2015 New York Jets season

The 2015 New York Jets season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League and the 56th overall. The team improved on their 4–12 record in 2014 under former head Coach Rex Ryan. Under new head coach Todd Bowles, they succeeded in matching their previous season’s win count in just five games, starting 4–1. Prior to the season, the Jets made a number of moves, including, re-acquiring Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie, two cornerbacks who were instrumental in the Jets previous defensive success, and obtaining Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brandon Marshall in trades. The team regressed to 5–5, before going on a five-game winning streak, clinching their first winning season since 2010. However, it wasn't enough to make the playoffs, as they lost to the Buffalo Bills in Week 17 and the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers, who also finished 10–6, clinched the final AFC playoff spot over the Jets based on a better record vs. common opponents. The Jets finished the season as the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs, and as of 2023, this was the last Jets team to post a winning record. This was also tied with the 2020 Miami Dolphins season as the closest quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick came to making the playoffs in his 17-year career.

2015 New York Jets season
Owner	Woody & Christopher Johnson
General manager	Mike Maccagnan
Head coach	Todd Bowles
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Brandon Marshall CB Darrelle Revis DE Muhammad Wilkerson C Nick Mangold RB Chris Ivory
Uniform
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Transactions

Coaching and staff personnel changes

• The Jets fired general manager John Idzik and head coach Rex Ryan on December 29, 2014.^[1]
• Offensive line coach Mike Devlin left the Jets to accept the same position with the Houston Texans on January 9, 2015.^[2]
• The Jets hired Mike Maccagnan as general manager on January 13, 2015.^[3]
• The Jets hired Todd Bowles as head coach on January 14, 2015.^[4]
• Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman, defensive line coach Karl Dunbar, linebackers coach Bobby April III, defensive backs coach Tim McDonald, assistant defensive line coach Jeff Weeks, and assistant strength and conditioning coach Jason Oszvart were hired to the same positions by the Buffalo Bills on January 15, 2015. Offensive assistant Tony Sparano Jr. was named tight ends coach on January 15 by the Bills.^[5][6]
• Quarterbacks coach David Lee was hired by the Buffalo Bills for the same position on January 19, 2015.^[7]
• The Jets hired Chan Gailey as offensive coordinator on January 20, 2015.^[8]
• The Jets hired Kacy Rodgers as defensive coordinator, Bobby April as special teams coordinator, Mike Caldwell as the assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach, Mark Collins as the outside linebackers coach, Joe Danna as the defensive backs coach, Karl Dorrell as the wide receivers coach, and Robby Brown as an offensive quality control coach on January 23, 2015.^[9]
• The Jets hired Pepper Johnson as the defensive line coach on January 24, 2015.^[10]
• The Jets hired Brian Heimerdinger as director of player personnel on January 27, 2015.^[11]
• The Jets hired Steve Marshall as offensive line coach, Marcel Shipp as running backs coach and Kevin Patullo as quarterbacks coach on January 27, 2015.^[11]
• The Jets hired Rex Hogan as senior director of college scouting on January 29, 2015.^[12]
• The Jets hired Jimmie Johnson as tight ends coach, Daylon McCutcheon as assistant defensive backs coach, and Ryan Slowik as assistant defensive line/defensive quality control coach on January 29, 2015.^[13]
• The Jets named Ron Heller as assistant offensive line coach and Steve Hagen as assistant special teams coach on February 3, 2015.^[14]
• The Jets hired John Scott, Jr. as a defensive quality control coach on February 11, 2015.^[15]
• The Jets fired director of pro personnel Brendan Prophett on May 4, 2015.^[16]

