Regular season results
Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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- CIN – A. J. Green 54-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:23. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:11.
- NYJ – Eric Decker 15-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (kick failed, wide right), 9:38. Jets 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 3:19. Jets 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:42.
- CIN – Mike Nugent 21-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 16–13. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 3:19.
Third quarter
- CIN – Jeremy Hill 12-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 3:09. Bengals 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:09.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 20-yard field goal, 11:26. Bengals 20–19. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:43.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 3:23. Jets 22–20. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:39.
- CIN – Mike Nugent 47-yard field goal, 0:54. Bengals 23–22. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:29.
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- CIN – A. J. Green – 12 receptions, 180 yards, TD
- NYJ – Matt Forte – 5 receptions, 59 yards
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The Jets held a 22–20 lead going into the final minute, but Mike Nugent kicked the game-winning field goal for the Bengals with 54 seconds remaining. With the loss, the Jets started 0–1.
The loss ended the Jets' nine-game home winning streak against the Bengals, losing to them at home for the first time since the 1981 season.[78]
Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
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The Jets broke their five-game losing streak against the Bills as well as their losing streak on Thursday Night Football. The win was also the 400th career win in the franchise's history.[79]
Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
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- KC – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 6:11. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 6:59.
- KC – Demetrius Harris 27-yard fumble return (Cairo Santos kick), 6:02. Chiefs 17–0.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 2:06. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56.
Third quarter
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- KC – Derrick Johnson 55-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 3:28. Chiefs 24–3
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Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a season high six interceptions in the loss. The Jets turned the ball over eight times as a team total. This was the first time the Jets turned it over 6+ times since 1976 against the Bengals.
Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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First quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 6:27. Jets 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 8:33.
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- SEA – Steven Hauschka 33-yard field goal, 4:13. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:30.
Fourth quarter
- SEA – Christine Michael 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 12:20. Seahawks 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:07.
- SEA – Steven Hauschka 53-yard field goal, 4:04. Seahawks 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, −15 yards, 1:38.
- NYJ – Charone Peake 42-yard fumble recovery (Nick Folk kick), 2:15. Seahawks 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:49.
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 1-3.
Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers
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- NYJ – Nick Folk 48-yard field goal, 11:07. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:40.
- NYJ – Brandon Marshall 15-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 2:06. Jets 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:48.
- PIT – Jesse James 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:41. Steelers 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.
Third quarter
- PIT – Chris Boswell 47-yard field goal, 10:23. Steelers 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:58.
Fourth quarter
- PIT – Antonio Brown 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 14:55. Steelers 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:12.
- PIT – Sammie Coates 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:46. Steelers 31–13. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:43.
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Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
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- NYJ – Nick Folk 39-yard field goal, 12:06. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:11.
- ARI – David Johnson 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 6:43. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.
Third quarter
- ARI – David Johnson 2-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 5:24. Cardinals 21–3. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:37.
Fourth quarter
- ARI – Michael Floyd 9-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 8:20. Cardinals 28–3. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:26.
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Ryan Fitzpatrick was benched midway through the fourth quarter in favor of Geno Smith as the Jets fell to 1–5 on the season. This was the Jets' first loss to the Cardinals since 1975, when the Cardinals were based in St. Louis.
Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Gamebook
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First quarter
- BAL – Chris Moore fumble recovery in the end zone (Justin Tucker kick), 9:37. Ravens 7–0.
- BAL – Justin Tucker 50-yard field goal, 4:27. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:03.
- NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 69-yard pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick), 1:12. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 3:15.
Second quarter
- BAL – Justin Tucker 49-yard field goal, 11:57. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:15.
- NYJ – Matt Forte 13-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 1:45. Jets 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:49.
- BAL – Justin Tucker 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 16–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 22-yard field goal, 5:00. Jets 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:03.
- NYJ – Matt Forte 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:56. Jets 24–16. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:50.
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With the win, the Jets went to 2-5 and picked up their first home win of 2016.
Week 8: at Cleveland Browns
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First quarter
- CLE – Andrew Hawkins 5-yard pass from Josh McCown (Cody Parkey kick), 11:45. Browns 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.
- CLE – Cody Parkey 41-yard field goal, 3:11. Browns 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:42.
Second quarter
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 35-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 12:44. Browns 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:27.
- CLE – Isaiah Crowell 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 1:51. Browns 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:40
- CLE – Cody Parkey 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:25.
Third quarter
- NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 24-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 8:15. Browns 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:45.
- NYJ – Matt Forte 4-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 2:11. Jets 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:03.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Matt Forte 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 9:38. Jets 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:27.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 24-yard field goal, 4:04. Jets 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:09.
