2016 New York Jets season

The 2016 season was the New York Jets' 47th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall and their 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.

OwnerWoody & Christopher Johnson

General managerMike Maccagnan

Head coachTodd Bowles

Home stadiumMetLife Stadium

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2016 New York Jets season
Owner	Woody & Christopher Johnson
General manager	Mike Maccagnan
Head coach	Todd Bowles
Home stadium	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Leonard Williams
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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 May 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

The Denver Broncos traded Ryan Clady and their seventh round selection in the 2016 NFL draft for the Jets' fifth round selection in the 2016 draft on April 10, 2016.^[54]

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

The Jets waived Raheem Mostert and Myles White on September 12, 2016.
The Jets waived Claude Pelon on September 19, 2016.

Free agents

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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]

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RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise tag. The * denotes that the "2016 team" is the team that signed a player first after departing the Jets. It does not take into account additional transactions that may occur through the season.

Draft

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2016 New York Jets Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	20	Darron Lee	OLB	Ohio State
2	51	Christian Hackenberg	QB	Penn State
3	83	Jordan Jenkins	OLB	Georgia
4	118	Juston Burris	CB	N.C. State
5	157	Traded to the Denver Broncos for Ryan Clady
5	158	Brandon Shell	OT	South Carolina	From Washington Redskins
6	195	Traded to the Houston Texans for Ryan Fitzpatrick
7	235	Lachlan Edwards	P	Sam Houston State	From the Denver Broncos
7	241	Charone Peake	WR	Clemson

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Notes

The Jets traded their fifth-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for Denver's seventh-round selection and offensive tackle Ryan Clady.
The Jets traded their seventh-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick; the selection was upgraded to a sixth-rounder as a result of Fitzpatrick's playing time with the Jets in 2015.
The Jets traded their 2017 fourth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for their 2016 fifth-round selection, which they used to select Brandon Shell.^[77]

Preseason

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 11	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–13	1–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	at Washington Redskins	L 18–22	1–1	FedExField	Recap
3	August 27	New York Giants	L 20–21	1–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	September 1	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 6–14	1–3	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

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Regular season

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	Cincinnati Bengals	L 22–23	0–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	September 15	at Buffalo Bills	W 37–31	1–1	New Era Field	Recap
3	September 25	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–24	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–27	1–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–31	1–4	Heinz Field	Recap
6	October 17	at Arizona Cardinals	L 3–28	1–5	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	Baltimore Ravens	W 24–16	2–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–28	3–5	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	at Miami Dolphins	L 23–27	3–6	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	Los Angeles Rams	L 6–9	3–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 27	New England Patriots	L 17–22	3–8	MetLife Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	Indianapolis Colts	L 10–41	3–9	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	at San Francisco 49ers	W 23–17 (OT)	4–9	Levi's Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	Miami Dolphins	L 13–34	4–10	MetLife Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at New England Patriots	L 3–41	4–11	Gillette Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	Buffalo Bills	W 30–10	5–11	MetLife Stadium	Recap

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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

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AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ New England Patriots	14	2	0	.875	5–1	11–1	441	250	W7
⁽⁶⁾ Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	363	380	L1
Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	399	378	L2
New York Jets	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	275	409	W1

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Conference

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AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	New England Patriots	East	14	2	0	.875	5–1	11–1	.439	.424	W7
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	.508	.479	W2
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.494	.423	W7
4^[b]	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.502	.427	L1
Wild Cards
5^[a]	Oakland Raiders	West	12	4	0	.750	3–3	9–3	.504	.443	L1
6	Miami Dolphins	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.455	.341	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[b]^[c]	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.465	.458	W1
8^[c]	Denver Broncos	West	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.549	.455	W1
9^[d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.498	.363	L2
10^[d]	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.492	.406	W1
11	Buffalo Bills	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.482	.339	L2
12	Cincinnati Bengals	North	6	9	1	.406	3–3	5–7	.521	.333	W1
13^[e]	New York Jets	East	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.518	.313	W1
14^[e]	San Diego Chargers	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.543	.513	L5
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	13	0	.188	2–4	2–10	.527	.417	L1
16	Cleveland Browns	North	1	15	0	.063	0–6	1–11	.549	.313	L1
Tiebreakers^[f]
[a] Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep. [b] Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents. [c] Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory. [d] Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents. [e] The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5. [f] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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Staff

