2008 New York Jets season The 2008 New York Jets season was the 49th season for the club and the 39th season in the National Football League . The team succeeded in improving upon their 4 – 12 record from 2007 , but did not make the playoffs . Offseason . Signings . The Jets used a large amount of salary cap room to make several high - profile acquisitions in the offseason . On February 29 , the team signed former Pittsburgh Steelers left guard Alan Faneca to a five - year , $ 40 million contract . The deal made Faneca the highest paid offensive lineman in the National Football League . The Jets then signed former Arizona Cardinals linebacker Calvin Pace to a six - year , $ 42 million deal . Pace had 6 ½ sacks in 2007 , and was considered to fit well with the Jets ' 3 – 4 defense . The Jets continued to attempt to improve the offensive line by signing Detroit Lions right tackle Damien Woody to a five - year $ 25 . 5 million contract . Other notable free agent signings included fullback Tony Richardson , cornerbacks Andre Woolfolk & Ty Law , tight end Bubba Franks , and running back Jesse Chatman . Perhaps the Jets most significant offseason acquisition was veteran and former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre . Favre , the NFL ' s all - time leader in touchdown passes , completions , passing yards , interceptions , wins and consecutive starts by a quarterback , was picked up in a trade during training camp . Favre finished the 2007 season second in MVP voting and was named starter of the NFC Pro Bowl team . Schedule . Matchups were determined at the end of the 2007 season based on the league ' s scheduling formula . Along with home and away games against each of their traditional rivals in the AFC East , the Jets played each of the teams from the AFC West and NFC West divisions , as per the NFL ' s annual rotation . The NFL revealed its schedule for all 256 regular season games on April 15 , 2008 . One notable game in the schedule was the Jets ' first game televised on the NFL Network , against the division rival New England Patriots . Game times from weeks 12 through 17 were subject to change in accordance with the NFL ' s flexible scheduling policy ; two games were affected by this policy . Regular season . Notes < br > Simulcast on WPIX . < br > Originally scheduled as a 1 : 00 PM kickoff . < br > Originally scheduled as a 1 : 00 PM kickoff . Regular season results . Week 1 : at Miami Dolphins . Game summary . The Jets started with quarterback Brett Favre against a Miami Dolphins team that was sporting new starting quarterback and former Jets starting quarterback Chad Pennington . Favre got the Jets on the scoreboard first in the first quarter with a play - action pass that found Jerricho Cotchery at the 10 - yard line en route to a 56 - yard touchdown . However , Mike Nugent sprained his thigh on the following kickoff , and when he attempted and missed a 32 - yard field goal attempt , Nugent was brought out of the game . Miami then responded , with Chad Pennington marching the Dolphins down to the 6 - yard line . From there , Pennington connected with Anthony Fasano for a 5 - yard touchdown , tying the game . On the following drive for the Jets , coach Eric Mangini , faced with the possibility of missing a 40 - yard field goal if he allowed an uncertain Mike Nugent to kick the ball , opted for Favre to continue on 4th down and 13 yards . Favre , under pressure , threw up a high ball and rookie Chansi Stuckey jumped up for the catch in the end zone , giving the Jets a 13 – 7 lead . Rather than put Nugent out to the field for a PAT , Mangini opted to go for two points , but the option failed . In the 3rd quarter , Favre brought the Jets back to the red zone , moving them to the 6 yard line . From there , Favre handed off the ball to Thomas Jones , who ran in for the touchdown . Along with an extra point from Mike Nugent , the Jets now had a 20 – 7 lead . Due to miscommunication , Chad Pennington was forced to use two time - outs early in the 4th quarter . Late in the 4th quarter , Pennington moved Miami down the field , including connecting on a 14 yard pass from 4th - and - 7 at midfield . Pennington completed an 11 yard touchdown pass to David Martin with 3 : 27 remaining , cutting the Jets ' lead to 6 points . The Jets , who ran the clock down to the two - minute warning , went three - and - out on their drive , giving the ball back to Miami at their 34 - yard line with 1 : 53 remaining . Pennington moved the team down the field , getting to the 18 - yard line with 18 seconds on the clock . On 3rd - and - 10 from the 18 - yard line , Pennington attempted a throw to Ted Ginn , Jr . in the back of the end zone , but it was intercepted by Darrelle Revis , sealing the six - point win for the Jets . With the win , the Jets began their 2008 season at 1 – 0 . Brett Favre , in his Jets debut , completed 15 of 22 passes for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns ( with a passer rating of 125 . 