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Miami Dolphins at New York Jets

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 7 · MetLife Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Miami Dolphins—Away
New York Jets—Home

Game details

Venue address
One MetLife Stadium Drive, East Rutherford, NJ 07073, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Miami Dolphins 0–5 · Road 0–3 · Streak L5 · Power Index No. 31 · 14 days of rest (off a bye)
New York Jets 2–3 · Home 1–1 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 18 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · MIA 5 games, NYJ 5 games
MetricMIANYJ
Points per game14.031st18.626th
Points allowed per game26.423rd19.26th
Total yards per game280.229th284.025th
Passing yards per game169.832nd216.819th
Rushing yards per game126.610th94.023rd
Turnovers per game1.623rd0.67th
Sacks allowed per game2.824th3.230th
Penalty yards per game52.011th82.432nd

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Miami Dolphins: recent results

  1. L 24–31 vs CIN Week 5
  2. L 10–15 @ MIN Week 4
  3. L 10–24 vs KC Week 3
  4. L 13–35 @ SF Week 2
  5. L 13–27 @ LV Week 1

New York Jets: recent results

  1. W 17–12 vs CLE Week 5
  2. L 12–23 @ CHI Week 4
  3. L 24–31 @ DET Week 3
  4. L 17–20 (OT) vs GB Week 2
  5. W 23–10 @ TEN Week 1

Miami Dolphins: season leaders

Passing
Malik Willis 849 yds · 5 g
Rushing
Ollie Gordon II 236 yds · 4 g
Receiving
Malik Washington 263 yds · 5 g
Sacks
Zach Sieler 2.0 · 3 g

New York Jets: season leaders

Passing
Geno Smith 1,084 yds · 5 g
Rushing
Braelon Allen 236 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Garrett Wilson 374 yds · 5 g
Sacks
David Bailey 5.0 · 5 g

Miami Dolphins: injury report

  • Out Caleb Douglas WR
  • Out Chukwuebuka Godrick
  • Out DJ Campbell RG
  • Out Darrell Baker Jr. LCB
  • Out Justin Joly TE
  • Out Kaytron Allen RB
  • Out Reese Taylor NB
  • Out Robert Beal Jr. RDE

4 more listed.

6 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

New York Jets: injury report

  • Out Adonai Mitchell WR
  • Out Breece Hall RB
  • Out Dylan Parham LG
  • Out Kiko Mauigoa SLB
  • Out Nahshon Wright LCB
  • Out Nate Lynn RDE
  • Out Tyler Baron LDE
  • Questionable Caullin Lacy

2 more listed.

10 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

MIA 28 · NYJ 26 in 54 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 14 MIA 34, NYJ 10
  2. 2025 · Week 4 NYJ 21, MIA 27
  3. 2024 · Week 18 MIA 20, NYJ 32
  4. 2024 · Week 14 NYJ 26, MIA 32 (OT)
  5. 2023 · Week 15 NYJ 0, MIA 30

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

MIA 29.1% · NYJ 70.7%

Matchup quality 8.1 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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