2004 New York Jets
The 2004 New York Jets went 10–6, finishing 2nd in the AFC East, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 333 points and allowed 261.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 333–261
- AFC East
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 333 points, the 16th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 261, the fourth-fewest. Their point differential was +72.
How the season unfolded
The Jets opened with four straight wins and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 1 to Week 6.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 41–14 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 8 (November 1, 2004).
Their heaviest loss was 23–7 to the New England Patriots in Week 16 (December 26, 2004).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–4.
They played four games that went to overtime and went 1–3 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the AFC East, sweeping the Dolphins, splitting with the Bills, and getting swept by the Patriots.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the San Diego Chargers 20–17 on the road.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 20–17 on the road.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2003, when they went 6–10.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2002.
In 2005, they went 4–12 and missed the playoffs.
2004 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2004 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 31–24 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2004 | at San Diego Chargers | W 34–28 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2004 | at Miami Dolphins | W 17–9 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2004 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 16–14 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2004 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 22–14 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2004 | at New England Patriots | L 7–13 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2004 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 41–14 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2004 | at Buffalo Bills | L 17–22 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2004 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 17–20 (OT) |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2004 | at Cleveland Browns | W 10–7 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2004 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 13–3 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2004 | vs Houston Texans | W 29–7 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2004 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 6–17 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2004 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 37–14 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2004 | vs New England Patriots | L 7–23 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2005 | at St. Louis Rams | L 29–32 (OT) |
| Wild Card | Jan 8, 2005 | at San Diego Chargers | W 20–17 (OT) |
| Divisional | Jan 15, 2005 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–20 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2004 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.