Arrivals

• The Jets signed Andrew Furney, Mario Harvey, Keith Lewis, Dashaun Phillips, Brent Qvale, Daryl Richardson, Jake Schum and Chris Young to reserve/future contracts on December 30, 2014.^[17]
• The Jets signed Sean Hooey to a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2015.^[18]
• The Jets signed Curtis Brown on February 10, 2015.^[19]
• The Jets signed Ronald Talley on March 4, 2015.^[20]
• The Jets signed Buster Skrine, Darrelle Revis and James Carpenter on March 11, 2015.^[21][22][23]
• The Jets signed Antonio Cromartie and Marcus Gilchrist on March 18, 2015.^[24][25]
• The Jets signed James Brewer on March 19, 2015.^[26]
• The Jets signed Kevin Vickerson, Stephen Bowen and Corey Hilliard on March 24, 2015.^[27][28][29]
• The Jets signed Kellen Davis on March 25, 2015.^[30]
• The Jets signed Jamari Lattimore on April 1, 2015.^[31]
• The Jets signed Erin Henderson on April 8, 2015.^[32]
• The Jets signed Stevan Ridley and Joe Mays on April 13, 2015.^[33][34]
• The Jets signed Julian Howsare, Greg Henderson, Jordan Williams, Durell Eskridge, Davon Walls, Demarkus Perkins, Wes Saxton, Taiwan Jones, and Deion Barnes on May 8, 2015.^[35]
• The Jets signed Jake Heaps and J. C. Copeland on May 11, 2015.^[36]
• The Jets signed Jonathon Rumph on June 1, 2015.^[37]
• The Jets signed Charles Brown on June 12, 2015.^[38]
• The Jets signed Steve Maneri on June 15, 2015.^[39]
• The Jets signed Austin Hill on July 28, 2015.^[40]
• The Jets signed Jarrod West on August 2, 2015.^[41]
• The Jets signed Arthur Williams on August 4, 2015.^[42]
• The Jets signed Keon Lyn on August 7, 2015.^[43]
• The Jets signed Javier Arenas on August 11, 2015.^[44]
• The Jets claimed Arthur Lynch off waivers on August 18, 2015.^[45]
• The Jets signed Matt Flynn on August 19, 2015.^[46]
• The Jets signed Matt LaCosse on August 24, 2015.^[47]
• The Jets signed Bryan Johnson on August 25, 2015.^[48]
• The Jets signed Josh Johnson on August 27, 2015.^[49]
• The Jets signed Ronald Martin and Chris Owusu on September 6, 2015.
• The Jets signed Deion Barnes, Julian Howsare, Wesley Johnson, Taiwan Jones, Keon Lyn, Walt Powell, Wes Saxton and Jordan Williams to the practice squad on September 6, 2015.
• The Jets signed Rontez Miles to the Practice Squad on September 7, 2015.

Departures

• The Jets released Percy Harvin on March 10, 2015.^[50]
• The Jets released Chris Pantale, Chris Young, and Mario Harvey and Corey Hilliard retired on May 8, 2015.^[35]
• The Jets released Demarkus Perkins and Greg Henderson on May 11, 2015.^[36]
• The Jets released Matt Simms on May 28, 2015.^[51]
• The Jets released Sean Hooey on June 11, 2015.^[52]
• The Jets released Andrew Furney on July 28, 2015.^[40]
• The Jets released J. C. Copeland on August 1, 2015.^[53]
• The Jets released Jarrod West on August 4, 2015.^[42]
• The Jets waived Antonio Allen on August 7, 2015.^[43]
• The Jets released Ikemefuna Enemkpali on August 11, 2015.^[44]
• The Jets released Jake Schum on August 18, 2015.^[45]
• The Jets waived Arthur Williams on August 19, 2015.^[46]
• The Jets waived Davon Walls on August 24, 2015.^[47]
• The Jets released Steve Maneri on August 25, 2015.^[48]
• The Jets released Jake Heaps on August 27, 2015.^[49]
• The Jets released Javier Arenas, James Brewer, Curtis Brown, Dalton Freeman, T.J. Graham, Saalim Hakim, Austin Hill, Bryan Johnson, Matt LaCosse, Keith Lewis, DeVier Posey and Jonathon Rumph on August 30, 2015.^[54]
• The Jets waived Dashaun Phillips on September 1, 2015.^[55]
• The Jets released Jason Babin, Deion Barnes, Charles Brown, Durell Eskridge, Shaquelle Evans, Matt Flynn, Julian Howsare, Josh Johnson, Wesley Johnson, Taiwan Jones, Keon Lyn, Arthur Lynch, Joe Mays, Walt Powell, Chris Owusu, Daryl Richardson, Wes Saxton, Ronald Talley and Jordan Williams on September 5, 2015.
• The Jets waived Rontez Miles on September 6, 2015.
• The Jets waived Oday Aboushi on September 15, 2015.^[56]
• The Jets released Kevin Vickerson on September 16, 2015.^[57]
• The Jets waived Quinton Coples on November 23, 2015.

Trades

To Jets

• The Chicago Bears traded Brandon Marshall and a 2015 seventh round (224th overall) draft pick to the Jets for New York's 2015 fifth round (142nd overall) draft pick on March 10, 2015.^[58]
• The Houston Texans traded Ryan Fitzpatrick to the Jets for a 2016 late-round conditional draft pick on March 11, 2015.^[59]
• The Houston Texans traded DeVier Posey and their 2015 third round (82nd overall), fifth round (152nd overall), and seventh round (229th overall) draft picks to the Jets for New York's 2015 third round (70th overall) draft pick on May 1, 2015.^[60]
• The St. Louis Rams traded Zac Stacy to the Jets for New York's 2015 seventh round (224th overall) pick on May 2, 2015.^[61]

From Jets

• The Jets traded their 2015 fourth round (104th overall) and seventh round (224th overall) draft picks to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Jacksonville's 2015 fourth round (103rd overall) draft pick on May 2, 2015.^[62]

