2015 New York Jets season

2015 New York Jets season
Owner	Woody & Christopher Johnson
Head coach	Todd Bowles
General manager	Mike Maccagnan
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Brandon Marshall CB Darrelle Revis DE Muhammad Wilkerson C Nick Mangold RB Chris Ivory
Uniform
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The 2015 New York Jets season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League and the 56th overall. The team improved on their 4–12 record in 2014 under former head Coach Rex Ryan. Under new head coach Todd Bowles, they succeeded in matching their record in just five games, starting 4–1. Prior to the season, the Jets made a number of moves, including, re-acquiring Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie, two cornerbacks who were instrumental in the Jets previous defensive success, and obtaining Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brandon Marshall in trades. The team regressed to 5–5, before going on a five-game winning streak, clinching their first winning season since 2010. However, it wasn't enough to make the playoffs, as they lost to the Buffalo Bills in Week 17 and the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers and Jets both finished 10–6, but the Steelers clinched the final AFC playoff spot over the Jets based on a better record vs. common opponents. The Jets finished the season as the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs. As of 2020, this was also tied with the 2020 Miami Dolphins season as the closest quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has came to making the playoffs in his 15-year career.

Transactions[]

Coaching and staff personnel changes[]

• The Jets fired general manager John Idzik and head coach Rex Ryan on December 29, 2014.^[1]
• Offensive line coach Mike Devlin left the Jets to accept the same position with the Houston Texans on January 9, 2015.^[2]
• The Jets hired Mike Maccagnan as general manager on January 13, 2015.^[3]
• The Jets hired Todd Bowles as head coach on January 14, 2015.^[4]
• Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman, defensive line coach Karl Dunbar, linebackers coach Bobby April III, defensive backs coach Tim McDonald, assistant defensive line coach Jeff Weeks, and assistant strength and conditioning coach Jason Oszvart were hired to the same positions by the Buffalo Bills on January 15, 2015. Offensive assistant Tony Sparano Jr. was named tight ends coach on January 15 by the Bills.^[5][6]
• Quarterbacks coach David Lee was hired by the Buffalo Bills for the same position on January 19, 2015.^[7]
• The Jets hired Chan Gailey as offensive coordinator on January 20, 2015.^[8]
• The Jets hired Kacy Rodgers as defensive coordinator, Bobby April as special teams coordinator, Mike Caldwell as the assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach, Mark Collins as the outside linebackers coach, Joe Danna as the defensive backs coach, Karl Dorrell as the wide receivers coach, and Robby Brown as an offensive quality control coach on January 23, 2015.^[9]
• The Jets hired Pepper Johnson as the defensive line coach on January 24, 2015.^[10]
• The Jets hired Brian Heimerdinger as director of player personnel on January 27, 2015.^[11]
• The Jets hired Steve Marshall as offensive line coach, Marcel Shipp as running backs coach and Kevin Patullo as quarterbacks coach on January 27, 2015.^[11]
• The Jets hired Rex Hogan as senior director of college scouting on January 29, 2015.^[12]
• The Jets hired Jimmie Johnson as tight ends coach, Daylon McCutcheon as assistant defensive backs coach, and Ryan Slowik as assistant defensive line/defensive quality control coach on January 29, 2015.^[13]
• The Jets named Ron Heller as assistant offensive line coach and Steve Hagen as assistant special teams coach on February 3, 2015.^[14]
• The Jets hired John Scott, Jr. as a defensive quality control coach on February 11, 2015.^[15]
• The Jets fired director of pro personnel Brendan Prophett on May 4, 2015.^[16]

Arrivals[]

