# 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.

## Transactions
### 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.
* Brant Boyer was named the special teams coordinator on February 3, 2016.
* Jeff Hammerschmidt was named assistant special teams coach on February 5, 2016.
* 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.

### 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.
* The Jets signed Kendall James to a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2016.
* The Jets signed Lawrence Okoye, Jesse Davis, Adrien Robinson, and Craig Watts to reserve/future contracts on January 11, 2016.
* The Jets signed Chandler Worthy to a reserve/future contract on January 12, 2016.
* The Jets signed Sean Hickey and Dominique Williams to reserve/future contracts on January 19, 2016.
* The Jets signed Titus Davis to a reserve/future contract on January 28, 2016.
* The Jets signed Dri Archer to a reserve/future contract on February 3, 2016.
* The Jets signed Kyle Brindza to a reserve/future contract on February 5, 2016.
* The Jets signed Freddie Bishop III on February 16, 2016.
* The Jets signed Matt Forte and Khiry Robinson on March 10, 2016.
* The Jets signed Steve McLendon on March 21, 2016.
* The Jets signed Darryl Morris on March 25, 2016.
* The Jets signed Jarvis Jenkins on March 30, 2016.
* The Jets signed Bruce Carter on April 4, 2016
* The Jets signed Jeremy Ross on April 8, 2016.
* The Jets signed Luke Marquardt on April 20, 2016.
* 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.
* The Jets signed Bryson Keeton and claimed Jerome Cunningham off waivers on May 9, 2016.
* The Jets signed Romar Morris on May 24, 2016.
* The Jets signed Shelby Harris on June 1, 2016.
* The Jets signed Mike Liedtke on June 2, 2016.
* The Jets signed Kyle Williams on June 17, 2016.
* The Jets signed Bernard Pierce on July 27, 2016.
* The Jets signed Terry Williams on August 3, 2016.
* The Jets signed Matthew Tucker on August 4, 2016.
* The Jets claimed Chris King off waivers on August 6, 2016.
* The Jets signed Anthony Kelly and Christo Bilukidi on August 8, 2016.
* The Jets re-signed Julien Obioha and placed him on injured reserve on August 10, 2016.
* The Jets signed Lache Seastrunk on August 13, 2016.
* The Jets signed Terry Williams and Jake Ceresna on August 14, 2016.
* The Jets signed Antone Smith on August 16, 2016.
* The Jets claimed Braedon Bowman, Brian Parker, Troymaine Pope and Darryl Roberts off waivers on September 4, 2016.
* The Jets signed Antonio Allen on September 6, 2016.
* The Jets signed Braedon Bowman on September 23, 2016.

#### Departures

* The Jets waived Kyle Brindza on February 18, 2016.
* The Jets released Antonio Cromartie on February 22, 2016.
* The Jets released Jeremy Kerley and Jeff Cumberland on March 9, 2016.
* The Jets waived Sean Hickey on May 7, 2016.
* The Jets waived Adrien Robinson and Dri Archer on May 9, 2016.
* The Jets waived Jerome Cunningham on May 24, 2016.
* The Jets waived Lawrence Okoye on June 1, 2016.
* The Jets waived Luke Marquardt on June 2, 2016.
* The Jets waived Quenton Bundrage on June 17, 2016.
* The Jets waived Zac Stacy on July 27, 2016.
* The Jets waived Tom Hackett on July 28, 2016.
* The Jets waived/injured Kendall James on August 3, 2016.
* The Jets waived Terry Williams on August 4, 2016.
* Titus Davis left the team on August 6, 2016.
* The Jets waived/injured Julien Obioha and placed Chris King on the reserve/did not report list on August 8, 2016.
* The Jets waived/injured Matthew Tucker on August 13, 2016.
* The Jets waived Anthony Kelly and Christo Bilukidi left the team on August 14, 2016.
* The Jets placed Bernard Pierce on injured reserve on August 16, 2016. Pierce was released from the reserve list on August 20, 2016.
* 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.
* The Jets waived/injured Dion Bailey, Jake Ceresna and Romar Morris on August 30, 2016.
* 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.
* The Jets waived Ronald Martin, Dexter McDougle and Dominique Williams and waived/injured Khiry Robinson on September 4, 2016.
* 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.
* The Jets waived Braedon Bowman on September 13, 2016.
* The Jets waived Julian Howsare on September 22, 2016.