Free agents

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed/released	2015 team	Notes
CB	Phillip Adams	UFA	March 12, 2015	Atlanta Falcons	^[63]
LB	Nick Bellore	UFA	April 3, 2015	San Francisco 49ers	^[64]
G	Willie Colon	UFA	March 12, 2015	New York Jets	^[65]
FB	John Conner	UFA	May 13, 2015	Buffalo Bills	^[66]
LB	Jermaine Cunningham	UFA	–	–	–
DE	Leger Douzable	UFA	April 8, 2015	New York Jets	^[67]
NT	Kenrick Ellis	UFA	March 18, 2015	New York Giants	^[68]
LB	David Harris	UFA	March 6, 2015	New York Jets	^[69]
NT	Damon Harrison	RFA	April 29, 2015	New York Jets	^[70]
OT	Ben Ijalana	UFA	April 1, 2015	New York Jets	^[71]
S	Jaiquawn Jarrett	ERFA	April 24, 2015	New York Jets	^[72]
RB	Chris Johnson	UFA	August 17, 2015	Arizona Cardinals	^[73]
S	Dawan Landry	UFA	–	–	–
RB	Bilal Powell	UFA	March 10, 2015	New York Jets	^[74]
LS	Tanner Purdum	UFA	March 12, 2015	New York Jets	^[75]
WR	Greg Salas	RFA	May 13, 2015	Detroit Lions	^[76]
QB	Matt Simms	ERFA	December 30, 2014	New York Jets	^[17]
QB	Michael Vick	UFA	August 25, 2015	Pittsburgh Steelers	–
CB	Kyle Wilson	UFA	April 1, 2015	New Orleans Saints	^[77]

RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise tag

Draft

Main article: 2015 NFL draft

2015 New York Jets Draft

RD	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Leonard Williams	Defensive end	USC
2	37	Devin Smith	Wide receiver	Ohio St.
3	70	Traded to the Houston Texans for picks 82, 152, 229, and DeVier Posey.
	82	Lorenzo Mauldin	Outside linebacker	Louisville	Traded from the Houston Texans for pick 70 along with DeVier Posey
4	103	Bryce Petty	Quarterback	Baylor	Traded from the Jacksonville Jaguars for pick 104 and 229
	104	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for pick 103.
5	142	Traded to the Chicago Bears for WR Brandon Marshall.
	152	Jarvis Harrison	Guard	Texas A&M	Traded from the Houston Texans for pick 70 along with DeVier Posey.
6	181	Traded to the Seattle Seahawks for WR Percy Harvin.
7	223	Deon Simon	Defensive tackle	Northwestern State
	224	Traded from the Chicago Bears with WR Brandon Marshall then traded to the St. Louis Rams for RB Zac Stacy.
	229	Trade from Houston Texans via Cleveland Browns then traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for pick 103.

Schedule

On November 6, 2014, the NFL announced that the Jets were scheduled to visit the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London, England as part of the International Series. This became the first time that a divisional match has taken place in London. The game occurred on Sunday, October 4, and aired on CBS in the United States. The kickoff time was 9:30 a.m. EDT (2:30 p.m. local time).^[78] Miami is to be the designated home team for this game, and both teams will have their bye the following week.^[79]

The remainder of the Jets' 2015 schedule was announced on April 21.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	at Detroit Lions	L 3–23	0–1	Ford Field	Recap
2	August 21	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–22	1–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	August 29	at New York Giants	W 28–18	2–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	September 3	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–18	3–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	Cleveland Browns	W 31–10	1–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	September 21	at Indianapolis Colts	W 20–7	2–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–24	2–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–14	3–1	Wembley Stadium (London)	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 18	Washington Redskins	W 34–20	4–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	at New England Patriots	L 23–30	4–2	Gillette Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	at Oakland Raiders	L 20–34	4–3	O.co Coliseum	Recap
9	November 8	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–23	5–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	Buffalo Bills	L 17–22	5–4	MetLife Stadium	Recap
11	November 22	at Houston Texans	L 17–24	5–5	NRG Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	Miami Dolphins	W 38–20	6–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	at New York Giants	W 23–20 (OT)	7–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	Tennessee Titans	W 30–8	8–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Dallas Cowboys	W 19–16	9–5	AT&T Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	New England Patriots	W 26–20 (OT)	10–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–22	10–6	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(2) New England Patriots	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	465	315	L2
New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	387	314	L1
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	379	359	W2
Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	310	389	W1

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division Leaders
1^[a]	Denver Broncos	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	.500	.479	W2
2^[a]	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.473	.448	L2
3^[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.406	W1
4	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.410	W3
Wild Cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	.496	.432	W10
6^[b]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.504	.463	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[b]	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.441	.388	L1
8^[c]	Buffalo Bills	East	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.508	.438	W2
9^[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.500	.406	W2
10	Oakland Raiders	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	.512	.366	L1
11	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.469	.469	W2
12^[d]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	.473	.375	L3
13^[d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	.508	.425	L1
14	San Diego Chargers	West	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	.527	.328	L2
15^[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	.531	.271	L3
16^[e]	Tennessee Titans	South	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.492	.375	L4
Tiebreakers^[f]
Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2. Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory. Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Staff