• The Jets signed Andrew Furney, Mario Harvey, Keith Lewis, Dashaun Phillips, Brent Qvale, Daryl Richardson, Jake Schum and Chris Young to reserve/future contracts on December 30, 2014.^[17]
• The Jets signed Sean Hooey to a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2015.^[18]
• The Jets signed Curtis Brown on February 10, 2015.^[19]
• The Jets signed Ronald Talley on March 4, 2015.^[20]
• The Jets signed Buster Skrine, Darrelle Revis and James Carpenter on March 11, 2015.^[21][22][23]
• The Jets signed Antonio Cromartie and Marcus Gilchrist on March 18, 2015.^[24][25]
• The Jets signed James Brewer on March 19, 2015.^[26]
• The Jets signed Kevin Vickerson, Stephen Bowen and Corey Hilliard on March 24, 2015.^[27][28][29]
• The Jets signed Kellen Davis on March 25, 2015.^[30]
• The Jets signed Jamari Lattimore on April 1, 2015.^[31]
• The Jets signed Erin Henderson on April 8, 2015.^[32]
• The Jets signed Stevan Ridley and Joe Mays on April 13, 2015.^[33][34]
• The Jets signed Julian Howsare, Greg Henderson, Jordan Williams, Durell Eskridge, Davon Walls, Demarkus Perkins, Wes Saxton, Taiwan Jones, and Deion Barnes on May 8, 2015.^[35]
• The Jets signed Jake Heaps and J. C. Copeland on May 11, 2015.^[36]
• The Jets signed Jonathon Rumph on June 1, 2015.^[37]
• The Jets signed Charles Brown on June 12, 2015.^[38]
• The Jets signed Steve Maneri on June 15, 2015.^[39]
• The Jets signed Austin Hill on July 28, 2015.^[40]
• The Jets signed Jarrod West on August 2, 2015.^[41]
• The Jets signed Arthur Williams on August 4, 2015.^[42]
• The Jets signed Keon Lyn on August 7, 2015.^[43]
• The Jets signed Javier Arenas on August 11, 2015.^[44]
• The Jets claimed Arthur Lynch off waivers on August 18, 2015.^[45]
• The Jets signed Matt Flynn on August 19, 2015.^[46]
• The Jets signed Matt LaCosse on August 24, 2015.^[47]
• The Jets signed Bryan Johnson on August 25, 2015.^[48]
• The Jets signed Josh Johnson on August 27, 2015.^[49]
• The Jets signed Ronald Martin and Chris Owusu on September 6, 2015.
• The Jets signed Deion Barnes, Julian Howsare, Wesley Johnson, Taiwan Jones, Keon Lyn, Walt Powell, Wes Saxton and Jordan Williams to the practice squad on September 6, 2015.
• The Jets signed Rontez Miles to the Practice Squad on September 7, 2015.

Departures[]

• The Jets released Percy Harvin on March 10, 2015.^[50]
• The Jets released Chris Pantale, Chris Young, and Mario Harvey and Corey Hilliard retired on May 8, 2015.^[35]
• The Jets released Demarkus Perkins and Greg Henderson on May 11, 2015.^[36]
• The Jets released Matt Simms on May 28, 2015.^[51]
• The Jets released Sean Hooey on June 11, 2015.^[52]
• The Jets released Andrew Furney on July 28, 2015.^[40]
• The Jets released J. C. Copeland on August 1, 2015.^[53]
• The Jets released Jarrod West on August 4, 2015.^[42]
• The Jets waived Antonio Allen on August 7, 2015.^[43]
• The Jets released Ikemefuna Enemkpali on August 11, 2015.^[44]
• The Jets released Jake Schum on August 18, 2015.^[45]
• The Jets waived Arthur Williams on August 19, 2015.^[46]
• The Jets waived Davon Walls on August 24, 2015.^[47]
• The Jets released Steve Maneri on August 25, 2015.^[48]
• The Jets released Jake Heaps on August 27, 2015.^[49]
• The Jets released Javier Arenas, James Brewer, Curtis Brown, Dalton Freeman, T.J. Graham, Saalim Hakim, Austin Hill, Bryan Johnson, Matt LaCosse, Keith Lewis, DeVier Posey and Jonathon Rumph on August 30, 2015.^[54]
• The Jets waived Dashaun Phillips on September 1, 2015.^[55]
• The Jets released Jason Babin, Deion Barnes, Charles Brown, Durell Eskridge, Shaquelle Evans, Matt Flynn, Julian Howsare, Josh Johnson, Wesley Johnson, Taiwan Jones, Keon Lyn, Arthur Lynch, Joe Mays, Walt Powell, Chris Owusu, Daryl Richardson, Wes Saxton, Ronald Talley and Jordan Williams on September 5, 2015.
• The Jets waived Rontez Miles on September 6, 2015.
• The Jets waived Oday Aboushi on September 15, 2015.^[56]
• The Jets released Kevin Vickerson on September 16, 2015.^[57]
• The Jets waived Quinton Coples on November 23, 2015.

