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2013 New York Jets

The 2013 New York Jets went 8–8, finishing 3rd in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 290 points and allowed 387.

Record
8–8
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
290–387
AFC East
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 290 points, the fourth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 387, the 14th-most. Their point differential was -97.

How the season unfolded

The Jets started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 8–8.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 11 to Week 13.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 20–7 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 17 (December 29, 2013).

Their heaviest loss was 49–9 to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8 (October 27, 2013).

They scored a season-high 37 points against the Oakland Raiders in Week 14 (December 8, 2013), winning 37–27.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–1.

They played one overtime game and won it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 3–3 against the AFC East, splitting with the Patriots, the Bills, and the Dolphins.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–7, one game better than their record.

Before and after

That was a two-win improvement on 2012, when they went 6–10.

In 2014, they went 4–12.

2013 schedule and results

2013 New York Jets · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2013vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 18–17
Week 2Sep 12, 2013at New England PatriotsL 10–13
Week 3Sep 22, 2013vs Buffalo BillsW 27–20
Week 4Sep 29, 2013at Tennessee TitansL 13–38
Week 5Oct 7, 2013at Atlanta FalconsW 30–28
Week 6Oct 13, 2013vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 6–19
Week 7Oct 20, 2013vs New England PatriotsW 30–27 (OT)
Week 8Oct 27, 2013at Cincinnati BengalsL 9–49
Week 9Nov 3, 2013vs New Orleans SaintsW 26–20
Week 11Nov 17, 2013at Buffalo BillsL 14–37
Week 12Nov 24, 2013at Baltimore RavensL 3–19
Week 13Dec 1, 2013vs Miami DolphinsL 3–23
Week 14Dec 8, 2013vs Oakland RaidersW 37–27
Week 15Dec 15, 2013at Carolina PanthersL 20–30
Week 16Dec 22, 2013vs Cleveland BrownsW 24–13
Week 17Dec 29, 2013at Miami DolphinsW 20–7

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2013 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.