; Josh Baker, Collin Franklin, Nick Bellore, Stafford Gatling, Michael Campbell, Dan DePalma, Courtney Smith, Tom Ottaiano, Chris Stewart, and Julian Posey.
• The Jets announced the addition of six undrafted free agents on July 28, 2011; Byron Landor, Davon Morgan, Zane Taylor, Taylor Boggs, Jeff Wills, and Matthias Berning.
• The Jets signed Chris Bryan and undrafted free agents Jeremy McGee and Jake Duron on July 29, 2011.
• The Jets signed Donald Strickland on July 30, 2011.
• The Jets signed Plaxico Burress on July 31, 2011.
• The Jets signed DaJuan Morgan on August 2, 2011.
• The Jets signed Trevor Canfield and Pete Clifford on August 4, 2011.
• The Jets signed Derrick Mason on August 6, 2011.
• The Jets signed Wilson Raynor and Keith Zinger on August 7, 2011.
• The Jets signed David Herron and Eddie Jones on August 9, 2011.
• The Jets signed Cordarol Scales on August 10, 2011.
• The Jets signed Aaron Maybin on August 17, 2011.
• The Jets signed Tracy Wilson and Nevin McCaskill on August 24, 2011.
• The Jets signed Isaiah Trufant on September 1, 2011.
• The Jets claimed Andrew Sendejo, Mardy Gilyard, Kevin O'Connell, and Colin Baxter off waivers on September 4, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Isaiah Trufant from the practice squad on September 10, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Patrick Turner from the practice squad on September 13, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Josh Baker from the practice squad on September 27, 2011.
• The Jets re-signed Aaron Maybin on September 28, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Eddie Jones from the practice squad on October 8, 2011.
• The Jets re-signed Ellis Lankster on October 11, 2011. Additionally, Martin Tevaseu was promoted from the practice squad.
• The Jets signed Eron Riley off the Broncos' practice squad on October 19, 2011.
• Shawn Nelson was signed to the Jets from Free Agency on October 31, 2011.
• The Jets signed Austin Howard from the Ravens' practice squad on November 25, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Tracy Wilson from the practice squad on November 28, 2011.
• The Jets signed Gerald Alexander following a season-ending knee injury to Jim Leonhard on December 13, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Ricky Sapp from the practice squad on December 29, 2011.

Departures

• The Jets released veterans Damien Woody, Kris Jenkins and Jason Taylor on February 28, 2011.
• The Jets released Vernon Gholston and Ben Hartsock on March 2, 2011.
• The Jets released Mark Brunell, Kevin O'Connell, Will Billingsley and Marlon Davis on July 29, 2011. Additionally, the Jets officially released retired quarterback Erik Ainge.
• The Jets released Carlos Brown on August 2, 2011.
• The Jets released Jerricho Cotchery on August 4, 2011. Additionally, Tom Ottaiano, Jeff Wills and Jeremy McGee were waived.
• The Jets released Cody Brown and waived Collin Franklin on August 7, 2011.
• The Jets waived DaJuan Morgan, Satfford Gatling and Carlton Powell.
• The Jets waived Taylor Boggs and David Herron on August 12, 2011.
• The Jets waived Cordarol Scales and Richard Taylor on August 17, 2011.
• The Jets waived Wilson Raynor, Brian Toal and Jake Duron on August 23, 2011.
• The Jets waived Brandon Long and Chris Stewart on August 24, 2011.
• The Jets waived Chris Bryan, Nick Novak and Courtney Smith on August 30, 2011.
• To meet the mandatory 53 man roster requirement, the Jets waived Josh Baker, Matthias Berning, Michael Campbell, Trevor Canfield, Pete Clifford, Dan DePalma, Robby Felix, Jarron Gilbert, Chris Jennings, Eddie Jones, Matt Kroul, Dennis Landolt, Byron Landor, Ellis Lankster, Joey LaRocque, Nevin McCaskill, Scotty McKnight, Davon Morgan, Julian Posey, Brashton Satele, Zane Taylor, Patrick Turner, Lorenzo Washington, Drew Willy, Tracy Wilson and Keith Zinger.
• The Jets waived Aaron Maybin, Isaiah Trufant and Martin Tevaseu on September 4, 2011.
• The Jets cut Mardy Gilyard on September 9, 2011.
• The Jets waived Andrew Sendejo on September 13, 2011.
• The Jets released Eddie Jones on October 11, 2011.
• The Jets waived Martin Tevaseu on October 18, 2011.
• The Jets waived Colin Baxter on October 25, 2011.
• The Jets waived Shawn Nelson on November 22, 2011.
• The Jets waived Emanuel Cook on November 28, 2011.
• The Jets waived Eron Riley on December 28, 2011.