New York Jets staff
	Front office Chairman/CEO – Woody Johnson President – Neil Glat General manager – Mike Maccagnan Director of football administration – Jacqueline Davidson Director of player personnel – Brian Heimerdinger Senior director of college scouting – Rex Hogan Head coaches Head coach – Todd Bowles Assistant head coach/inside linebackers – Mike Caldwell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Chan Gailey Quarterbacks – Kevin Patullo Running backs – Marcel Shipp Wide receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight ends – Jimmie Johnson Offensive line – Steve Marshall Assistant offensive line – Ron Heller Offensive quality control – Robby Brown			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Kacy Rodgers Defensive line – Pepper Johnson Assistant defensive line – Ryan Slowik Outside linebackers – Mark Collins Defensive backs – Joe Danna Assistant defensive backs – Daylon McCutcheon Defensive quality control – John Scott, Jr. Special teams coaches Special teams – Bobby April Assistant special teams – Steve Hagen Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Justus Galac Assistant strength and conditioning – Kavan Latham Assistant strength and conditioning – Aaron McLaurin → Coaching Staff → → More NFL staffs

Final roster

2015 New York Jets final roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick  9 Bryce Petty  7 Geno Smith Running backs 40 Tommy Bohanon FB 33 Chris Ivory 29 Bilal Powell 22 Stevan Ridley Wide receivers 87 Eric Decker 81 Quincy Enunwa 11 Jeremy Kerley PR 15 Brandon Marshall 10 Kenbrell Thompkins Tight ends 85 Jeff Cumberland 47 Kellen Davis		Offensive linemen 77 James Carpenter G 70 Dakota Dozier G 60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson T 68 Breno Giacomini T 71 Ben Ijalana T 76 Wesley Johnson C 74 Nick Mangold C 79 Brent Qvale T 67 Brian Winters G Defensive linemen 72 Stephen Bowen DE 53 Mike Catapano DE 78 Leger Douzable DE 94 Damon Harrison NT 91 Sheldon Richardson DE 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE 92 Leonard Williams DE		Linebackers 56 Demario Davis ILB 52 David Harris ILB 58 Erin Henderson ILB 54 Jamari Lattimore ILB 95 Josh Martin OLB 55 Lorenzo Mauldin OLB 97 Calvin Pace OLB 57 Trevor Reilly OLB 49 Taiwan Jones ILB Defensive backs 34 Dion Bailey SS 31 Antonio Cromartie CB/KR 21 Marcus Gilchrist FS 23 Dexter McDougle CB 45 Rontez Miles FS 27 Dee Milliner CB 25 Calvin Pryor SS 24 Darrelle Revis CB 41 Buster Skrine CB 26 Darrin Walls CB 20 Marcus Williams CB Special teams  8 Randy Bullock K 46 Tanner Purdum LS  4 Ryan Quigley P		Reserve lists 39 Antonio Allen FS (IR)   88 Jace Amaro TE (IR)   66 Willie Colon G (IR)    2 Nick Folk K (IR)   37 Jaiquawn Jarrett FS/SS (IR)   17 Chris Owusu WR/KR (IR)   30 Zac Stacy RB (IR)   44 Zach Sudfeld TE (IR)   19 Devin Smith WR (IR)   Practice squad 50 Deion Barnes OLB 82 Brandon Bostick TE 64 Jarvis Harrison G 43 Julian Howsare FB 75 Lawrence Okoye DE 86 Wes Saxton TE 32 Kevin Short CB 93 Deon Simon NT 51 Julian Stanford OLB Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 inactive, 9 practice squad

Regular season results

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week One: Cleveland Browns at New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	10	0	0	10
Jets	0	14	10	7	31

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 78,160
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CLE (11:01) - Travis Benjamin 54 yd pass from Johnny Manziel (Travis Coons kick) Browns 7, Jets 0 Drive: 5 plays, 58 yds, 3:14 NYJ (9:41) - Chris Ivory 10 yd rush (Nick Folk kick) Browns 7, Jets 7 Drive: 2 plays, 9 yds, 0:12 CLE (3:29) - Travis Coons 26 yd field goal Browns 10, Jets 7 Drive: 8 plays, 28 yds, 2:25 NYJ (0:26) - Eric Decker 15 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick) Jets 14, Browns 10 Drive: 9 plays, 72 yds, 3:03 Third quarter NYJ (7:51) - Brandon Marshall 1 yd pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick) Jets 21, Browns 10 Drive: 5 plays, 27 yds, 2:23 NYJ (0:29) - Nick Folk 34 yd field goal Jets 24, Browns 10 Drive: 11 plays, 60 yds, 6:01 Fourth quarter NYJ (10:43) - Chris Ivory 3 yd rush (Nick Folk kick) Jets 31, Browns 10 Drive: 4 plays, 19 yds, 2:11 Top passers CLE – Johnny Manziel 13/24, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick 15/24, 179 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CLE – Johnny Manziel 5 car, 35 yds NYJ – Chris Ivory 20 car, 91 yds, 2 TD Top receivers CLE – Travis Benjamin 3 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD NYJ – Brandon Marshall 6 rec, 62 yds, 1 TD Top defenders CLE – Donte Whitner 10 tackles NYJ – Calvin Pryor 10 tackles Top special teams CLE - Andy Lee - 60.5 yd punt avg NYJ - Nick Folk - 1/1 FG, 4/4 XP

