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New York Jets at Miami Dolphins

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 12 · Hard Rock Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

New York Jets—Away
Miami Dolphins—Home

Game details

Venue address
347 Don Shula Dr, Miami Gardens, FL 33056, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

New York Jets 2–3 · Road 1–2 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 18 · 7 days of rest
Miami Dolphins 0–5 · Home 0–2 · Streak L5 · Power Index No. 31 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · NYJ 5 games, MIA 5 games
MetricNYJMIA
Points per game18.626th14.031st
Points allowed per game19.26th26.423rd
Total yards per game284.026th280.229th
Passing yards per game216.819th169.832nd
Rushing yards per game94.023rd126.611th
Turnovers per game0.67th1.623rd
Sacks allowed per game3.230th2.825th
Penalty yards per game82.432nd52.011th

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.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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

Head-to-head since 1999

NYJ 26 · MIA 28 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

NYJ 62.2% · MIA 37.5%

Matchup quality 9.2 / 100

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

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