Practice squad

Additions

• The Jets signed Josh Baker, Matthias Berning, Trevor Canfield, Jarron Gilbert, Matt Kroul, Julian Posey and Patrick Turner to the practice squad on September 4, 2011.
• The Jets signed Martin Tevaseu and Isaiah Trufant on September 5, 2011.
• The Jets signed Josh Baker and Andrew Sendejo on September 14, 2011.
• The Jets signed Matthias Berning and Scotty McKnight on September 21, 2011.
• The Jets signed Martell Webb, Michael Campbell and Julian Posey on September 27, 2011.
• The Jets signed Eddie Jones on September 28, 2011.
• The Jets signed Dennis Landolt on October 4, 2011.
• The Jets signed Michael Campbell and Tracy Wilson on October 12, 2011.
• The Jets re-signed Martin Tevaseu on October 20, 2011.
• The Jets signed Ricky Sapp and Jamarko Simmons and re-signed Matt Kroul and Dennis Landolt on October 31, 2011.
• The Jets re-signed Michael Campbell on November 1, 2011.
• The Jets signed Dexter Jackson on November 9, 2011.
• The Jets re-signed Jarron Gilbert on November 19, 2011.
• The Jets re-signed Eddie Jones on November 21, 2011.
• The Jets re-signed Ricky Sapp on November 28, 2011.
• The Jets re-signed Dexter Jackson on November 30, 2011.
• The Jets signed Mark LeGree on December 13, 2011.
• The Jets signed Eron Riley on December 29, 2011.

Departures

• The Jets released Josh Baker on September 5, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Isaiah Trufant to the active roster on September 10, 2011.
• The Jets released Matthias Berning on September 13, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Patrick Turner to the active roster on September 14, 2011.
• The Jets released Trevor Canfield and Julian Posey on September 19, 2011.
• Andrew Sendejo and Matthias Berning were released on September 27, 2011. Additionally, Josh Baker was promoted to the active roster.
• The Jets released Martell Webb and Michael Campbell on October 4, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Eddie Jones to the active roster on October 8, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Martin Tevaseu to the active roster on October 12, 2011.
• The Jets released Dennis Landolt on October 18, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Martin Tevaseu to the active roster on October 22, 2011.
• The Jets released Michael Campbell on October 24, 2011.
• The Jets released Matt Kroul on October 25, 2011.
• The Jets released Eddie Jones on October 31, 2011.
• The Jets released Jarron Gilbert on November 9, 2011.
• The Jets released Dexter Jackson on November 19, 2011.
• The Jets released Ricky Sapp on November 21, 2011.
• The Jets released Eddie Jones and promoted Tracy Wilson to the active roster on November 28, 2011.
• The Jets promoted Ricky Sapp to the active roster on December 29, 2011.

Trades

To Jets

The Jets traded an unconditional draft pick to the Green Bay Packers for Caleb Schlauderaff.

From Jets

• Dwight Lowery was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for an unconditional draft pick.
• Derrick Mason was traded to the Houston Texans for an unconditional draft pick on October 11, 2011.

Free Agents

2011 NFL draft

Main article: 2011 NFL draft

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

Division

Conference

Staff

Final roster

Regular season results

Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

First quarter

• Dez Bryant 3-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey Kick) Cowboys 7–0, Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:33. Second quarter
• Dan Bailey 34-yard field goal Cowboys 10–0, Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:47.
• Dustin Keller 4-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Cowboys 10–7, Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:39. Third quarter
• Miles Austin 36-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey Kick) Cowboys 17–7, Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:40.
• Nick Folk 34 Yd field goal Cowboys 17–10, Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter
• Felix Jones 1-yard run (Dan Bailey Kick) Cowboys 24–10, Drive: 2 plays, 1 yards, 0:10.
• Plaxico Burress 26-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Cowboys 24–17, Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:54.
• Isaiah Trufant 18 yard return off blocked punt (Nick Folk Kick) TIE 24–24
• Nick Folk 50-yard field goal Cowboys 27–24, Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:22. Top passers
• DAL – Tony Romo – 23/36, 342 yards, 2TD, 1INT
• NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 26/44, 335 yards, 2TD, 1INT Top rushers
• DAL – Felix Jones – 17 rushes, 44 yards
• NYJ – Shonn Greene – 10 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers
• DAL – Jason Witten – 6 receptions, 110 yards
• NYJ – LaDainian Tomlinson – 6 receptions, 73 yards Top tacklers
• DAL – DeMarcus Ware – 4 tackles, 2.0 sacks
• NYJ – Bart Scott – 8 tackles, 1.0 sack On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the Jets trailed 24-10 heading into the 4th quarter. In the 4th quarter, the Jets scored 17 unanswered points preserving the win for them. With the win, the Jets started their season 1–0.

Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

First quarter

• NYJ Santonio Holmes 17-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick) Jets 7–0, Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:23.
• NYJ Luke McCown sacked in endzone by Muhammad Wilkerson Jets 9–0
• JAC Josh Scobee 55-yard field goal Jets 9–3, Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:52. Second quarter
• NYJ Nick Folk 38-yard field goal Jets 12–3, Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:34.
• NYJ Nick Folk 45-yard field goal Jets 15–3, Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 0:54. Third quarter
• NYJ Dustin Keller 11-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick) Jets 22–3, Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 5:18.
• NYJ Shonn Greene 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick) Jets 29–3, Drive: 2 plays, 1 yards, 0:38. Fourth quarter
• NYJ Nick Folk 23-yard field goal Jets 32–3, Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:14. Top passers
• JAC – Luke McCown – 6/19, 59 yards, 4INT
• NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 17/24, 182 yards, 2TD, 2INT Top rushers
• JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 18 rushes, 88 yards
• NYJ – Shonn Greene – 16 rushes, 49 yards, 1TD Top receivers
• JAC – Mike Thomas – 3 receptions, 29 yards
• NYJ – Dustin Keller – 6 receptions, 101 yards, 1TD Top tacklers
• JAC – Rashean Mathis – 7 tackles, 1INT
• NYJ – Mike DeVito – 5 tackles With the huge win, the Jets improved to 2–0.

Week 3: at Oakland Raiders

First quarter

• Darren McFadden 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski Kick) Raiders 7–0, Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:24.
• Mark Sanchez 1-yard run (Nick Folk Kick) TIE 7–7, Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:53. Second quarter
• LaDainian Tomlinson 18-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Jets 14–7, Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:11.
• Nick Folk 21-yard field goal Jets 17–7, Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:58.
• Darren McFadden 70-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski Kick) Jets 17–14, Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:23.
• Sebastian Janikowski 54-yard field goal TIE 17–17, Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:44. Third quarter
• Denarius Moore 23-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski Kick) Raiders 24–17, Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:47. Fourth quarter
• Michael Bush 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski Kick) Raiders 31–17, Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:42.
• Plaxico Burress 16-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Raiders 31–24, Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 3:06.
• Sebastian Janikowski 49-yard field goal Raiders 34–24, Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:56.

Top passers

• NYJ – Mark Sanchez- 27 for 43, 369 yards, 2TD, 1INT
• OAK – Jason Campbell- 18 for 27, 156 yards Top rushers
• NYJ – Shonn Greene- 15 rushes, 59 yards
• OAK – Darren McFadden- 19 rushes, 171 yards, 2TD Top receivers
• NYJ – LaDainian Tomlinson- 5 receptions, 116 yards, 1TD
• OAK – Kevin Boss- 2 receptions, 36 yards Top tacklers
• NYJ – Antonio Cromartie- 9 tackles
• OAK – Rolando McClain- 12 tackles With the loss, the Jets fell to 2–1.

Week 4: at Baltimore Ravens

First quarter

• Jameel McClain 6-yard fumble return (Billy Cundiff Kick) Ravens 7–0
• Joe McKnight 107-yard kickoff return (Nick Folk Kick) TIE 7–7
• Billy Cundiff 38-yard field goal Ravens 10–7, Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:15.
• Ray Rice 3-yard run (Billy Cundiff Kick) Ravens 17–7, Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:31. Second quarter
• Billy Cundiff 38-yard field goal Ravens 20–7, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:47.
• Jarret Johnson 26-yard fumble return (Billy Cundiff Kick) Ravens 27–7
• David Harris 35-yard interception return (Nick Folk Kick) Ravens 27–14
• Nick Folk 40-yard field goal Ravens 27–17, Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:27. Third quarter
• Lardarius Webb 73-yard interception return (Billy Cundiff Kick) Ravens 34–17 Fourth quarter Top passers
• NYJ – Mark Sanchez- 11/35, 119 yards, 1INT
• BAL – Joe Flacco- 10/31, 163 yards, 1INT Top rushers
• NYJ – Shonn Greene- 10 rushes, 23 yards
• BAL – Ray Rice- 25 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers
• NYJ – Derek Mason- 2 receptions, 37 yards
• BAL – Ray Rice- 2 receptions, 64 yards Top tacklers
• NYJ – Sione Pouha- 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
• BAL – Cary Williams- 8 tackles