**2016 New York Jets staff**
	Front office Chairman/CEO – Woody Johnson President – Neil Glat General manager – Mike Maccagnan Director of football administration – Jacqueline Davidson Director of player personnel – Brian Heimerdinger Senior director of college scouting – Rex Hogan Director of pro scouting – Matt Bazirgan Head coaches Head coach – Todd Bowles Assistant head coach/inside linebackers – Mike Caldwell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Chan Gailey Quarterbacks – Kevin Patullo Running backs – Marcel Shipp Wide receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight ends – Jimmie Johnson Offensive line – Steve Marshall Offensive line assistant – David Diaz-Infante Offensive quality control – Robby Brown			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Kacy Rodgers Defensive line – Pepper Johnson Assistant defensive line – John Scott Jr. Outside linebackers – Mark Collins Defensive backs – Joe Danna Assistant defensive backs – Daylon McCutcheon Defensive quality control – Tim Atkins Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brant Boyer Special teams assistant – Jeff Hammerschmidt Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Justus Galac Assistant strength and conditioning – Kavan Latham Assistant strength and conditioning – Aaron McLaurin

Final roster

**2016 New York Jets roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick 5 Christian Hackenberg Running backs (RB) 26 Brandon Burks 29 Bilal Powell 34 Brandon Wilds Wide receivers (WR) 11 Robby Anderson 81 Quincy Enunwa 15 Brandon Marshall 89 Jalin Marshall 17 Charone Peake 19 Devin Smith Tight ends (TE) 82 Brandon Bostick 88 Austin Seferian-Jenkins 83 Eric Tomlinson		Offensive linemen (OL) 77 James Carpenter G 70 Dakota Dozier G/T 69 Donald Hawkins T 71 Ben Ijalana T 76 Wesley Johnson C 79 Brent Qvale T/G 72 Brandon Shell T 64 Craig Watts G Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Brandin Bryant DE 75 Anthony Johnson DE 99 Steve McLendon DT 91 Sheldon Richardson DT 93 Deon Simon DT 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE 92 Leonard Williams DE		Linebackers (LB) 56 Freddie Bishop OLB 54 Bruce Carter MLB 52 David Harris MLB 48 Jordan Jenkins OLB 49 Randell Johnson OLB 50 Darron Lee OLB 44 Corey Lemonier OLB 95 Josh Martin OLB 55 Lorenzo Mauldin OLB Defensive backs (DB) 32 Juston Burris CB 37 Bryson Keeton CB 30 Nick Marshall CB 42 Ronald Martin FS 23 Dexter McDougle CB 36 Doug Middleton SS 45 Rontez Miles FS 25 Calvin Pryor SS 24 Darrelle Revis CB 27 Darryl Roberts CB 41 Buster Skrine CB 20 Marcus Williams CB Special teams (ST) 4 Lac Edwards P 2 Nick Folk K 46 Tanner Purdum LS		Practice squad 62 Kenny Anunike DE 63 Kyle Friend C 18 Darius Jennings WR 86 M. J. McFarland TE 57 Victor Ochi OLB 66 Claude Pelon DE 31 Chris Swain FB 85 Jason Vander Laan TE 65 Martin Wallace T Reserve 39 Antonio Allen FS (IR) 84 Braedon Bowman TE (IR) 53 Mike Catapano OLB (IR) 78 Ryan Clady T (IR) 47 Kellen Davis TE (IR) 87 Eric Decker WR (IR) 22 Matt Forte RB (IR) 68 Breno Giacomini T (IR) 21 Marcus Gilchrist FS (IR) 58 Erin Henderson MLB (NF-Ill.) 74 Nick Mangold C (IR) -- Romar Morris RB (IR) -- Julien Obioha DE (IR) 9 Bryce Petty QB (IR) 33 Khiry Robinson RB (IR) 7 Geno Smith QB (IR) 51 Julian Stanford OLB (IR) 97 Lawrence Thomas DE (IR) 67 Brian Winters G (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 19 reserve, 9 practice squad

Regular season results

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	3	10	7	3	23
Jets	7	9	0	6	22

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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: September 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), clear
Game attendance: 78,160
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
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First quarter

NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 3-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 7:40. Jets 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:49.
CIN – Mike Nugent 33-yard field goal, 1:29. Jets 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:13.

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.

Top passers

CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/30, 366 yards, TD, INT
NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 19/35, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

CIN – Jeremy Hill – 9 rushes, 31 yards, TD
NYJ – Matt Forte – 22 rushes, 96 yards

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.

The loss ended the Jets' nine-game home winning streak against the Bengals, losing to them at home for the first time since the 1981 season.^[78]

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

Week Two: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	6	14	7	10	37
Bills	7	3	14	7	31

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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
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First quarter

NYJ – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 6:41. Jets 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 8:19.
BUF – Marquise Goodwin 84-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:16. Bills 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:25.
NYJ – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:16.