Trades[]

To Jets[]

• The Chicago Bears traded Brandon Marshall and a 2015 seventh round (224th overall) draft pick to the Jets for New York's 2015 fifth round (142nd overall) draft pick on March 10, 2015.^[58]
• The Houston Texans traded Ryan Fitzpatrick to the Jets for a 2016 late-round conditional draft pick on March 11, 2015.^[59]
• The Houston Texans traded DeVier Posey and their 2015 third round (82nd overall), fifth round (152nd overall), and seventh round (229th overall) draft picks to the Jets for New York's 2015 third round (70th overall) draft pick on May 1, 2015.^[60]
• The St. Louis Rams traded Zac Stacy to the Jets for New York's 2015 seventh round (224th overall) pick on May 2, 2015.^[61]

From Jets[]

• The Jets traded their 2015 fourth round (104th overall) and seventh round (224th overall) draft picks to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Jacksonville's 2015 fourth round (103rd overall) draft pick on May 2, 2015.^[62]

Free agents[]

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed/released	2015 team	Notes
CB	Phillip Adams	UFA	March 12, 2015	Atlanta Falcons	[63]
LB	Nick Bellore	UFA	April 3, 2015	San Francisco 49ers	[64]
G	Willie Colon	UFA	March 12, 2015	New York Jets	[65]
FB	John Conner	UFA	May 13, 2015	Buffalo Bills	[66]
LB	Jermaine Cunningham	UFA	–	–	–
DE	Leger Douzable	UFA	April 8, 2015	New York Jets	[67]
NT	Kenrick Ellis	UFA	March 18, 2015	New York Giants	[68]
LB	David Harris	UFA	March 6, 2015	New York Jets	[69]
NT	Damon Harrison	RFA	April 29, 2015	New York Jets	[70]
OT	Ben Ijalana	UFA	April 1, 2015	New York Jets	[71]
S	Jaiquawn Jarrett	ERFA	April 24, 2015	New York Jets	[72]
RB	Chris Johnson	UFA	August 17, 2015	Arizona Cardinals	[73]
S	Dawan Landry	UFA	–	–	–
RB	Bilal Powell	UFA	March 10, 2015	New York Jets	[74]
LS	Tanner Purdum	UFA	March 12, 2015	New York Jets	[75]
WR	Greg Salas	RFA	May 13, 2015	Detroit Lions	[76]
QB	Matt Simms	ERFA	December 30, 2014	New York Jets	[17]
QB	Michael Vick	UFA	August 25, 2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	–
CB	Kyle Wilson	UFA	April 1, 2015	New Orleans Saints	[77]

RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise tag

Draft[]

2015 New York Jets Draft

RD	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Leonard Williams	Defensive end	USC
2	37	Devin Smith	Wide receiver	Ohio St.
3	70	Traded to the Houston Texans for picks 82, 152, 229, and DeVier Posey.
	82	Lorenzo Mauldin	Outside Linebacker	Louisville	Traded from the Houston Texans for pick 70 along with DeVier Posey
4	103	Bryce Petty	Quarterback	Baylor	Traded from the Jacksonville Jaguars for pick 104 and 229
	104	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for pick 103.
5	142	Traded to the Chicago Bears for WR Brandon Marshall.
	152	Jarvis Harrison	Guard	Texas A&M	Traded from the Houston Texans for pick 70 along with DeVier Posey.
6	181	Traded to the Seattle Seahawks for WR Percy Harvin.
7	223	Deon Simon	Defensive tackle	Northwestern State
	224	Traded from the Chicago Bears with WR Brandon Marshall then traded to the St. Louis Rams for RB Zac Stacy.
	229	Trade from Houston Texans via Cleveland Browns then traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for pick 103.