Hoping to rebound from their Week 3 road loss to the Raiders, the Jets flew to M&T Bank Stadium for a Week 4 Sunday night battle with the Baltimore Ravens, also head coach Rex Ryan's first return to Baltimore since leaving the Ravens following the 2008 season. Ryan served as the Ravens' defensive line coach, defensive coordinator, and assistant head coach from the 1999 to 2008 seasons, and was part of their 2000 Super Bowl-winning squad. New York trailed early in the first quarter with Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain returning a fumble 6 yards for a touchdown. The Jets would respond with running back Joe McKnight returning a kickoff 107 yards for a touchdown. Baltimore would regain the lead with kicker Billy Cundiff getting a 38-yard field goal, followed by running back Ray Rice getting a 3-yard touchdown run. The Ravens added onto their lead in the second quarter with Cundiff making another 38-yard field goal, followed by linebacker Jarret Johnson returning a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown. New York responded with linebacker David Harris returning an interception 36 yards for a touchdown, followed by a 40-yard field goal from kicker Nick Folk. Baltimore came right back in the third quarter with cornerback Lardarius Webb returning an interception 73 yards for a touchdown. From there, the Ravens' defense prevented any comeback attempt.

With the loss, the Jets fell to 2–2.

Week 5: at New England Patriots

First quarter

• BenJarvus Green-Ellis 3-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) Patriots 7–0, Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:34. Second quarter
• Stephen Gostkowski 44-yard field goal Patriots 10–0, Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:06.
• Shonn Greene 3-yard run (Nick Folk Kick) Patriots 10–7, Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 7:54. Third quarter
• Deion Branch 2-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) Patriots 17–7, Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:14.
• Jeremy Kerley 9-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Patriots 17–14, Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:43.
• BenJarvus Green-Ellis 3-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) Patriots 24–14, Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:12. Fourth quarter
• Stephen Gostkowski 24-yard field goal Patriots 27–14, Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:17.
• Santonio Holmes 21-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Patriots 27–21, Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:43.
• Stephen Gostkowski 28-yard field goal Patriots 30–21, Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:12. Top passers
• NYJ – Mark Sanchez- 16/26, 166 yards, 2TD
• NE – Tom Brady- 24/33, 321 yards, 1TD 1INT Top rushers
• NYJ – Shonn Greene- 21 rushes, 83 yards, 1TD
• NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis- 27 rushes, 136 yards, 2TD Top receivers
• NYJ – Santonio Holmes- 4 receptions, 60 yards, 1TD
• NE – Wes Welker- 5 receptions, 124 yards Top tacklers
• NYJ – David Harris- 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss Eric Smith- 9 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
• NE – Gary Guyton- 9 tackles Patrick Chung- 9 tackles With the loss, the Jets fell to 2–3.

Week 6: vs. Miami Dolphins

First quarter

• Dan Carpenter 23-yard field goal Dolphins 3–0, Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:46.
• Darrelle Revis 100-yard interception return (Nick Folk Kick) Jets 7–3 Second quarter
• Dan Carpenter 21-yard field goal Jets 7–6, Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:45.
• Mark Sanchez 5-yard run (Nick Folk Kick) Jets 14–6, Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:40. Third quarter
• Nick Folk 28-yard field goal Jets 17–6, Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:16. Fourth quarter
• Santonio Holmes 38-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Jets 24–6, Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:37. Top passers
• MIA – Matt Moore- 16/34, 204, 2INT
• NYJ – Mark Sanchez- 14/25, 201 yards, 1TD Top rushers
• MIA – Reggie Bush- 10 rushes, 71 yards
• NYJ – Shonn Greene- 21 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers
• MIA – Brandon Marshall- 6 receptions, 106 yards
• NYJ – Santonio Holmes- 3 receptions, 63 yards, 1TD Top tacklers
• MIA – Yeremiah Bell- 7 tackles
• NYJ – Jim Leonhard- 7 tackles Calvin Pace- 7 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 tackle for loss With the win, the Jets improved to 3–3.