Second quarter

NYJ – Matt Forte 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 11:07. Jets 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:15.
NYJ – Eric Decker 5-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 3:53. Jets 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:54.
BUF – Dan Carpenter 39-yard field goal, 0:05. Jets 20–10. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 3:48.

Third quarter

BUF – Greg Salas 71-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), 14:09. Jets 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:51.
BUF – Nickell Robey-Coleman 36-yard fumble return (Dan Carpenter kick), 11:15. Bills 24–20.
NYJ – Matt Forte 3-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 2:12. Jets 27–24. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 6:27.

Fourth quarter

NYJ – Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 10:40. Jets 30–24. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:12.
NYJ – Matt Forte 12-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 4:02. Jets 37–24. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 3:01.
BUF – Mike Gillislee 18-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:17. Jets 37–31. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:45.

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 24/34, 374 yards, TD
BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 18/30, 297 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

NYJ – Matt Forte – 30 rushes, 100 yards, 3 TD
BUF – LeSean McCoy – 15 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

NYJ – Eric Decker – 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD
BUF – Marquise Goodwin – 2 receptions, 112 yards, TD

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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.^[79]

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	3	0	0	3
Chiefs	7	10	0	7	24

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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 25
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), clear
Game attendance: 71,587
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
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First quarter

KC – Travis Kelce 12-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:13. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 2:11.

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

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

KC – Derrick Johnson 55-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 3:28. Chiefs 24–3

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick 20/44, 188 yards, 6 INT
KC – Alex Smith 25/33, 237 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYJ – Matt Forte 15 carries, 65 yards
KC – Spencer Ware 20 carries, 75 yards

Top receivers

NYJ – Bilal Powell 6 receptions, 41 yards
KC – Travis Kelce 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

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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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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	3	10	27
Jets	3	7	0	7	17

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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: October 2
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 78,160
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
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First quarter

NYJ – Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 6:27. Jets 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 8:33.

Second quarter

SEA – C. J. Spiller 8-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 11:34. Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 3:32.
SEA – Tanner McEvoy 42-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 3:44. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:58.
NYJ – Brandon Marshall 17-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 0:13. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:31.

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.

Top passers

SEA – Russell Wilson – 23/32, 309 yards, 3 TD
NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 23/41, 261 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Christine Michael – 18 rushes, 58 yards
NYJ – Matt Forte – 14 rushes, 27 yards

Top receivers

SEA – Jimmy Graham – 6 receptions, 113 yards
NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Close

With the loss, the Jets fell to 1-3.

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Five: New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

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Jets	3	10	0	0	13
Steelers	7	7	3	14	31

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at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: October 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 66,385
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
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First quarter

NYJ – Nick Folk 35-yard field goal, 11:45. Jets 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:15.
PIT – Sammie Coates 72-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 10:16. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:29.

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.

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 25/38, 255 yards, TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 34/47, 380 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

NYJ – Matt Forte – 12 rushes, 53 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 20 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD
PIT – Sammie Coates – 6 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD.

Close

Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Six: New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

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Jets	0	3	0	0	3
Cardinals	7	7	7	7	28

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at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: October 17
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/5:30 p.m. Arizona time
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,709
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
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First quarter

ARI – David Johnson 58-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 9:51. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:12.

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.

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 16/31, 174 yards, INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 23/34, 213 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYJ – Matt Forte – 9 rushes, 19 yards
ARI – David Johnson – 22 rushes, 111 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 3 receptions, 70 yards
ARI – John Brown – 5 receptions, 54 yards

Close

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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Ravens	10	6	0	0	16
Jets	7	7	10	0	24

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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
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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

No scoring plays

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 25/44, 248 yards, 2 INT
NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 9/14, 120 yards, TD

Top rushers

BAL – Terrance West – 8 rushes, 10 yards
NYJ – Matt Forte – 30 rushes, 100 yards, TD

Top receivers

BAL – Mike Wallace – 10 receptions, 120 yards
NYJ – Quincy Enunwa – 2 receptions, 73 yards, TD

Close

With the win, the Jets went to 2-5 and picked up their first home win of 2016.

Week 8: at Cleveland Browns

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Jets	0	7	14	10	31
Browns	10	10	0	8	28

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at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 30
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), rain
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
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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.

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 16/34, 228 yards, TD
CLE – Josh McCown – 25/49, 341 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

NYJ – Matt Forte – 25 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 11 rushes, 29 yards, TD

Top receivers

NYJ – Quincy Enunwa – 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 6 receptions, 101 yards

Close

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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Jets	10	3	0	10	23
Dolphins	7	7	6	7	27

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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
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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.