Schedule[]

On November 6, 2014, the NFL announced that the Jets were scheduled to visit the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London, England as part of the International Series. This became the first time that a divisional match has taken place in London. The game occurred on Sunday, October 4, and aired on CBS in the United States. The kickoff time was 9:30 a.m. EDT (2:30 p.m. local time).^[78] Miami is to be the designated home team for this game, and both teams will have their bye the following week.^[79]

The remainder of the Jets' 2015 schedule was announced on April 21.

Preseason[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 13	at Detroit Lions	L 3–23	0–1	Ford Field	Recap
2	August 21	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–22	1–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	August 29	at New York Giants	W 28–18	2–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	September 3	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–18	3–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap

Regular season[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 13	Cleveland Browns	W 31–10	1–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	September 21	at Indianapolis Colts	W 20–7	2–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–24	2–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–14	3–1	Wembley Stadium (London, England)	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 18	Washington Redskins	W 34–20	4–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	at New England Patriots	L 23–30	4–2	Gillette Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	at Oakland Raiders	L 20–34	4–3	O.co Coliseum	Recap
9	November 8	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–23	5–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	Buffalo Bills	L 17–22	5–4	MetLife Stadium	Recap
11	November 22	at Houston Texans	L 17–24	5–5	NRG Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	Miami Dolphins	W 38–20	6–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	at New York Giants	W 23–20 (OT)	7–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	Tennessee Titans	W 30–8	8–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Dallas Cowboys	W 19–16	9–5	AT&T Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	New England Patriots	W 26–20 (OT)	10–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–22	10–6	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

Division[]

AFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) New England Patriots	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	465	315	L2
New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	387	314	L1
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	379	359	W2
Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	310	389	W1

Conference[]

AFC v t
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division Leaders
1[a]	Denver Broncos	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	.500	.479	W2
2[a]	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.473	.448	L2
3[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.406	W1
4	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.410	W3
Wild Cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	.496	.432	W10
6[b]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.504	.463	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b]	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.441	.388	L1
8[c]	Buffalo Bills	East	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.508	.438	W2
9[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.500	.406	W2
10	Oakland Raiders	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	.512	.366	L1
11	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.469	.469	W2
12[d]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	.473	.375	L3
13[d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	.508	.425	L1
14	San Diego Chargers	West	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	.527	.328	L2
15[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	.531	.271	L3
16[e]	Tennessee Titans	South	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.492	.375	L4
Tiebreakers[f]
^ a b c Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. ^ a b Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. ^ 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.

Staff[]

New York Jets staff
	Front Office Chairman/CEO – Woody Johnson President – Neil Glat General Manager – Mike Maccagnan Director of Football Administration – Director of Player Personnel – Senior Director of College Scouting – 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 – Assistant Offensive Line – Ron Heller Offensive Quality Control – Robby Brown			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Kacy Rodgers Defensive Line – Pepper Johnson Assistant Defensive Line – Outside Linebackers – Defensive Backs – Assistant Defensive Backs – Daylon McCutcheon Defensive Quality Control – John Scott, Jr. Special teams Coaches Special Teams – Bobby April Assistant Special Teams – Steve Hagen Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Assistant Strength and Conditioning – → Coaching Staff → Staff Directory → More NFL staffs

Final roster[]

