2010 New York Jets season The 2010 New York Jets season was the franchise ' s 41st season in the National Football League , the 51st season overall and the team ' s first season at New Meadowlands Stadium . The team improved on their 9 – 7 record from 2009 and reached the playoffs again . The Jets played their first pre - season game home against the New York Giants to open up Meadowlands Stadium . Many considered them AFC East favorites ; head coach Rex Ryan went so far as to guarantee a Super Bowl victory . Jets broke a team record with a franchise best 6 consecutive wins on the road with a win against the Lions , followed by a win against the Browns in week 10 . In the same victory against the Browns , the Jets became the first team in NFL history to win back - to - back road games in overtime . The Jets were the last NFL team to be undefeated on the road , before suffering a 45 – 3 loss at the New England Patriots in Week 13 . The Jets met the Patriots again five weeks later in the AFC Divisional Round back in Foxboro where New York defeated New England 28 – 21 . The following week , the Jets lost 24 – 19 against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship . Regular Season Game Summaries . Week 1 : vs . Baltimore Ravens . The Jets began their season at home for an AFC duel with the Baltimore Ravens . In the first quarter , the Jets took the early lead with kicker Nick Folk hitting a 23 - yard field goal . Then he nailed a 28 - yard field goal in the second quarter to bring the Jets up 6 – 0 . After that , the Ravens replied and took the lead when RB Willis McGahee completed a 1 - yard TD run . The Ravens extended their lead in the third quarter when kicker Billy Cundiff got a 25 - yard field goal . The Jets cut the lead in the fourth quarter with Folk making a 48 - yard field goal , but it wasn ' t enough , giving the Jets a loss . With the close loss , the Jets began at 0 – 1 . Week 2 : vs . New England Patriots . The Jets started slow by accruing no passing yards during the first quarter , but the Patriots went down the field in two long drives taking up most of the time in the first half . In the second quarter , the Patriots took the early lead as quarterback Tom Brady completed a 6 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Wes Welker , but the Jets replied with quarterback Mark Sanchez completing a 10 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Braylon Edwards . The Patriots scored again with Brady finding wide receiver Randy Moss on a 34 - yard touchdown pass . The Jets narrowed the Patriots ' lead when kicker Nick Folk nailed a 49 - yard field goal , followed by him making a 36 - yard field goad in the third quarter . The Jets got the lead when Sanchez completed a 2 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery ( with a successful 2 - point conversion ) . The Jets extended their lead in the fourth quarter when Sanchez making a 1 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Dustin Keller . With the win , the Jets improved to 1 – 1 . Week 3 : at Miami Dolphins . Coming off their divisional win over the Patriots , the Jets flew to Sun Life Stadium for a Week 3 AFC East duel with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night . New York delivered the game ' s opening strike in the first quarter as quarterback Mark Sanchez completed a 24 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Dustin Keller . The Jets added onto their lead in the second quarter as Sanchez hooked up with Keller again on a 12 - yard touchdown pass . The Dolphins answered as quarterback Chad Henne connected with tight end Anthony Fasano on a 3 - yard touchdown pass , followed by kicker Dan Carpenter making a 44 - yard field goal . Miami took the lead in the third quarter as Henne found wide receiver Brandon Marshall on an 11 - yard touchdown pass , yet New York immediately struck back as Sanchez completed a 67 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Braylon Edwards . The Dolphins cut into the lead as Carpenter made a 20 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Jets responded with kicker Nick Folk making a 30 - yard field goal . Miami struck back with Carpenter ' s 50 - yard field goal , yet New York stayed persistent as running back LaDainian Tomlinson got a 1 - yard touchdown run . Miami tried to get a comeback drive going , but the defense came through to hold on to the victory . With the win , the Jets improved to 2 – 1 . Week 4 : at Buffalo Bills . Coming off their divisional road win over the Dolphins , the Jets flew to Ralph Wilson Stadium for a Week 4 AFC East duel with the throwback - clad Buffalo Bills . New York scored in the first quarter as running back LaDainian Tomlinson got a 1 - yard touchdown run . The Jets added on to their lead in the second quarter with a 19 - yard field goal from kicker Nick Folk , followed by quarterback Mark Sanchez completing a 41 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Braylon Edwards . The Bills closed out the half with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick finding tight end David Martin on a 4 - yard touchdown pass . New York pulled away in the third quarter as tight end Dustin Keller caught a 3 - yard touchdown pass from wide receiver / quarterback Brad Smith , followed by his 2 - yard touchdown reception thrown by Sanchez . Afterwards , Tomlinson ' s 26 - yard touchdown run effectively secured the victory . Buffalo closed out the game in the fourth quarter as Fitzpatrick threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Johnson . With the win , the Jets improved to 3 – 1 . Week 5 : vs . Minnesota Vikings . Coming off their dominating divisional road win over the Bills , the Jets went home for a Week 5 interconference duel with the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night . New York took flight in the first quarter as kicker Nick Folk made a 25 - yard field goal . The Jets added onto their lead in the second quarter as Folk booted a 53 - yard and a 22 - yard field goal . New York continued to build their lead in the third quarter as Folk nailed a 34 - yard field goal . The Vikings answered with quarterback Brett Favre completed a 37 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Randy Moss , yet the Jets came right back with Folk ' s 31 - yard field goal . After the match was delayed due to adverse weather conditions , Minnesota began to strike back in the fourth quarter as Favre connected with wide receiver Percy Harvin on a 34 - yard touchdown pass ( with a failed 2 - point conversion ) . Afterwards , New York answer as running back Shonn Greene got a 23 - yard touchdown run . The Vikings tried to rally as Favre found Harvin again on an 11 - yard touchdown pass , yet the Jets put the game away as cornerback Dwight Lowery returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown . With the win , New York improved to 4 – 1 . Week 6 : at Denver Broncos . Hoping to increase their winning streak the Jets flew to INVESCO Field at Mile High for an AFC duel with the Broncos . In the 2nd quarter the Jets took the lead as QB Mark Sanchez made a 32 - yard TD pass to WR Braylon Edwards . But Denver replied with QB Tim Tebow scrambling 5 yards to the endzone for a touchdown . This was followed by kicker Matt Prater nailing a 59 - yard field goal . In the third quarter the Jets responded with kicker Nick Folk hitting a 56 - yard field goal . The Jets fell behind when QB Kyle Orton made a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Demaryius Thomas . But replied in the fourth quarter with RB LaDainian Tomlinson making a 20 - yard TD run . The Jets trailed again with Prater making a 48 - yard field goal . But pulled back in the lead when Tomlinson got a 2 - yard TD run . With the win , the Jets improve to 5 – 1 . Week 8 : vs . Green Bay Packers . The Jets ' seventh game was an Interconference duel with the Packers . Punter Steve Weatherford made the game ' s most controversial decision in the first quarter , opting to attempt a fake punt and run for the first down on 4th and 18 . Weatherford was stopped a yard short of the first down , giving the Packers ideal field position which eventually led to an early 3 – 0 Packers lead . " He does it on his own , " Ryan said . " ( The Packers ) were caving that side down . This was something Steve did on his own . I don ' t think he realized we ' d just been sacked . We told him before that it needed to be a manageable situation , not fourth - and - 20 or whatever it was . " . In a game where defense ruled , the Packers lead 3 – 0 at halftime . With no challenges left after two failed attempts in the first half , Mark Sanchez threw a ball to Dustin Keller that was ripped out of his hands and ruled an interception in the 4th quarter . The replay showed that Keller made the catch and was down before losing possession , but with no challenges left the Jets were left with nothing . Green Bay took a 6 – 0 lead after the turnover . The Jets had two more chances to take the lead but had drives halted on 4th and longs . The Packers added on another field goal late to finalize a 9 – 0 win in the New Meadowlands Stadium . This marked the first time since 2006 the Jets were shutout . With the loss , the Jets fell to 5 – 2 . Week 9 : at Detroit Lions . Hoping to rebound from their loss against the Packers , the Jets flew to Ford Field for an interconference duel with the Lions . In the first quarter the Jets trailed early as quarterback Matt Stafford found tight end Brandon Pettigrew on a 10 - yard touchdown pass . The Jets fought back and took the lead with Nick Folk hitting a 31 - yard field goal , followed by quarterback Mark Sanchez completing a 74 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Braylon Edwards . In the third quarter the Jets fell behind again as Stafford scrambled 1 - yard for a touchdown however , the Lions missed the extra point , attempted by Ndamukong Suh who replaced the injured Jason Hanson . The miss proved to be instrumental in New York ' s victory . Stafford followed up with 2 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Burleson in the fourth quarter . The Jets responded as Sanchez scrambled 1 yard for a touchdown , and then Nick Folk tied the game after making a 36 - yard field goal that sent the game into overtime . With New York winning the coin toss , they began to move down field and after Sanchez found receiver Santonio Holmes on a 52 - yard pass play , the Jets were in a position to win via field goal . Subsequently , Folk made the 30 - yard field goal to lift the Jets over the Lions . With the win , the Jets improved to 6 – 2 . Week 10 : at Cleveland Browns . Coming off their win over the Lions , the Jets flew to Cleveland Browns