Week 7: vs San Diego Chargers

First quarter

• Donald Butler 37-yard fumble return (Nick Novak Kick) Chargers 7–0
• Nick Folk 35-yard field goal Chargers 7–3, Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:46. Second quarter
• Antonio Gates 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak Kick) Chargers 14–3, Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:28.
• Plaxico Burress 3-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Chargers 14–10, Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:53.
• Mike Tolbert 1-yard run (Nick Novak Kick) Chargers 21–10, Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 6:02. Third quarter
• Plaxico Burress 4-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Chargers 21–17, Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:33. Fourth quarter
• Plaxico Burress 3-yard pass From Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk Kick) Jets 24–21, Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:15.
• Nick Folk 30-yard field goal Jets 27–21, Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:47. Top passers
• SD – Philip Rivers- 16/32, 179, 1TD 2INT
• NYJ – Mark Sanchez- 18/33, 172, 3TD 1INT Top rushers
• SD – Mike Tolbert- 11 rushes, 58 yards, 1TD
• NYJ – Shonn Greene- 20 rushes, 112 yards Top receivers
• SD – Antonio Gates- 5 receptions, 54 yards, 1TD
• NYJ – Dustin Keller- 4 receptions, 53 yards Plaxico Burress- 4 receptions, 25 yards, 3TD Top tacklers
• SD – Donald Butler- 9 tackles, 1TD
• NYJ – Eric Smith- 10 tackles With the win, the Jets went into their bye week at 4–3.

Week 9: at Buffalo Bills

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• NYJ –
• BUF – Top rushers
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• BUF – Top receivers
• NYJ –
• BUF – Top tacklers
• NYJ –
• BUF – With the win, the Jets improved to 5–3.

Week 10: vs. New England Patriots

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• NYJ – Top rushers
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• NYJ – Top receivers
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• NYJ – Top tacklers
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The Patriots head to MetLife Stadium for a Week 10 Sunday Night game with the Jets. The only time the Jets would lead would be in the 2nd quarter when they led 9–7 but they would get blown out in front of their home crowd 37–16. With the loss, the Jets dropped to 5–4. New York was also swept by New England for the first time since New England's 2007 season.

Week 11: at Denver Broncos

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• NYJ –
• DEN – Top receivers
• NYJ –
• DEN – Top tacklers
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• DEN –

The second primetime game in a row for the Jets yet it was a Thursday Night game. The Jets led 13–10 with a little over a minute remaining when Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow marched his team down the field and scored the game-winning touchdown. With the loss, the Jets fell to 5–5 and needing to win some more games to qualify for the playoffs.

Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

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• BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick
• NYJ – Mark Sanchez Top rushers
• BUF – C. J. Spiller
• NYJ – Shonn Greene Top receivers
• BUF – Brad Smith
• NYJ – Dustin Keller Top tacklers
• BUF – Nick Barnett
• NYJ – Darrelle Revis

The Jets would come out on top in a seesaw battle over the Buffalo Bills. This time the Jets scored a game-winning touchdown. With the win, the Jets improved to 6-5 continuing on the road to a playoff berth.

Week 13: at Washington Redskins

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• WAS – Top rushers
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• WAS – Top receivers
• NYJ –
• WAS – Top tacklers
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The Jets would not lead for much of the game until the very end of the 4th quarter when they blew the game wide open. With the win, the Jets improved to 7–5.

Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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• NYJ – Top rushers
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• NYJ – Top receivers
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• NYJ – Top tacklers
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The Jets won easily in a crushing rout, with the final score overstating the closeness of the game as the Chiefs' only touchdown came in garbage time after the game was already decided. The Chiefs offense gained only 4 total yards in the first two quarters. The Chiefs were also plagued with penalties, finishing the game with 11 penalties total. The Jets' final touchdown drive in the third quarter proved to be a particularly humiliating stretch. Starting from their own 10-yard line, the Jets gained 81 penalty yards on 5 penalties committed by the Chiefs, including a rare penalty directly assessed against head coach Todd Haley for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Jets improved to 8–5 and could "control their playoff destiny" at this point in the season, guaranteed to make it to the playoffs by winning the rest of their games.

Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles

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• NYJ –
• PHI – Top tacklers
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The Jets would be thoroughly dominated by the Eagles throughout the game. With the loss, the Jets fell to 8–6 and 0-9 against the Eagles.

Week 16: vs. New York Giants

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• NYJ – Top rushers
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• NYJ – Top receivers
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• NYJ – Top tacklers
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• NYJ –

Both the Jets and Giants needed a win in order to stay in the playoff race. The Jets (8–6) hosting the Giants (7–7) would battle each other on Christmas Eve, Saturday afternoon edition. The Jets would lead 7–0 early on but the Giants responded and took over the rest of the game. With the loss for the Jets, they fell to 8–7 and finished 2-2 against the NFC East & 6-2 at home. As of 2025, this remains the last time the Jets had lost to the Giants.

Week 17: at Miami Dolphins

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• MIA – Top tacklers
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• MIA – With the loss, the Jets season ended at 8-8 and they were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2008. New York finished 3-3 against the AFC East & 2-6 on the road. This would be the beginning of the Jets 15 year playoff drought (2011-2025) and their last loss in Miami until 2016.

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