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 16/27, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 17/28, 149 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYJ – Matt Forte – 12 rushes, 92 yards, TD
MIA – Jay Ajayi – 24 rushes, 111 yards, TD

Top receivers

NYJ – Jalin Marshall – 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD
MIA – Dominique Jones – 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD

Close

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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Rams	3	0	3	3	9
Jets	0	6	0	0	6

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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: November 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,160
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Peter Schrager
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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.

Top passers

LA – Case Keenum – 17/30, 165 yards
NYJ – Bryce Petty – 19/32, 163 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

LA – Todd Gurley – 21 rushes, 64 yards
NYJ – Matt Forte – 20 rushes, 98 yards

Top receivers

LA – Kenny Britt – 7 receptions, 109 yards
NYJ – Robby Anderson – 3 receptions, 69 yards

Close

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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Patriots	0	10	3	9	22
Jets	3	7	0	7	17

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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
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First quarter

NYJ – Nick Folk 51-yard field goal, 10:29. Jets 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:14.

Second quarter

NYJ – Brandon Marshall 1-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 14:56. Jets 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:46.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 28-yard field goal, 10:45. Jets 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:11.
NE – Malcolm Mitchell 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 6:29. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:17.

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.

Top passers

NE – Tom Brady – 30/50, 286 yards, 2 TD
NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 22/32, 269 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

NE – LeGarrette Blount – 11 rushes, 67 yards
NYJ – Bilal Powell – 8 rushes, 36 yards

Top receivers

NE – Julian Edelman – 8 receptions, 83 yards
NYJ – Quincy Enunwa – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Close

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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Colts	14	10	10	7	41
Jets	0	3	0	7	10

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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
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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.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 22/28, 278 yards, 4 TD
NYJ – Bryce Petty – 11/25, 135 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

IND – Frank Gore – 20 rushes, 79 yards
NYJ – Matt Forte – 9 rushes, 25 yards

Top receivers

IND – T. Y. Hilton – 9 receptions, 146 yards
NYJ – Robby Anderson – 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Close

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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Jets	0	3	3	11	6	23
49ers	14	3	0	0	0	17

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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
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First quarter

SF – Carlos Hyde 7-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 13:57. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:07.
SF – Shaun Draughn 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 10:45. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:49.

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.

Top passers

NYJ – Bryce Petty – 23/35, 257 yards, INT
SF – Colin Kaepernick – 15/26, 133 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYJ – Bilal Powell – 29 rushes, 145 yards, 2 TD
SF – Carlos Hyde – 17 rushes, 193 yards

Top receivers

NYJ – Robby Anderson – 6 receptions, 99 yards
SF – Jeremy Kerley – 5 receptions, 50 yards

Close

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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Dolphins	0	13	21	0	34
Jets	7	3	0	3	13

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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: December 17
Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 78,160
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (NFLN): Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie, Tony Dungy and Heather Cox
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First quarter

NYJ – Robby Anderson 40-yard pass from Bryce Petty (Nick Folk kick), 11:32. Jets 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.

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.

Top passers

MIA – Matt Moore – 12/18, 236 yards, 4 TD, INT
NYJ – Bryce Petty – 20/36, 235 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

MIA – Jay Ajayi – 19 rushes, 51 yards
NYJ – Bilal Powell – 16 rushes, 84 yards

Top receivers

MIA – Jarvis Landry – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD
NYJ – Robby Anderson – 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Close

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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Jets	0	0	0	3	3
Patriots	10	17	7	7	41

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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
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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.

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 8/21, 136 yards, 2 INT
NE – Tom Brady – 17/27, 214 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

NYJ – Bilal Powell – 15 rushes, 60 yards
NE – Dion Lewis – 16 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

NYJ – Quincy Enunwa – 1 reception, 30 yards
NE – Julian Edelman – 5 reception, 89 yards

Close

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. This also marked the first time they were swept New England in 2 years.

Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary

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Bills	0	3	0	7	10
Jets	0	10	10	10	30

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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: January 1, 2017
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,160
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
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First quarter

No scoring plays

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.

Top passers

BUF – Cardale Jones – 6/11, 96 yards, INT
NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 20/30, 210 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

BUF – Mike Gillislee – 15 rushes, 40 yards, TD
NYJ – Bilal Powell – 22 rushes, 122 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Justin Hunter – 1 reception, 64 yards
NYJ – Quincy Enunwa – 5 receptions, 81 yards

Close

With the win, the Jets finished their season at 5-11, and swept Buffalo for the first time since 2011.

In the fourth quarter, the Bills botched a kickoff return, which resulted in a unique touchdown for the Jets when special teamer Doug Middleton recovered the live kick in the Bills' end zone.

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Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 8: at Cleveland Browns

Week 9: at Miami Dolphins

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 12: vs. New England Patriots

Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 16: at New England Patriots

Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills

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