The Jets open the 2015 season with a resounding 31-10 win over the Cleveland Browns at Metlife Stadium to open Todd Bowles' tenure as Jets HC, replacing Rex Ryan, who manned the sidelines for the past six seasons. The Jets had five takeaways against Cleveland, including a Johnny Manziel interception. Fitzpatrick had a solid debut, throwing 2 TDs to Marshall (1 yard) and Decker (15 yards) respectively. Chris Ivory also had a good day, rushing for 91 yards and 2 TDs, the second of which sealed the game in the 4th quarter.

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Two: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	3	0	10	20
Colts	0	0	0	7	7

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 65,220
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter Eric Decker 6-yard TD pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick. (Nick Folk kick) Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:44 (NYJ 7-0) Second quarter Nick Folk 35-yard field goal. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:12 (NYJ 10-0) Third quarter Donte Moncrief 26-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Luck. (Adam Vinatieri kick) Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:59 (NYJ 10-7) Fourth quarter Brandon Marshall 15-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick. (Nick Folk kick) Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:47 (NYJ 17-7) Nick Folk 46-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:38 (NYJ 20-7) Top passers NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick: 22/34, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT IND – Andrew Luck: 21/37, 250 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory: 14 car, 57 yards IND – Frank Gore: 15 car, 57 yards Top receivers NYJ – Brandon Marshall: 7 rec, 101 yards, TD IND – Donte Moncrief: 7 rec, 122 yards, TD Top tacklers NYJ – Buster Skrine: 7 tackles IND – D'Qwell Jackson: 6 tackles

The Jets defeated the Indianapolis Colts 20-7 in a sloppy Monday Night Matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Jets defense forced five turnovers, intercepting Andrew Luck, the league leader in TD passes last year, three times. A 26-yd touchdown reception by Donte Moncrief cut the Jets lead to three points (10-7), before a clutch seven-play, 80-yd TD drive culminating in a 15-yd TD pass to Marshall sealed the win for New York.

Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Three: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	21	0	0	24
Jets	0	7	0	10	17

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 78,160
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter Cody Parkey 30-yard field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:15. (PHI 3-0) Second quarter Darren Sproles 89-yard punt TD return. (Cody Parkey kick) (PHI 10-0) Ryan Mathews 23-yard TD pass from Sam Bradford. (Cody Parkey kick) Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:19. (PHI 17-0) Darren Sproles 1-yard TD run. (Cody Parkey kick) Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:27. (PHI 24-0) Brandon Marshall 16-yard TD pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick. (Nick Folk kick) Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:05. (PHI 24-7) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter Jeremy Kerley 7-yard TD pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick. (Nick Folk kick) Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 8:11. (PHI 24-14) Nick Folk 53-yard field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 0:28. (PHI 24-17) Top passers PHI – Sam Bradford: 14/28, 118 yards, TD NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick: 35/58, 283 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers PHI – Ryan Mathews: 24 car, 108 yards NYJ – Bilal Powell: 10 car, 31 yards Top receivers PHI – Jordan Matthews: 6 rec, 49 yards NYJ – Brandon Marshall: 10 rec, 109 yards, TD Top tacklers PHI – Jordan Hicks: 9 tackles NYJ – Demario Davis: 6 tackles

After the Jets' upset win against the Colts on Monday night, they headed back to MetLife Stadium to face the Eagles. With 2014 rushing champ DeMarco Murray, who had rushed for 11 yards on 21 carries, injured, the Eagles rushing attack was explosive under Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles. Philadelphia quickly jumped to a 24-0 lead in the 2nd quarter, intercepting Ryan Fitzpatrick 3 times (although 2 of them were batted passes or botched catches). New York scored 17 unanswered, however the Jets couldn't capitalize on many opportunities and Philadelphia won 24-17. The Eagles remain as the only NFL team that the Jets have never defeated in franchise history, as the Eagles improved their all-time head-to-head record against the Jets to 10–0.^[80] This game was also known for Brandon Marshall’s attempt to pitch the ball backwards to his teammate, which result in a fumble recover for the Eagles.