Stadium for a Week 10 duel with the Cleveland Browns . New York trailed in the first quarter as Browns kicker Phil Dawson made a 34 - yard field goal . The Jets answered with a 27 - yard field goal from kicker Nick Folk , but Cleveland responded with running back Peyton Hillis getting a 12 - yard touchdown run . New York tied the game in the second quarter with quarterback Mark Sanchez finding wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery on a 25 - yard touchdown pass . The Browns regained the lead with Dawson ' s 23 - yard field goal , yet the Jets took the lead with Sanchez ' s 1 - yard touchdown run . After a scoreless third quarter , New York added onto their lead in the fourth quarter with Folk ' s 25 - yard field goal . However , Cleveland tied the game with quarterback Colt McCoy completing a 3 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi . In overtime , Sanchez found wide receiver Santonio Holmes on the game - ending 37 - yard touchdown pass . The Jets became the first team in league history to win back - to - back overtime games on the road . With the win , New York improved to 7 – 2 . Week 11 : vs . Houston Texans . Hoping to increase their winning streak the Jets played on home ground for an AFC duel with the Texans . In the first quarter the Jets took the lead as kicker Nick Folk nailed a 37 - yard field goal . The Texans replied in the second quarter with RB Arian Foster getting a 2 - yard TD run . The Jets got the lead back as QB Mark Sanchez threw a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Santonio Holmes ; followed by Folk making a 30 - yard field goal . The Jets ' lead extended in the third quarter when Sanchez found Holmes again on a 41 - yard TD pass . In the fourth quarter Folk made a 30 - yard field goal to put the Jets up 23 – 7 . The Texans rallied to take the lead back with kicker Neil Rackers nailing a 38 - yard field goal , followed by QB Matt Schaub completing a 43 - yard TD pass to TE Joel Dreessen , followed by Foster getting a 1 - yard TD run , and then Rackers got a 22 - yard field goal . The Jets still managed to score to get the win with Sanchez finding Holmes again on a 6 - yard TD pass . With the win , the Jets improve to 8 – 2 . Week 12 : vs . Cincinnati Bengals ( Thanksgiving Classic ) . Coming off their win over the Texans , the Jets stayed at home for a Week 12 Thanksgiving duel with the Cincinnati Bengals . After a scoreless first quarter , the Jets delivered the game ' s opening strike in the second quarter with a 27 - yard field goal from kicker Nick Folk , but the Bengals answered with quarterback Carson Palmer completing a 5 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jordan Shipley . New York regained the lead with a 53 - yard touchdown end - around from wide receiver / quarterback Brad Smith and a 13 - yard touchdown pass from Mark Sanchez to Santonio Holmes . Cincinnati responded in the fourth quarter as Aaron Pettrey kicked a 28 - yard field goal , but the Jets added Smith ' s 89 - yard kick return for a touchdown , followed by defensive end Trevor Pryce sacking Palmer in the endzone for a safety . With the win , New York improved to 9 – 2 . Smith ( 3 carries , 55 yards , TD , 3 kick returns , 122 return yards , TD ) and cornerback Darrelle Revis ( 4 tackles , 1 sack ) were named NFL Network ' s 2010 Pudding Pie Award winners . Week 13 : at New England Patriots . Coming off their win over the Bengals on Thanksgiving , the Jets traveled to Foxborough in Monday Night Football game with the New England Patriots . In the first quarter , the Patriots took the early lead , with a 41 - yard field goal from kicker Shayne Graham , followed by a 1 - yard touchdown run from running back BenJarvus Green - Ellis and a 25 - yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady to wide receiver Deion Branch . In the second quarter , the Jets got on the board , with a 39 - yard field goal from kicker Nick Folk , in what would be the Jets ' only score of the game . Later in the second quarter , the Patriots replied , with Brady throwing a 4 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Tate . The Patriots continued their offensive onslaught in the third quarter , with Brady throwing an 18 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Wes Welker . In the fourth quarter , Brady threw a 1 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Aaron Hernandez , followed by a 5 - yard touchdown run from Green - Ellis . With the loss the Jets dropped to 9 – 3 and second place in the AFC East . Week 14 : vs . Miami Dolphins . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Patriots the Jets played on home ground for an AFC East rivalry match against the Dolphins . The Jets trailed early with kicker Dan Carpenter nailing a 47 - yard field goal , followed by QB Chad Henne completing a 6 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall . They tried to cut the lead but only came away with kicker Nick Folk hitting a 35 and a 42 - yard field goal . With the loss , the Jets fell to 9 – 4 . Week 16 : at Chicago Bears . Coming off their win over the Steelers the Jets played an interconference duel with the Bears . In the first quarter the Jets trailed early as kicker Robbie Gould got a 37 - yard field goal , followed by Matt Forte getting a 22 - yard TD run . The Jets pulled ahead with RB Shonn Greene getting a 3 - yard TD run , followed by CB Dwight Lowery returning an interception 20 yards for a touchdown , followed by RB LaDainian Tomlinson getting a 3 - yard TD run letting the Jets lead 21 – 10 . The lead was narrowed as QB Jay Cutler scrambled 2 yards for a touchdown , but was soon extended as kicker Nick Folk made a 26 - yard field goal . They trailed again with Cutler completing a 40 and a 25 - yard TD pass to wide receivers Devin Hester and Johnny Knox respectively , but soon were able to tie the game with QB Mark Sanchez throwing a 23 - yard TD pass to WR Santonio Holmes . The Bears escaped the tie with Cutler finding Knox again on a 26 - yard TD pass . The Jets tried to come back , but only came away with a 34 - yard field goal from Folk . When the Jets got the ball back , Sanchez threw a pass intended for Holmes , only to be intercepted by safety Chris Harris with 0 : 58 to go . With the loss , the Jets fell to 10 – 5 , but clinched a playoff berth when the Jaguars lost to the Redskins . . Week 17 : vs . Buffalo Bills . The Jets ' sixteenth game was a division rivalry rematch against the Bills at home . The Jets commanded the first half with kicker Nick Folk making a 28 - yard field goal , followed by CB Marquice Cole returning an interception 35 yards for a touchdown , then with QB Mark Brunell making a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Santonio Holmes . Their offense broke down a bit as Brunell ' s next pass was intercepted by FS Jairus Byrd and returned 37 yards for a touchdown , but continued to score after Brunell found WR Braylon Edwards on a 52 - yard TD pass . This was followed by QB Kellen Clemens scrambling 10 yards for a touchdown , then with RB John Conner getting a 16 - yard TD run . With the win , the Jets finish on an 11 – 5 record . Post Season Game Summaries . AFC Wild Card Game : at Indianapolis Colts . Entering the postseason as the AFC ' s sixth seed , the Jets began their playoff run at Lucas Oil Stadium for the AFC Wild Card Round against the third seeded Indianapolis Colts in a rematch of the 2009 – 10 AFC Championship Game . After a scoreless first quarter , New York trailed in the second quarter as Colts quarterback Peyton Manning completed a 57 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Pierre Garçon . The Jets tied the game in the third quarter with a 1 - yard touchdown run from running back LaDainian Tomlinson , however Indianapolis immediately came back with a 47 - yard Adam Vinatieri field goal . New York took the lead in the fourth quarter with another 1 - yard touchdown run from Tomlinson , but the Colts regained the lead with Vinatieri nailing a 32 - yard and a 50 - yard field goal . However , the Jets prevailed in the end ; as time expired , Nick Folk kicked the game - winning 32 - yard field goal . With the win , New York improved their overall record to 12 – 5 . AFC Divisional Game : at New England Patriots . Coming off their win over the Colts , the Jets flew to Gillette Stadium for the AFC Divisional Round against the top - seeded New England Patriots , in Round 3 of their 2010 series . New York trailed in the first quarter as Patriots kicker Shayne Graham made a 34 - yard field goal . The Jets took the lead in the second quarter as quarterback Mark Sanchez found running back LaDainian Tomlinson on a 7 - yard touchdown pass . After a failed fake - punt attempt by New England , Sanchez connected with wide receiver Braylon Edwards on a 15 - yard touchdown pass . New England began to cut away at their deficit as quarterback Tom Brady completed a 2 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Alge Crumpler ( with a successful two - point conversion run from running back Sammy Morris ) . The Patriots tried to rally as Graham got a 35 - yard field goal , yet New York came right back with a 20 - yard touchdown run from running back Shonn Greene . Afterwards , New England closed out the game as Brady completed a 13 - yard touchdown pass to with wide receiver Deion Branch . With the win , the Jets improved to 13 – 5 . The Jets defense set a franchise single - game postseason record by sacking Brady five times . AFC Championship Game : at Pittsburgh Steelers . Coming off their win over the Patriots , the Jets flew to Heinz Field for the AFC Championship Game against the # 2 Pittsburgh Steelers , in a rematch of their Week 15 game . New York trailed in the first quarter as Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall got a 1 - yard touchdown run . Pittsburgh added onto their lead in the second quarter as kicker Shaun Suisham got a 20 - yard field goal , followed by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger getting a 2 - yard touchdown run , along with cornerback William Gay returning a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown . The Jets closed out the half with a 42 - yard field goal from kicker Nick Folk . New York began the third quarter with quarterback Mark Sanchez finding wide receiver Santonio Holmes on a 45 - yard touchdown pass . The Jets tried to rally as Roethlisberger fumbled the snap in the endzone for a safety , followed by Sanchez hooking up with wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery on a 4 - yard touchdown pass . However , the Steelers held on to preserve the win . With the loss , New York ' s season came to an end with an overall record of 13 – 6 .