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2019 New York Jets

The 2019 New York Jets went 7–9, finishing 3rd in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 276 points and allowed 359.

Record
7–9
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
276–359
AFC East
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 276 points, the second-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 359, the 16th-fewest. Their point differential was -83.

How the season unfolded

The Jets opened with four straight losses and were 1–7 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 10 to Week 12.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 1 to Week 5.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 34–3 over the Oakland Raiders in Week 12 (November 24, 2019).

Their heaviest loss was 33–0 to the New England Patriots in Week 7 (October 21, 2019).

They scored a season-high 34 points against the New York Giants in Week 10 (November 10, 2019), winning 34–27.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–2.

Division and playoff opponents

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

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

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

Before and after

That was a three-win improvement on 2018, when they went 4–12.

In 2020, they went 2–14.

2019 schedule and results

2019 New York Jets · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2019vs Buffalo BillsL 16–17
Week 2Sep 16, 2019vs Cleveland BrownsL 3–23
Week 3Sep 22, 2019at New England PatriotsL 14–30
Week 5Oct 6, 2019at Philadelphia EaglesL 6–31
Week 6Oct 13, 2019vs Dallas CowboysW 24–22
Week 7Oct 21, 2019vs New England PatriotsL 0–33
Week 8Oct 27, 2019at Jacksonville JaguarsL 15–29
Week 9Nov 3, 2019at Miami DolphinsL 18–26
Week 10Nov 10, 2019vs New York GiantsW 34–27
Week 11Nov 17, 2019at WashingtonW 34–17
Week 12Nov 24, 2019vs Oakland RaidersW 34–3
Week 13Dec 1, 2019at Cincinnati BengalsL 6–22
Week 14Dec 8, 2019vs Miami DolphinsW 22–21
Week 15Dec 12, 2019at Baltimore RavensL 21–42
Week 16Dec 22, 2019vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 16–10
Week 17Dec 29, 2019at Buffalo BillsW 13–6

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.