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2015 New York Jets

The 2015 New York Jets went 10–6, finishing 2nd in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 387 points and allowed 314.

Record
10–6
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
387–314
AFC East
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 387 points, the 11th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 314, the ninth-fewest. Their point differential was +73.

How the season unfolded

The Jets started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.

Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 12 to Week 16.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 30–8 over the Tennessee Titans in Week 14 (December 13, 2015).

Their heaviest loss was 34–20 to the Oakland Raiders in Week 8 (November 1, 2015).

They scored a season-high 38 points against the Miami Dolphins in Week 12 (November 29, 2015), winning 38–20.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–5.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

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

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

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–7.

Before and after

That was a six-win improvement on 2014, when they went 4–12.

In 2016, they went 5–11.

2015 schedule and results

2015 New York Jets · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 13, 2015vs Cleveland BrownsW 31–10
Week 2Sep 21, 2015at Indianapolis ColtsW 20–7
Week 3Sep 27, 2015vs Philadelphia EaglesL 17–24
Week 4Oct 4, 2015vs Miami DolphinsW 27–14
Week 6Oct 18, 2015vs WashingtonW 34–20
Week 7Oct 25, 2015at New England PatriotsL 23–30
Week 8Nov 1, 2015at Oakland RaidersL 20–34
Week 9Nov 8, 2015vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 28–23
Week 10Nov 12, 2015vs Buffalo BillsL 17–22
Week 11Nov 22, 2015at Houston TexansL 17–24
Week 12Nov 29, 2015vs Miami DolphinsW 38–20
Week 13Dec 6, 2015at New York GiantsW 23–20 (OT)
Week 14Dec 13, 2015vs Tennessee TitansW 30–8
Week 15Dec 19, 2015at Dallas CowboysW 19–16
Week 16Dec 27, 2015vs New England PatriotsW 26–20 (OT)
Week 17Jan 3, 2016at Buffalo BillsL 17–22

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.