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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 0–4 · Road 0–3 · Streak L4 · Power Index No. 31 · 14 days of rest (off a bye)
New York Jets 1–3 · Home 0–1 · Streak L3 · Power Index No. 21 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · MIA 4 games, NYJ 4 games
MetricMIANYJ
Points per game11.532nd19.025th
Points allowed per game25.321st21.011th
Total yards per game267.530th286.024th
Passing yards per game178.031st225.517th
Rushing yards per game104.019th84.028th
Turnovers per game1.313th0.31st
Sacks allowed per game2.822nd3.025th
Penalty yards per game57.515th77.529th

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

New York Jets: recent results

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

Miami Dolphins: season leaders

Passing
Malik Willis 712 yds
Rushing
Ollie Gordon II 148 yds
Receiving
Malik Washington 219 yds
Sacks
Zach Sieler 2.0

New York Jets: season leaders

Passing
Geno Smith 902 yds
Rushing
Breece Hall 163 yds
Receiving
Garrett Wilson 270 yds
Sacks
Demario Davis 2.0

Miami Dolphins: injury report

  • Out Caleb Douglas WR
  • Out Darrell Baker Jr. LCB
  • Out Justin Joly TE
  • Out Reese Taylor NB
  • Out Robert Beal Jr. RDE
  • Out Storm Duck RCB
  • Questionable Jackson Woodard MLB
  • Questionable Jaylen Wright

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 Tyler Baron LDE
  • Questionable Caullin Lacy
  • Questionable Kingsley Enagbare RDE
  • Questionable Will McDonald IV RDE

10 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. 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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