2018 New York Jets season
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The 2018 season was the New York Jets' 49th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall and their fourth and final under head coach Todd Bowles. Despite starting 3–3, they lost 9 of their last 10 games. In Week 3, the Jets lost to the Browns by a score of 21–17, becoming the first team to lose to the Browns since the Chargers lost 20–17 on Christmas Eve 2016. The win by the Browns ended a 19-game winless streak. Week 6 marked the first season the Jets have scored 40+ points in multiple games since the 2008 season. They were officially mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the 8th consecutive season after the Titans defeated the Jaguars 30–9 in Week 14. The Jets failed to improve on their 5–11 record from the previous season with a 38–3 blowout loss in Week 17 to the New England Patriots, finishing at last place in the AFC East with a 4–12 record. Following the season finale, the Jets fired Bowles.[1]
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Sam Darnold | QB | USC | From Indianapolis |
3 | 72 | Nathan Shepherd | DT | Fort Hays State | |
4 | 107 | Chris Herndon | TE | Miami (FL) | |
6 | 179 | Parry Nickerson | CB | Tulane | |
6 | 180 | Folorunso Fatukasi | DE | UConn | From Tampa via Minnesota |
6 | 204 | Trenton Cannon | RB | Virginia St. | From Minnesota |
Draft trades
- The Jets traded their first-round selection (6th overall), two second-round selections (37th and 49th overall) and a second-round selection in 2019 to Indianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis's first-round selection (3rd overall).
- The Jets traded their seventh-round selection (226th overall) and defensive end Sheldon Richardson to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's second- and seventh-round selections (49th and 235th overall) and wide receiver Jermaine Kearse.
- The Jets traded their fifth-round selection (143rd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for cornerback Rashard Robinson.
- The Jets traded their sixth-round selection in 2017 (191st overall) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas's fifth-round selection (157th overall).
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | Atlanta Falcons | W 17–0 | 1–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 16 | at Washington Redskins | L 13–15 | 1–1 | FedExField | Recap |
3 | August 24 | New York Giants | L 16–22 | 1–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 9–10 | 1–3 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 10 | at Detroit Lions | W 48–17 | 1–0 | Ford Field | Recap |
2 | September 16 | Miami Dolphins | L 12–20 | 1–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 20 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–21 | 1–2 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 30 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 12–31 | 1–3 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
5 | October 7 | Denver Broncos | W 34–16 | 2–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 14 | Indianapolis Colts | W 42–34 | 3–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 21 | Minnesota Vikings | L 17–37 | 3–4 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 28 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–24 | 3–5 | Soldier Field | Recap |
9 | November 4 | at Miami Dolphins | L 6–13 | 3–6 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 11 | Buffalo Bills | L 10–41 | 3–7 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | November 25 | New England Patriots | L 13–27 | 3–8 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 2 | at Tennessee Titans | L 22–26 | 3–9 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 9 | at Buffalo Bills | W 27–23 | 4–9 | New Era Field | Recap |
15 | December 15 | Houston Texans | L 22–29 | 4–10 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 23 | Green Bay Packers | L 38–44 (OT) | 4–11 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 30 | at New England Patriots | L 3–38 | 4–12 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Detroit Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 48 |
Lions | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 61,356
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (ESPN/WPIX): Beth Mowins, Brian Griese and Laura Rutledge
- Recap, Game Book
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In their first game of the season, the Jets overcame a nightmarish start by outscoring the Lions 48-10 after Sam Darnold threw a pick 6 on his first career pass.
Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Jets | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Browns | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: September 20
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 67,431
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (NFLN/WNBC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 1-2 and ended the Browns 19-game winless streak.
Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Jaguars | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 65,353
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (Fox): Dan Hellie, Jeff Fisher and Karyn Bryant
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Jets | 0 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
Jets | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 42 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 7: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
Jets | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 8: at Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 61,397
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Dolphins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), partly sunny
- Game attendance: 65,533
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Gene Steratore
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
Jets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Jay Feely
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 12: vs. New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Jets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 13: at Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
Titans | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: December 2
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/3:05 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 60,904
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
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With the loss, the Jets dropped to 3-9, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the eighth consecutive season after the Titans defeated the Jaguars the following Thursday night.
Week 14: at Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Bills | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: December 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), fair
- Game attendance: 59,119
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, and Otis Livingston
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: vs. Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
Jets | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (NFLN): Curt Menefee, Steve Mariucci, Nate Burleson and Melissa Stark
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 44 |
Jets | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 17: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Patriots | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), sunny and cold
- Game attendance: 65,878
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Game Book
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Standings
Division
AFC East | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
(2) New England Patriots | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 436 | 325 | W2 |
Miami Dolphins | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 319 | 433 | L3 |
Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 269 | 374 | W1 |
New York Jets | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 333 | 441 | L3 |
Conference
AFC
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# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
Division leaders | |||||||||||
1[a] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .480 | .401 | W1 |
2[b] | New England Patriots | East | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .482 | .494 | W2 |
3[b] | Houston Texans | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .471 | .435 | W1 |
4 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .496 | .450 | W3 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5[a] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .477 | .422 | W1 |
6 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .465 | .456 | W4 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 4–1–1 | 6–5–1 | .504 | .448 | W1 |
8 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .520 | .465 | L1 |
9 | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 3–2–1 | 5–6–1 | .516 | .411 | L1 |
10 | Miami Dolphins | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .469 | .446 | L3 |
11[c] | Denver Broncos | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .523 | .464 | L4 |
12[c] | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .535 | .448 | L2 |
13[c] | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .523 | .411 | W1 |
14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .549 | .463 | L1 |
15[d] | New York Jets | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .506 | .438 | L3 |
16[d] | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .547 | .406 | L1 |
Tiebreakers[e] | |||||||||||
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References
- ^ "New York Jets fire head coach Todd Bowles". Archived from the original on December 31, 2018.
External links
- Official website