9 ) . Week 2 : vs . New England Patriots . Game summary . Coming off their divisional road win over the Dolphins , the Jets played their Week 2 home opener against their AFC East foe , the New England Patriots . The Jets had the first opportunity to score in the first quarter , but a 31 - yard field goal attempt by new kicker Jay Feely was wide right . New York then trailed as Patroits kicker Stephen Gostkowski got a 21 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Jets continued to trail as Gostkowski kicked a 37 - yard field goal . Brett Favre got the Jets down to the 3 yard line , but after three running plays resulting in 0 net yardage , the Jets settled for a 21 - yard field goal to get on the board . In the third quarter , New England capitalized on an interception by Brandon Meriweather off a Brett Favre pass . The Patriots increased its lead 6 plays later as RB Sammy Morris got a 1 - yard TD run and Gostkowski nailed a 28 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Jets tried to rally as QB Brett Favre completed a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Chansi Stuckey . However , the Patriots pulled away with Gostkowski ' s 27 - yard field goal . With the loss , New York fell to 1 – 1 . Week 3 : at San Diego Chargers . Game summary . Hoping to rebound from their divisional home loss to the Patriots , the Jets flew to Qualcomm Stadium for a Week 3 MNF duel with the San Diego Chargers . In the first quarter , New York took flight as CB David Barrett returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown . The Chargers responded with kicker Nate Kaeding getting a 36 - yard field goal , along with QB Philip Rivers completing a 1 - yard TD pass to FB Mike Tolbert . In the second quarter , San Diego increased its lead with CB Antonio Cromartie returning an interception 52 yards for a touchdown . The Jets answered with QB Brett Favre completing a 3 - yard TD pass to WR Laveranues Coles . The turning point in the game occurred on the following kickoff , an on - side kick , which traveled only 15 yards before the Chargers picked up the ball . They then added a touchdown , with Rivers completing a 27 - yard TD pass to WR Chris Chambers . Following another interception , the Chargers scored again with a 6 - yard TD pass to TE Antonio Gates . In the third quarter , San Diego increased its lead with RB LaDainian Tomlinson getting a 2 - yard TD run . New York then managed to move the ball down to the San Diego 9 yard line , but turned the ball over on downs . In the fourth quarter , New York tried to rally as Favre completed a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Chansi Stuckey ( with a failed 2 - point conversion ) , along with kicker Jay Feely getting a 32 - yard field goal , yet the Chargers answered with Tomlinson ' s 2 - yard TD run . Afterwards , the Jets tried to make yet another comeback attempt as Jerricho Cotchery ran a return ball 54 yards . Favre completed a 13 - yard TD pass to TE Dustin Keller to put them within 2 touchdowns from tying , yet San Diego sealed the win with Kaeding ' s 49 - yard field goal with 2 : 08 left in the game . With the loss , New York fell to 1 – 2 . Week 4 : vs . Arizona Cardinals . Game summary . Hoping to rebound from a tough MNF road loss to the Chargers , the Jets went home , donned their New York Titans throwbacks , and played a Week 4 interconference duel with the Arizona Cardinals . After a scoreless first quarter , New York would begin their explosive second quarter . It began with QB Brett Favre completing a 12 - yard TD pass to WR Laveranues Coles . It continued with CB Darrelle Revis returning an interception 32 yards for a touchdown . Afterwards , New York kept its domination going with Favre completing a 34 - yard TD pass to Coles , kicker Jay Feely getting a 20 - yard field goal , Favre and Coles hooking up with each other for a third time on a 2 - yard TD pass , and Feely kicking a 30 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Cardinals started to rally as RB Edgerrin James got a 4 - yard and a 2 - yard TD run , while RB Tim Hightower got a 1 - yard TD run . In the fourth quarter , the Jets answered with Favre completing a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Jerricho Cotchery . Arizona replied with QB Kurt Warner completing an 8 - yard TD pass to WR Anquan Boldin , yet New York continued its victory march as Favre completed a 40 - yard TD pass to Cotchery . The Cardinals tried to come back as Warner completing a 14 - yard TD pass to WR Jerheme Urban , yet the Jets were able to close out the game as Favre threw his career - best sixth touchdown pass to rookie TE Dustin Keller from 24 yards out . In the final minute , Anquan Boldin suffered fractured paranasal sinuses as a result of a helmet - to - helmet collision . After witnessing the injury , Kurt Warner considered retirement , but remained to lead the Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII . With the amazing win , New York went into the bye week at 2 – 2 . The Jets ' 34 - second quarter points became a franchise record for the most points in any given quarter . The defense was also impressive with 5 sacks and 7 turnovers . Also , heading into the game , Favre was listed as questionable , due to an injury from MNF . He improved to 6 – 1 in career games where he ' s listed an questionable . Week 6 : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . Coming off their bye week , the Jets stayed at home , donned their New York Titans throwbacks again , and played a Week 6 duel with the winless Cincinnati Bengals . In the first quarter , the Jets trailed early as Bengals strong safety Chinedum Ndukwe returned a fumble 15 yards for a touchdown . New York would respond with QB Brett Favre completing a 2 - yard TD pass to RB Thomas Jones . In the second quarter , the Jets took the lead as kicker Jay Feely got a 38 - yard field goal , while Jones got a 7 - yard TD run . Cincinnati closed out the half with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick getting a 1 - yard TD run . In the third quarter , New York began to pull away as Feely nailed a 43 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Jets closed the game out with Jones getting a 1 - yard TD run ( with a failed 2 - point conversion ) . With the win , New York improved to 3 – 2 . Week 7 : at Oakland Raiders . Coming off their home win over the Bengals , the Jets flew to Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum for a Week 7 duel with the Oakland Raiders , Brett Favre ' s first trip to the stadium since a 2003 Monday night game played in the aftermath of his father ' s death . In the first quarter , New York took flight as kicker Jay Feely got a 40 - yard field goal . The Raiders responded with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 29 - yard field goal . After a scoreless second quarter , Oakland took the lead as QB JaMarcus Russell completed an 8 - yard TD pass to WR Javon Walker . In the fourth quarter , the Jets answered with RB Leon Washington getting an 11 - yard TD run . The Raiders regained their lead as Janikowski got a 37 - yard field goal . Favre orchestrated a remarkable final drive , culminating in a Feely 52 - yard field goal with just 3 seconds left that sent the game into overtime . The Jets nearly won in regulation , but Jerricho Cotchery was tripped up by the last Oakland defender , preventing what would have been a game - winning touchdown . Oakland prevailed in overtime , as Janikowski nailed the game - ending 57 - yard field goal . With the loss , the Jets fell to 3 – 3 . Week 8 : vs . Kansas City Chiefs . Hoping to rebound from their tough overtime road loss to the Raiders , the Jets went home for a Week 8 duel with the Kansas City Chiefs . In the first quarter , New York took flight as QB Brett Favre completed an 18 - yard TD pass to RB Leon Washington . In the second quarter , the Chiefs tied the game as QB Tyler Thigpen completed a 19 - yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez . The Jets would answer with Washington getting a 60 - yard TD run . Kansas City closed out the half as Thigpen completed an 11 - yard TD pass to WR Mark Bradley . In the third quarter , the Chiefs took the lead as kicker Connor Barth nailed a 30 - yard field goal , yet New York replied with RB Thomas Jones getting a 1 - yard TD run . In the fourth quarter , Kansas City got the lead again as CB Brandon Flowers returned an interception 91 yards for a touchdown . Fortunately , the Jets pulled out the win with Favre completing the game - winning 15 - yard TD pass to WR Laveranues Coles . With the win , New York improved to 4 – 3 . During halftime , the Jets celebrated the 40th anniversary of their Super Bowl III championship team . Week 9 : at Buffalo Bills . Coming off their home win over the Chiefs , the Jets flew to Ralph Wilson Stadium for a Week 9 AFC East duel with the Buffalo Bills . In the first quarter , New York took flight early as kicker Jay Feely getting a 37 - yard field goal . The Bills answered with QB Trent Edwards completing a 9 - yard TD pass to TE Derek Fine . Afterwards , the Jets regained the lead as Feely got a 26 - yard field goal , along with safety Abram Elam returning an interception 92 yards for a touchdown . After a scoreless second quarter , New York kicked off the third quarter with Feely making a 20 - yard field goal . Buffalo would respond with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 53 - yard field goal , yet New York replied with RB Thomas Jones getting a 7 - yard TD run . In the fourth quarter , the Bills tried to rally as CB Jabari Greer returned QB Brett Favre ' s 300th career interception 42 yards for a touchdown . Favre subsequently led the Jets downfield on a seven - minute drive , resulting in a 31 - yard field goal from Feely to put the game out of reach for Buffalo . With the win , not only did New York improve to 5 – 3 , but Favre also earned his first win at Ralph Wilson Stadium after going 0 – 3 in his previous three visits with Green Bay . Week 10 : vs . St . Louis Rams . Coming off their road win over the Bills , the Jets went home for Week 10 interconference duel with the St . Louis Rams . In the first quarter , New York took flight as RB Thomas Jones got a 13 - yard TD run , kicker Jay Feely nailed a 22 - yard field goal , and LB Calvin Pace returning a fumble 50 yards for a touchdown . In the second quarter , the Jets continued their domination as Jones got a 2 - yard TD run , Feely making a 49 - yard and a 46 - yard field goal , QB Brett Favre completing a 2 - yard TD pass to TE Dustin Keller , and Feely getting a 55 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Rams would get only points of the game as kicker Josh Brown nailed a 37 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , New York flew away as Jones got a 6 - yard TD run . With the huge win , the Jets improved to 6 – 3 . The + 44 point differential marked the largest margin of victory in franchise history . Also , it was their first win over the Rams since 1983 . Week 11 : at New England Patriots . Coming off their dominating home win over the Rams , the Jets flew to Gillette Stadium for a Week 11 AFC East rematch with the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football . In the first quarter , New York took flight as QB Brett Favre completed a 7 - yard TD pass to RB Leon Washington . The Patriots would respond with kicker Stephen Gostkowski getting a 42 - yard field goal . The Jets would increase their lead as kicker Jay Feely made a 22 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , New England would answer with Gostkowski making a 31 - yard field goal , yet New York immediately replied as Washington returned the kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown . Later , the Jets added onto their lead as Favre completed a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Jerricho Cotchery to give the Jets a commanding 24 – 6 lead . The Patriots would get back into the game by closing out the half with a QB Matt Cassel 19 - yard TD pass to WR Jabar Gaffney . In the third quarter , New England hacked away at New York ' s lead as Cassel completed a 10 - yard TD pass to TE Benjamin Watson ( along with a 2 - point conversion pass to Gaffney ) on the final play of the 3rd quarter . In the fourth quarter , the Patriots completely erased the Jets ' 18 - point lead with Gostkowski kicking a 47 - yard field goal . New York would answer with RB Thomas Jones getting a 1 - yard TD run , but New England tied the game with Cassel completing a 16 - yard TD pass to WR Randy Moss , who had beaten Ty Law as time expired . In overtime , the Jets took the kickoff and marched straight down the field to win on Feely ' s 34 - yard field goal . The drive included some clutch throws by Favre , particularly a connection with Dustin Keller on 3rd - and - 17 from deep in the Jets ' zone . It was Favre ' s 42nd game winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime in his career . Washington was selected as AFC special teams player of the week for the first time in his career . His 92 - yard touchdown was the fourth kick return TD of his career , surpassing Justin Miller for the club record . With the win , New York improved to 7 – 3 . Week 12 : at Tennessee Titans . Coming off their impressive Thursday night road win over the Patriots , the Jets flew to LP Field for a Week 12 duel with the undefeated Tennessee Titans . In the first quarter , New York took flight early as QB Brett Favre completed a 10 - yard TD pass to RB Thomas Jones . In the second quarter , the Jets continued their scoring as kicker Jay Feely got a 20 - yard field goal . The Titans closed out the half with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 43 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , New York went back to work as Feely made a 30 - yard field goal , while Favre completed a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Laveranues Coles . In the fourth quarter , Tennessee tried to rally as Bironas nailed a 49 - yard field goal , yet the Jets replied with RB Leon Washington ' s 61 - yard TD run . The Titans tried to keep their perfect season alive as QB Kerry Collins completed a 6 - yard TD pass to FB Ahmard Hall . Afterwards , New York flew away as Washington got another 4 - yard TD run . With the win , the Jets improved to 8 – 3 . Favre also broke a tie with Dan Marino for victories in the most NFL stadiums by winning in his 32nd at LP Field . Week 13 : vs . Denver Broncos . Coming off their road win over the Titans , the Jets went home for a Week 13 duel with the Denver Broncos . In the first quarter , New York trailed early as Broncos safety Vernon Fox returning a fumble 23 yards for a touchdown . The Jets would respond with RB Thomas Jones getting a 59 - yard TD run , but Denver answered with QB Jay Cutler completing a 59 - yard TD pass to WR Eddie Royal , along with kicker Matt Prater making a 25 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , New York drew close as Jones got a 29 - yard TD run , yet the Broncos replied with RB Peyton Hillis getting a 1 - yard TD run , along with Prater getting a 35 - yard field goal . In the third quarer , the Jets tried to rally as kicker Jay Feely nailed a 30 - yard field goal . However , in the fourth quarter , Denver pulled away as Cutler completed a 36 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon Stokley . With the loss , New York fell to 8 – 4 . Week 14 : at San Francisco 49ers . Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Broncos , the Jets flew to Candlestick Park for a Week 14 interconference battle with the San Francisco 49ers . Late in the first quarter , New York trailed early as 49ers offensive tackle Joe Staley recovered Jason Hill ' s fumble in the endzone for a touchdown . The Jets responded in the second quarter with quarterback Brett Favre getting a 2 - yard touchdown run , yet San Francisco would answer with quarterback Shaun Hill completing a 4 - yard touchdown pass to running back Frank Gore . In the third quarter , New York tied the game with running back Thomas Jones ' s 17 - yard touchdown run . However , the 49ers pulled away in the fourth quarter as kicker Joe Nedney nailed a 32 - yard field goal , along with Hill completing a 3 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Bryant Johnson . With the loss , the Jets fell to 8 – 5 . Week 15 : vs . Buffalo Bills . Hoping to snap a two - game losing streak , the Jets went home for a Week 15 AFC East rematch with the Buffalo Bills . Early in the first quarter , New York soared off to an early lead as running back Thomas Jones got a 2 - yard touchdown run . The Bills would answer with a 34 - yard field goal from kicker Rian Lindell , yet the Jets answered with quarterback Brett Favre completing an 11 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery . Buffalo would take the lead in the second quarter as quarterback J . P . Losman got an 8 - yard touchdown run and completed a 2 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Johnson , but New York would get the halftime lead as running back Leon Washington got a 47 - yard touchdown run . In the third quarter , the Bills got within one as Lindell got a 48 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , the Jets added onto their lead as kicker Jay Feely nailed a 31 - yard field goal . Buffalo got the lead again as running back Fred Jackson dragged defenders for an 11 - yard touchdown run . After a Jets punt , Buffalo took over with just over two minutes remaining . Rather than try to run out the clock and burn the Jets ' timeouts , Losman dropped back for a pass on third down . Under pressure from safety Abram Elam , Losman let go of the ball , allowing defensive end Shaun Ellis to return that fumble 11 yards for the game - winning touchdown . With the win , the Jets improved to 9 – 5 , needing wins in their last 2 games to clinch the AFC East . Week 16 : at Seattle Seahawks . Game summary . For the fourth time in as many trips to the western United States , the Jets lost to the woeful Seahawks in Mike Holmgren ' s final home game as the team ' s head coach . The loss dropped the Jets to 9 – 6 and out of first place in the AFC East . Jay Feely put the Jets on the board with a field goal eight minutes into the game and the lead held for most of the remainder of the first half . Seattle scored with thirty one seconds remaining in the half on a Seneca Wallace touchdown pass . Olindo Mare kicked two field goals in the second half , including one with 1 : 47 remaining to clinch victory for Seattle . Brett Favre was held without a touchdown pass for the Jets and threw two interceptions , and Thomas Jones was held to 67 yards . For the Seahawks Maurice Morris rushed for 116 yards on 29 carries and Wallace finished with 175 yards passing and his second quarter touchdown . With the loss , New York fell to 9 – 6 . Week 17 : vs . Miami Dolphins . Hoping to keep their slim playoff hopes alive , the Jets went home for a Week 17 AFC East rematch with the Miami Dolphins . After a scoreless first quarter , New York took flight in the second quarter as quarterback Brett Favre completed a 13 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Laveranues Coles ( with a failed PAT ) . The Dolphins would strike back with former Jets quarterback Chad Pennington completing a 27 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ted Ginn , Jr . , along with rookie defensive end Phillip Merling returning an interception 25 yards for a touchdown . New York would close out the half as kicker Jay Feely got a 28 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Jets regained the lead as running back Leon Washington got a 10 - yard touchdown run ( followed by Favre ' s 2 - point conversion pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery ) . However , Miami replied with Pennington ' s 20 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Anthony Fasano . In the fourth quarter , the Dolphins would pull away as kicker Dan Carpenter nailed a 48 - yard field goal . New York tried to get a comeback , but Miami ' s defense stopped any attempt . With the disappointing finish , the Jets ' season ended at 9 – 7 . As a result , head coach Eric Mangini was fired .