Week 4: at Miami Dolphins

NFL International Series

Week Four: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	10	10	7	0	27
Dolphins	0	7	0	7	14

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. EDT
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 83,986
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter Chris Ivory 3-yard TD run. (Nick Folk kick) (NYJ 7-0) Nick Folk 22-yard field goal. (NYJ 10-0) Second quarter Nick Folk 48-yard field goal. (NYJ 13-0) Ryan Tannehill 8-yard pass to Jake Stoneburner. (Andrew Franks kick) (NYJ 13-7) Ryan Fitzpatrick 10-yard pass to Eric Decker. (Nick Folk kick) (NYJ 20-7) Third quarter Zac Stacy 2-yard TD run. (Nick Folk kick) (NYJ 27-7) Fourth quarter Ryan Tannehill 10-yard pass to Kenny Stills. (Andrew Franks kick) (NYJ 27-14) Top passers NYJ – MIA – Top rushers NYJ – MIA – Top receivers NYJ – MIA – Top tacklers NYJ – MIA –

The New York Jets traveled across the pond for the first time in franchise history to face their AFC East rival, the Miami Dolphins. The offense, led by QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, got off to a quick start with a 58-yard heave to Brandon Marshall and a 3-yard touchdown run by Chris Ivory to put the Jets up 7-0. The Jets defense dominated the Dolphins offense for the majority of the game, shutting down Ryan Tannehill, however the Dolphins pulled within 2 scores in the 4th quarter. NYJ forced 2 interceptions, both in the fourth quarter, to put the game away. The New York Jets won 27-14, and improved their record to 3-1 heading into their bye week.

Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Six: Washington Redskins at New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	6	0	7	20
Jets	7	3	17	7	34

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 78,160
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Holly Sonders
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WAS – NYJ – Top rushers WAS – NYJ – Top receivers WAS – NYJ – Top tacklers WAS – NYJ –

After their bye week, New York returned home to face the Washington Redskins. In the first half, Washington played extremely aggressive on defense, forcing 3 turnovers. In the third quarter, the Jets' offense exploded, scoring 17 points, and the defense intercepted Washington QB Kirk Cousins twice to seal the deal. In the victory, Brandon Marshall became the first Jets receiver since Don Maynard in 1968 to have 4 straight 100-yard games, and Chris Ivory recorded a career-high 196 total yards With the win, the Jets improved to 4-1.

Week 7: at New England Patriots

Week Seven: New York Jets at New England Patriots – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	7	7	6	23
Patriots	3	10	3	14	30

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 66,829
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 38-yard field goal, 12:48. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 1:22. NYJ – Nick Folk 20-yard field goal, 7:29. tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 5:19. Second quarter NYJ – Jeremy Kerley 5-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, (Nick Folk kick), 12:30. Jets 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 7:35. NE – Tom Brady 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 6:24. tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:26. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 46-yard field goal, 2:00. Patriots 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:49. Third quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 24-yard field goal, 11:10. Patriots 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 3:50. NYJ – Chris Ivory 9-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, (Nick Folk kick), 4:07. Jets 17–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:03. Fourth quarter NYJ – Nick Folk 30-yard field goal, 12:50. Jets 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:12. NE – Danny Amendola 8-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:16. Patriots 23–20. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:34. NE – Rob Gronkowski 15-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:13. Patriots 30–20. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:19. NYJ – Nick Folk 55-yard field goal, 0:18. Patriots 30–23. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 0:55. Top passers NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 22/39, 295 yards, 2 TD NE – Tom Brady – 34/54, 355 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory – 17 rushes, 41 yards NE – Tom Brady – 4 rushes, 15 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Eric Decker – 6 receptions, 94 yards NE – Rob Gronkowski – 11 receptions, 108 yards, TD Top tacklers NYJ – Marcus Gilchrist – 8 tackles NE – Dont'a Hightower – 10 tackles

The Jets travel to New England to take on the Patriots. With the Jets leading 17-16 in the second half, the Jets were in position to strengthen their lead when Brandon Marshall dropped a TD, leading to a FG making the advantage 20-16. However, touchdowns to Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski ended those hopes and the Jets would go on to lose, 30-23 in which many plays and questionable decisions were left on the field by the coaching staff.

Week 8: at Oakland Raiders

Week Eight: New York Jets at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	3	7	7	20
Raiders	7	14	10	3	34

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 54,700
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Alex Flanagan
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – OAK – Top rushers NYJ – OAK – Top receivers NYJ – OAK – Top tacklers NYJ – OAK –

With the loss, the Jets fell to 4-3.

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	7	3	10	23
Jets	14	0	7	7	28

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 78,160
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter JAX – Jason Myers 45-yard field goal, Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 5:03. NYJ – Eric Decker 7-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Ryan Quigley kick), Jets 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:51. NYJ – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (Ryan Quigley kick), Jets 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:43. Second quarter JAX – Allen Hurns 30-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), Jets 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:12. Third quarter JAX – Jason Myers 39-yard field goal, Jets 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:43. NYJ – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (Ryan Quigley kick), Jets 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:30. Fourth quarter JAX – Jason Myers 35-yard field goal, Jets 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:55. NYJ – Brandon Marshall 20-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Ryan Quigley kick), Jets 28–16. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:56. JAX – Bryan Walters 20-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), Jets 28–23. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:25. Top passers JAX – Blake Bortles – 24/40, 381 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 21/34, 272 yards, 2 TD Top rushers JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 14 rushes, 64 yards NYJ – Chris Ivory – 23 rushes, 26 yards, 2 TD Top receivers JAX – Allen Hurns – 5 receptions, 122 yards, TD NYJ – Erik Decker – 6 receptions, 79 yards, TD Top tacklers JAX – Johnathan Cyprien – 7 tackles, 6 assists NYJ – Dion Bailey – 3 tackles, 3 assists, 0.5 sack

With the win, the Jets broke their 2-game losing streak.