#### 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.

#### Practice squad
##### Arrivals

* The Jets signed Craig Watts, Claude Pelon, Myles White, Freddie Bishop III, Bryson Keeton and Doug Middleton on September 4, 2016.
* The Jets signed Dexter McDougle, Ronald Martin, Dominique Williams and Raheem Mostert on September 6, 2016.
* The Jets signed Victor Ochi and Wendall Williams on September 12, 2016.
* The Jets signed Braedon Bowman on September 19, 2016.
* 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

| Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date signed/released | 2016 team* | Notes |
| S | Antonio Allen | UFA | March 16, 2016 | Houston Texans | |
| DE | Stephen Bowen | UFA | June 1, 2016 | Retired | |
| K | Randy Bullock | UFA | August 22, 2016 | New York Giants | |
| G | Willie Colon | UFA | – | – | – |
| LB | Demario Davis | UFA | March 16, 2016 | Cleveland Browns | |
| TE | Kellen Davis | UFA | March 14, 2016 | New York Jets | |
| DE | Leger Douzable | UFA | June 13, 2016 | Buffalo Bills | |
| QB | Ryan Fitzpatrick | UFA | July 28, 2016 | New York Jets | |
| NT | Damon Harrison | UFA | March 9, 2016 | New York Giants | |
| LB | Erin Henderson | UFA | March 24, 2016 | New York Jets | |
| OT | Ben Ijalana | UFA | April 14, 2016 | New York Jets | |
| RB | Chris Ivory | UFA | March 9, 2016 | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| S | Jaiquawn Jarrett | UFA | – | – | – |
| LB | Jamari Lattimore | UFA | May 31, 2016 | Buffalo Bills | |
| WR | Chris Owusu | UFA | – | – | – |
| LB | Calvin Pace | UFA | – | – | – |
| RB | Bilal Powell | UFA | March 16, 2016 | New York Jets | |
| P | Ryan Quigley | RFA | April 18, 2016 | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| RB | Stevan Ridley | UFA | April 5, 2016 | Detroit Lions | |
| TE | Zach Sudfeld | RFA | March 10, 2016 | New York Jets | |
| WR | Kenbrell Thompkins | RFA | March 14, 2016 | New York Jets | |
| CB | Darrin Walls | UFA | March 29, 2016 | Detroit Lions | |
| DE | Muhammad Wilkerson | UFA/FT | July 15, 2016 | New York Jets | |

## Draft

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 | Traded to the Denver Broncos for Ryan Clady | Traded to the Denver Broncos for Ryan Clady | 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 | Traded to the Houston Texans for Ryan Fitzpatrick | Traded to the Houston Texans for Ryan Fitzpatrick | 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 | |
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.

## Preseason
### Schedule

| 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 |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

## Standings
### Division

AFC East :
| viewtalkedit | 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 |

### Conference

AFCvte :
| # | 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 | 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 | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .502 | .427 | L1 |
| Wild Cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | 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 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .465 | .458 | W1 |
| 8 | Denver Broncos | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .549 | .455 | W1 |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .498 | .363 | L2 |
| 10 | 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 | New York Jets | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .518 | .313 | W1 |
| 14 | 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 ||||||||||||
| 1 2 Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep. 1 2 Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents. 1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents. 1 2 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. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||

## Regular season results
### Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Jets | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
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 :
The Jets held a 22–20 lead going into the final minute, but Mike Nugent kicked the game-winning field goal for the Bengals with 54 seconds remaining. With the loss, the Jets started 0–1. This was also their first home loss to the Bengals since 1981.

### Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 6 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| Bills | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 70,256
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Twitter): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
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 :
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.

### Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
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 :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| Jets | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 6:27. Jets 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 8:33.
Second quarter
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 :
With the loss, the Jets fell to 1-3.

### Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
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. :

### Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
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 :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jets | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 78,160
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Chris Moore fumble recovery in the end zone (Justin Tucker kick), 9:37. Ravens 7–0.
BAL – Justin Tucker 50-yard field goal, 4:27. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:03.
NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 69-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 1:12. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 3:15.
Second quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 49-yard field goal, 11:57. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:15.
NYJ – Matt Forte 13-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 1:45. Jets 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:49.
BAL – Justin Tucker 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 16–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 22-yard field goal, 5:00. Jets 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:03.
NYJ – Matt Forte 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:56. Jets 24–16. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:50.
Fourth quarter
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 :
With the win, the Jets went to 2-5 and picked up their first home win of 2016.

### Week 8: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| Browns | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Andrew Hawkins 5-yard pass from Josh McCown (Cody Parkey kick), 11:45. Browns 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.
CLE – Cody Parkey 41-yard field goal, 3:11. Browns 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:42.
Second quarter
NYJ – Bilal Powell 35-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 12:44. Browns 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:27.
CLE – Isaiah Crowell 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 1:51. Browns 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:40
CLE – Cody Parkey 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:25.
Third quarter
NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 24-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 8:15. Browns 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:45.
NYJ – Matt Forte 4-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 2:11. Jets 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:03.
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Matt Forte 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 9:38. Jets 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:27.
NYJ – Nick Folk 24-yard field goal, 4:04. Jets 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:09.
CLE – Andrew Hawkins 1-yard pass from Josh McCown (Josh McCown–Terrelle Pryor pass), 0:12. Jets 31–28. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 3:52.
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 :
With the comeback win, the Jets improved to 3-5.

### Week 9: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 65,722
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 8:26. Jets 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:34.
MIA – Jay Ajayi 20-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 4:56. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:30.
NYJ – Matt Forte 31-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:35. Jets 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:21.
Second quarter
MIA – Dominique Jones 1-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 10:16. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:19.
NYJ – Nick Folk 21-yard field goal, 5:20. Dolphins 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:56.
Third quarter
MIA – Andrew Franks 33-yard field goal, 5:08. Dolphins 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:53.
MIA – Andrew Franks 29-yard field goal, 3:22. Dolphins 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:38.
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 12:50. Dolphins 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:32.
NYJ – Jalin Marshall 18-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 5:42. Jets 23–20. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:10.
MIA – Kenyan Drake 96-yard kickoff return (Andrew Franks kick), 5:15. Dolphins 27–23. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:27.
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 :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Jets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Greg Zuerlein 20-yard field goal, 9:37. Rams 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:23.
Second quarter
NYJ – Bilal Powell 4-yard pass play by Bryce Petty (kick failed, wide right), 12:35. Jets 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 99 yards, 4:06.
Third quarter
LA – Greg Zuerlein 38-yard field goal, 0:20. Tied 6–6. Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 8:15.
Fourth quarter
LA – Greg Zuerlein 34-yard field goal, 6:52. Rams 9–6. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 4:00.
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 :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| Jets | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 78,160
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 51-yard field goal, 10:29. Jets 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:14.
Second quarter
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 :
With the heartbreaking loss, the Jets fell to 3-8.

### Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 5
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 78,160
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Dwayne Allen 7-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:23. Colts 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:33.
IND – Dwayne Allen 21-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:45. Colts 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:47.
Second quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 38-yard field goal, 10:31. Colts 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:29.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 8:16. Colts 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:15.
IND – Dwayne Allen 23-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:18. Colts 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:20.
Third quarter
IND – Donte Moncrief 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:54. Colts 31–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 1:08. Colts 34–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:11.
Fourth quarter
IND – Robert Turbin 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:54. Colts 41–3. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:20.
NYJ – Robby Anderson 40-yard pass from Bryce Petty (Nick Folk kick), 11:19. Colts 41–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.
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 :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 49ers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 70,178
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
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 :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
| Jets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
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 :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Patriots | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), rain
* Game attendance: 66,289
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 8:16. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:31.
NE – Martellus Bennett 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:02. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:17.
Second quarter
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 22-yard field goal, 11:13. Patriots 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 2:42.
NE – Matt Lengel 18-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:40. Patriots 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:07.
NE – James White 25-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:25. Patriots 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:05.
Third quarter
NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:22. Patriots 34–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:40.
Fourth quarter
NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:24. Patriots 41–0. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:03.
NYJ – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 6:16. Patriots 41–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:08.
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 :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Jets | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
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 :
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.