2015 New York Jets final roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick  9 Bryce Petty  7 Geno Smith Running backs 40 Tommy Bohanon FB 33 Chris Ivory 29 Bilal Powell 22 Stevan Ridley Wide receivers 87 Eric Decker 81 Quincy Enunwa 11 Jeremy Kerley PR 15 Brandon Marshall 10 Kenbrell Thompkins Tight ends 85 Jeff Cumberland 47 Kellen Davis		Offensive linemen 77 James Carpenter G/T 70 Dakota Dozier G 60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson T 68 Breno Giacomini T 71 Ben Ijalana T 76 Wesley Johnson C 74 Nick Mangold C 79 Brent Qvale T 67 Brian Winters G Defensive linemen 72 Stephen Bowen DE 53 Mike Catapano DE 78 Leger Douzable DE 94 Damon Harrison DT 91 Sheldon Richardson DT 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE 92 Leonard Williams DE/DT		Linebackers 56 Demario Davis ILB 52 David Harris ILB 58 Erin Henderson ILB 54 Jamari Lattimore ILB 95 Josh Martin OLB 55 Lorenzo Mauldin OLB 97 Calvin Pace OLB 57 Trevor Reilly OLB 49 Taiwan Jones ILB Defensive backs 34 Dion Bailey SS 31 Antonio Cromartie CB/KR 21 Marcus Gilchrist FS 23 Dexter McDougle CB 45 Rontez Miles FS 27 Dee Milliner CB 25 Calvin Pryor SS 24 Darrelle Revis CB 41 Buster Skrine CB 26 Darrin Walls CB 20 Marcus Williams CB Special teams  8 Randy Bullock K 46 Tanner Purdum LS  4 Ryan Quigley P		Reserve lists 39 Antonio Allen FS (IR) 88 Jace Amaro TE (IR) 66 Willie Colon G (IR)  2 Nick Folk K (IR) 37 Jaiquawn Jarrett FS/SS (IR) 17 Chris Owusu WR/KR (IR) 30 Zac Stacy RB (IR) 44 Zach Sudfeld TE (IR) 19 Devin Smith WR (IR) Practice squad 50 Deion Barnes OLB 82 Brandon Bostick TE 64 Jarvis Harrison G 43 Julian Howsare FB 75 Lawrence Okoye DE 86 Wes Saxton TE 32 Kevin Short CB 93 Deon Simon NT 51 Julian Stanford OLB Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 inactive, 9 practice squad

Regular season results[]

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns[]

The Jets open the 2015 season with a resounding 31-10 win over the Cleveland Browns at Metlife Stadium to open Todd Bowles' tenure as Jets HC, replacing Rex Ryan, who manned the sidelines for the past six seasons. The Jets had five takeaways against Cleveland, including a Johnny Manziel interception. Fitzpatrick had a solid debut, throwing 2 TDs to Marshall (1 yard) and Decker (15 yards) respectively. Chris Ivory also had a good day, rushing for 91 yards and 2 TDs, the second of which sealed the game in the 4th quarter.

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts[]

The Jets defeated the Indianapolis Colts 20-7 in a sloppy Monday Night Matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Jets defense forced five turnovers, intercepting Andrew Luck, the league leader in TD passes last year, three times. A 26-yd touchdown reception by Donte Moncrief cut the Jets lead to three points (10-7), before a clutch seven-play, 80-yd TD drive culminating in a 15-yd TD pass to Marshall sealed the win for New York.

Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles[]

After the Jets' upset win against the Colts on Monday night, they headed back to MetLife Stadium to face the Eagles. With 2014 rushing champ DeMarco Murray, who had rushed for 11 yards on 21 carries, injured, the Eagles rushing attack was explosive under Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles. Philadelphia quickly jumped to a 24-0 lead in the 2nd quarter, intercepting Ryan Fitzpatrick 3 times (although 2 of them were batted passes or botched catches). New York scored 17 unanswered, however the Jets couldn't capitalize on many opportunities and Philadelphia won 24-17. The Eagles remain as the only NFL team that the Jets have never defeated in franchise history, as the Eagles improved their all-time head-to-head record against the Jets to 10–0.^[80]

Week 4: at Miami Dolphins[]

NFL International Series

The New York Jets traveled across the pond for the first time in franchise history to face their AFC East rival, the Miami Dolphins. The offense, led by QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, got off to a quick start with a 58-yard heave to Brandon Marshall and a 3-yard touchdown run by Chris Ivory to put the Jets up 7-0. The Jets defense dominated the Dolphins offense for the majority of the game, shutting down Ryan Tannehill, however the Dolphins pulled within 2 scores in the 4th quarter. NYJ forced 2 interceptions, both in the fourth quarter, to put the game away. The New York Jets won 27-14, and improved their record to 3-1 heading into their bye week.

Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins[]

After their bye week, New York returned home to face the Washington Redskins. In the first half, Washington played extremely aggressive on defense, forcing 3 turnovers. In the third quarter, the Jets' offense exploded, scoring 17 points, and the defense intercepted Washington QB Kirk Cousins twice to seal the deal. In the victory, Brandon Marshall became the first Jets receiver since Don Maynard in 1968 to have 4 straight 100-yard games, and Chris Ivory recorded a career-high 196 total yards With the win, the Jets improved to 4-1.

Week 7: at New England Patriots[]

The Jets travel to New England to take on the Patriots. With the Jets leading 17-16 in the second half, the Jets were in position to strengthen their lead when Brandon Marshall dropped a TD, leading to a FG making the advantage 20-16. However, touchdowns to Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski ended those hopes and the Jets would go on to lose, 30-23 in which many plays and questionable decisions were left on the field by the coaching staff.

Week 8: at Oakland Raiders[]

With the loss, the Jets fell to 4-3.

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars[]

With the win, the Jets broke their 2-game losing streak.

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills[]

As part of Nike's NFL color rush on Thursday Night Football, the Jets wore kelly green uniforms.

Week 11: at Houston Texans[]

The Jets not only lost the game, but they lost their No 1 cornerback Darelle Revis to a concussion after he was scorched by Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins for a 69-yard touchdown. With the loss, they fell to 5-5.

Week 12: vs. Miami Dolphins[]

With the win, the Jets improved to 6-5.

Week 13: at New York Giants[]

The New York Jets came back from a 20-10 deficit to beat the New York Giants with an interception by Rontez Miles and a Randy Bullock field goal with a late 4th quarter touchdown to Brandon Marshall to send it to overtime. Randy Bullock's field goal put the Jets up 23-20. The Jets sealed the victory with Josh Brown missing his third field goal attempt of the game. The Jets improve to 5-8 all time against the Giants.

Week 14: vs. Tennessee Titans[]

With the win, the Jets improved to 8-5.

Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys[]

With the win, the Jets improved to 9-5 and secured their first winning season since 2010, as well as eliminating the Cowboys from playoff contention.

Week 16: vs. New England Patriots[]

This game is perhaps well known for the coin toss to start overtime. The Patriots would win the toss, choosing heads. However, instead of receiving the ball to give Tom Brady the first chance to score, the Patriots elected to kick. This caused much confusion in Patriots captain Matthew Slater, as he questioned after the toss if the Patriots, because they won the toss, would also get to choose which end of the field they would like to kick. However, referee Clete Blakeman said "You elected to kick", and the Patriots were unable to choose which end of the field to kick off to, as in the NFL rule book, the team that loses the coin toss gets to choose which end to receive the ball, if the team that wins the toss elects to defer. If the team that wins the coin toss receives, the team that loses the toss will elect which way to kick. The Jets would get the ball first. They would march right down the field to score the game-winning touchdown on their first possession as Ryan Fitzpatrick found Eric Decker to end the game with a touchdown. With their fifth straight win, the Jets improved to 10-5.

Week 17: at Buffalo Bills[]

With the loss, and with the Steelers defeating the Browns the same day, the Jets finished their season 10-6 and were eliminated from the playoffs. This was also the first time since 2004 that one NFL team defeated another twice in the same season and both games ended with the same score. The Jets were also seeking a 6-game winning streak for the first time since 1986. It was also quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's first return to Buffalo since the Bills released him following the 2012 season. Fitzpatrick played for the Bills from 2009-2012.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website