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Ten: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	12	10	0	22
Jets	3	0	7	7	17

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 78,160
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYJ: Randy Bullock 29-yard field goal, (NYJ 3-0). Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:57 Second quarter BUF: Dan Carpenter 47-yard field goal, (TIE 3-3). Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:28 BUF: Duke Williams 19-yard fumble return, Dan Carpenter XP failed, (BUF 9-3). BUF: Dan Carpenter 41-yard field goal, (BUF 12-3). Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:47 Third quarter BUF: Karlos Williams 26-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 19-3). Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:45 BUF: Dan Carpenter 29-yard field goal, (BUF 22-3). Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:24 NYJ: Brandon Marshall 14-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, Randy Bullock XP good, (BUF 22-10). Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:03 Fourth quarter NYJ: Eric Decker 31-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, Randy Bullock XP good, (BUF 22-17). Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:51 Top passers BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 17/27, 158 yards, TD NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick, 15/34, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – LeSean McCoy, 19 carries, 112 yards NYJ – Chris Ivory, 18 carries, 99 yards Top receivers BUF – Charles Clay, 5 receptions, 52 yards NYJ – Eric Decker, 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD Top tacklers BUF – Nigel Bradham, 4 tackles – Bacarri Rambo, 2 tackles, INT, FF NYJ – Demario Davis, 6 tackels, 1 sack

As part of Nike's NFL color rush on Thursday Night Football, the Jets wore kelly green uniforms.

Week 11: at Houston Texans

Week Eleven: New York Jets at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	3	7	7	17
Texans	0	10	14	0	24

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 71,718
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – HOU – Top rushers NYJ – HOU – Top receivers NYJ – HOU – Top tacklers NYJ – HOU –

The Jets not only lost the game, but they lost their No 1 cornerback Darrelle Revis to a concussion. With the loss, they fell to 5-5.

Week 12: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Twelve: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	7	13	20
Jets	7	7	7	17	38

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 29
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 78,160
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIA – NYJ – Top rushers MIA – NYJ – Top receivers MIA – NYJ – Top tacklers MIA – NYJ –

With the win, the Jets improved to 6-5.

Week 13: at New York Giants

Week Thirteen: New York Jets at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jets	3	7	0	10	3	23
Giants	0	20	0	0	0	20

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 6
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 80,898
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Randy Bullock 24-yard field goal, 5:51. Jets 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:33. Second quarter NYG – Dwayne Harris 80-yard punt return (Josh Brown kick), 15:00. Giants 7–3. NYG – Josh Brown 20-yard field goal, 9:02. Giants 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:58. NYJ – Bilal Powell 25-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 3:30. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:37. NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 72-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 2:27. Giants 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:08. NYG – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 0:34. Giants 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:12. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYJ – Randy Bullock 24-yard field goal, 4:33. Giants 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:18. NYJ – Brandon Marshall 9-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 0:32. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:13. Overtime NYJ – Randy Bullock 31-yard field goal, 8:50. Jets 23–20. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:15. Top passers NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 36/50, 390 yards, 2 TD NYG – Eli Manning – 18/34, 297 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory – 10 rushes, 47 yards NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 8 rushes, 23 yards Top receivers NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 12 receptions, 131 yards, TD NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 6 receptions, 149 yards, TD Top tacklers NYJ – David Harris – 9 tackles NYG – Landon Collins – 8 tackles

The New York Jets came back from a 20-10 deficit to beat the New York Giants with an interception by Rontez Miles and a Randy Bullock field goal with a late 4th quarter touchdown to Brandon Marshall to send it to overtime. Randy Bullock's field goal put the Jets up 23-20. The Jets sealed the victory with Josh Brown missing his third field goal attempt of the game. The Jets improve to 5-8 all time against the Giants.

Week 14: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	8	0	8
Jets	10	17	0	3	30

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 78,160
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Otis Livingston
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEN – NYJ – Top rushers TEN – NYJ – Top receivers TEN – NYJ – Top tacklers TEN – NYJ –

With the win, the Jets improved to 8-5.

Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Fifteen: New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	6	3	0	10	19
Cowboys	3	7	3	3	16

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST/7:25 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 90,345
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 27-yard field goal, 10:50. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:11. NYJ – Bilal Powell 12-yard run (kick failed), 0:35. Jets 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:48. Second quarter NYJ – Randy Bullock 36-yard field goal, 7:06. Jets 9–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:44. DAL – Dez Bryant 10-yard pass from Kellen Moore (Dan Bailey kick), 1:25. Cowboys 10–9. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:30. Third quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 38-yard field goal, 3:49. Cowboys 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:42. Fourth quarter NYJ – Eric Decker 3-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 9:01. Jets 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:07. DAL – Dan Bailey 50-yard field goal, 2:00. Tied 16–16. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 7:03. NYJ – Randy Bullock 40-yard field goal, 0:41. Jets 19–16. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 1:19. Top passers NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 26/39, 299 yards, TD, INT DAL – Kellen Moore – 15/25, 158 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory – 13 rushes, 37 yards DAL – Darren McFadden – 16 rushes, 100 yards Top receivers NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 4 receptions, 74 yards DAL – Dez Bryant – 4 receptions, 50 yards, TD Top tacklers NYJ – Damon Harrison – 4 tackles, 4 assists DAL – Anthony Hitchens – 5 tackles, 5 assists

With the win, the Jets improved to 9-5 and secured their first winning season since 2010, as well as eliminating the Cowboys from playoff contention.

Week 16: vs. New England Patriots

Week Sixteen: New England Patriots at New York Jets – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Patriots	0	3	10	7	0	20
Jets	3	7	7	3	6	26

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 78,160
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Randy Bullock 30-yard field goal, 3:22. Jets 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:58. Second quarter NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 8:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:59. NYJ – Brandon Marshall 2-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 2:00. Jets 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:49. Third quarter NYJ – Brandon Marshall 33-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 9:19. Jets 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 4:09. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 44-yard field goal, 4:59. Jets 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:19. NE – Jamie Collins 14-yard fumble return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:31. Jets 17–13. Fourth quarter NYJ – Randy Bullock 49-yard field goal, 13:33. Jets 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:53. NE – James White 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:00. Tied 20–20. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:31. Overtime NYJ – Eric Decker 6-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, 12:27. Jets 26–20. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:37. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 22/31, 231 yards, TD, INT NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 26/41, 296 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NE – Brandon Bolden – 9 rushes, 30 yards NYJ – Bilal Powell – 7 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers NE – Rob Gronkowski – 4 receptions, 86 yards NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers NE – Jamie Collins: 6 tackles, 2 assists, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD NYJ – Marcus Gilchrist: 8 tackles

This game is well known for the coin toss to start overtime. The Patriots would win the toss, choosing heads. However, instead of receiving the ball to give Tom Brady the first chance to score, the Patriots elected to kick. This caused much confusion in Patriots captain Matthew Slater, as he questioned after the toss if the Patriots, because they won the toss, would also get to choose which end of the field they would like to kick. However, referee Clete Blakeman said "You elected to kick", and the Patriots were unable to choose which end of the field to kick off to, as in the NFL rule book, the team that loses the coin toss gets to choose which end to receive the ball, if the team that wins the toss elects to defer. If the team that wins the coin toss receives, the team that loses the toss will elect which way to kick. The Jets would get the ball first. They would march right down the field to score the game-winning touchdown on their first possession as Ryan Fitzpatrick found Eric Decker to end the game with a touchdown. With their fifth straight win, the Jets improved to 10-5.

As of 2023, this is the last time that the Jets have beaten the Patriots.

Week 17: at Buffalo Bills

Week Seventeen: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	7	10	0	17
Bills	7	9	3	3	22

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: January 3, 2016
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 68,670
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter BUF – Tyrod Taylor 18-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:55. Bills 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:19. Second quarter BUF – Karlos Williams 2-yard run (kick failed), 13:02. Bills 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:21. NYJ – Brandon Marshall 17-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 9:42. Bills 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:26. BUF – Dan Carpenter 20-yard field goal, 0:27. Bills 16–7. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 9:16. Third quarter NYJ – Randy Bullock 39-yard field goal, 13:24. Bills 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:49. BUF – Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 5:05. Bills 19–10. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 8:19. NYJ – Eric Decker 21-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 1:15. Bills 19–17. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:52. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 42-yard field goal, 3:53. Bills 22–17. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:54. Top passers NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 16/37, 181 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 18/28, 182 yards Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory – 6 rushes, 81 yards BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 10 rushes, 51 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 126 yards, TD BUF – Sammy Watkins – 11 receptions, 136 yards Top tacklers NYJ – David Harris – 14 tackles, 2.0 sacks BUF – Corey Graham – 6 tackles

With the loss, and with the Steelers defeating the Browns the same day, the Jets finished their season 10-6 and were eliminated from the playoffs. This was also the first time since 2004 that one NFL team defeated another twice in the same season and both games ended with the same score. The Jets were also seeking a 6-game winning streak for the first time since 1986. It was also quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's first return to Buffalo since the Bills released him following the 2012 season. Fitzpatrick played for the Bills from 2009 to 2012.

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