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2007 New York Jets

The 2007 New York Jets went 4–12, finishing 3rd in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 268 points and allowed 355.

Record
4–12
Home
3–5
Road & neutral
1–7
Points
268–355
AFC East
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 268 points, the eighth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 355, the 14th-most. Their point differential was -87.

How the season unfolded

The Jets started 1–3 and were 1–7 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 4–12.

Their longest losing streak was six games, from Week 4 to Week 9.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 40–13 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 13 (December 2, 2007).

Their heaviest loss was 34–3 to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12 (November 22, 2007).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–7.

They played three games that went to overtime and went 2–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 2–4 against the AFC East, sweeping the Dolphins and getting swept by the Patriots and the Bills.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, six games better than their record.

Before and after

That was six wins fewer than in 2006, when they went 10–6.

In 2008, they went 9–7.

2007 schedule and results

2007 New York Jets · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2007vs New England PatriotsL 14–38
Week 2Sep 16, 2007at Baltimore RavensL 13–20
Week 3Sep 23, 2007vs Miami DolphinsW 31–28
Week 4Sep 30, 2007at Buffalo BillsL 14–17
Week 5Oct 7, 2007at New York GiantsL 24–35
Week 6Oct 14, 2007vs Philadelphia EaglesL 9–16
Week 7Oct 21, 2007at Cincinnati BengalsL 31–38
Week 8Oct 28, 2007vs Buffalo BillsL 3–13
Week 9Nov 4, 2007vs WashingtonL 20–23 (OT)
Week 11Nov 18, 2007vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 19–16 (OT)
Week 12Nov 22, 2007at Dallas CowboysL 3–34
Week 13Dec 2, 2007at Miami DolphinsW 40–13
Week 14Dec 9, 2007vs Cleveland BrownsL 18–24
Week 15Dec 16, 2007at New England PatriotsL 10–20
Week 16Dec 23, 2007at Tennessee TitansL 6–10
Week 17Dec 30, 2007vs Kansas City ChiefsW 13–10 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2007 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.