2010 New York Jets
The 2010 New York Jets went 11–5, finishing 2nd in the AFC East, and lost the conference championship. They scored 367 points and allowed 304.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 367–304
- AFC East
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 367 points, the 13th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 304, the sixth-fewest. Their point differential was +63.
How the season unfolded
The Jets started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 2 to Week 6.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 38–7 over the Buffalo Bills in Week 17 (January 2, 2011).
Their heaviest loss was 45–3 to the New England Patriots in Week 13 (December 6, 2010).
They scored a season-high 38 points against the Buffalo Bills in Week 4 (October 3, 2010), winning 38–14.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–3.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the AFC East, sweeping the Bills and splitting with the Patriots and the Dolphins.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Indianapolis Colts 17–16 on the road.
In the Divisional round, they beat the New England Patriots 28–21 on the road.
In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 24–19 on the road.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2009, when they went 9–7.
Their 11 wins are the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2011, they went 8–8 and missed the playoffs.
2010 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2010 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 9–10 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2010 | vs New England Patriots | W 28–14 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2010 | at Miami Dolphins | W 31–23 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2010 | at Buffalo Bills | W 38–14 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2010 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 29–20 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2010 | at Denver Broncos | W 24–20 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2010 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 0–9 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2010 | at Detroit Lions | W 23–20 (OT) |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2010 | at Cleveland Browns | W 26–20 (OT) |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2010 | vs Houston Texans | W 30–27 |
| Week 12 | Nov 25, 2010 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 26–10 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2010 | at New England Patriots | L 3–45 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2010 | vs Miami Dolphins | L 6–10 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2010 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 22–17 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2010 | at Chicago Bears | L 34–38 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2011 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 38–7 |
| Wild Card | Jan 8, 2011 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 17–16 |
| Divisional | Jan 16, 2011 | at New England Patriots | W 28–21 |
| Conference championship | Jan 23, 2011 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 19–24 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.