- CLE – Andrew Hawkins 1-yard pass from Josh McCown (Josh McCown–Terrelle Pryor pass), 0:12. Jets 31–28. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 3:52.
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With the comeback win, the Jets improved to 3-5.
Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
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First quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 8:26. Jets 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:34.
- MIA – Jay Ajayi 20-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 4:56. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:30.
- NYJ – Matt Forte 31-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:35. Jets 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:21.
Second quarter
- MIA – Dominique Jones 1-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 10:16. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:19.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 21-yard field goal, 5:20. Dolphins 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:56.
Third quarter
- MIA – Andrew Franks 33-yard field goal, 5:08. Dolphins 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:53.
- MIA – Andrew Franks 29-yard field goal, 3:22. Dolphins 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:38.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 28-yard field goal, 12:50. Dolphins 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:32.
- NYJ – Jalin Marshall 18-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 5:42. Jets 23–20. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:10.
- MIA – Kenyan Drake 96-yard kickoff return (Andrew Franks kick), 5:15. Dolphins 27–23. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:27.
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 3-6 and lost at Miami for the first time since 2011.
Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week Ten: Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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First quarter
- LA – Greg Zuerlein 20-yard field goal, 9:37. Rams 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:23.
Second quarter
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 4-yard pass play by Bryce Petty (kick failed, wide right), 12:35. Jets 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 99 yards, 4:06.
Third quarter
- LA – Greg Zuerlein 38-yard field goal, 0:20. Tied 6–6. Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 8:15.
Fourth quarter
- LA – Greg Zuerlein 34-yard field goal, 6:52. Rams 9–6. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 4:00.
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In a game that involved one touchdown (which was the Jets' only score, with the failed PAT) and 3 field goals (all by the Rams), the Jets fell to 3–7 in their first meeting with the Rams as a Los Angeles team since 1992.
Week 12: vs. New England Patriots
Week Twelve: New England Patriots at New York Jets – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
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First quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 51-yard field goal, 10:29. Jets 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:14.
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- NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 7:34. Patriots 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yard, 5:21.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 22-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 10:11. Jets 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:32.
- NE – Stephen Gostkowski 41-yard field goal, 7:02. Jets 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:15.
- NE – Malcolm Mitchell 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (pass failed), 1:56. Patriots 22–17. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:08.
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- NE – Tom Brady – 30/50, 286 yards, 2 TD
- NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 22/32, 269 yards, 2 TD
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- NE – Julian Edelman – 8 receptions, 83 yards
- NYJ – Quincy Enunwa – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD
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With the heartbreaking loss, the Jets fell to 3-8.
Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Thirteen: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 78,160
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
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First quarter
- IND – Dwayne Allen 7-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:23. Colts 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:33.
- IND – Dwayne Allen 21-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:45. Colts 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:47.
Second quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 38-yard field goal, 10:31. Colts 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:29.
- IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 8:16. Colts 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:15.
- IND – Dwayne Allen 23-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:18. Colts 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:20.
Third quarter
- IND – Donte Moncrief 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:54. Colts 31–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
- IND – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 1:08. Colts 34–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:11.
Fourth quarter
- IND – Robert Turbin 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:54. Colts 41–3. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:20.
- NYJ – Robby Anderson 40-yard pass from Bryce Petty (Nick Folk kick), 11:19. Colts 41–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.
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With the huge loss, the Jets fell to 3–9, and were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the sixth consecutive season. It was the Jets' first loss to the Colts since the 2009 AFC Championship game.
Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers
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- NYJ – Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 7:28. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:53.
- SF – Phil Dawson 47-yard field goal, 5:45. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:43.
Third quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 30-yard field goal, 6:28. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:25.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 5-yard run (Bryce Petty run), 5:04. 49ers 17–14. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 8:23.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 0:38. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:57.
Overtime
- NYJ – Bilal Powell 19-yard run, 8:35. Jets 23–17. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 4:16.
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With the win, the Jets improved to 4-9. They also improved to 3-10 all time against the 49ers.
Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week Fifteen: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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- MIA – Dion Sims 1-yard pass from Matt Moore (kick failed, hit left upright), 10:57. Jets 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:23.
- MIA – Kenny Stills 52-yard pass from Matt Moore (Andrew Franks kick), 1:58. Dolphins 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:51.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 48-yard field goal, 0:18. Dolphins 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
- MIA – Walt Aikens 11-yard return of blocked punt (Andrew Franks kick), 10:30. Dolphins 20–10.
- MIA – Dion Sims 1-yard pass from Matt Moore (Andrew Franks kick), 7:43. Dolphins 27–10. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:32.
- MIA – Jarvis Landry 66-yard pass from Matt Moore (Andrew Franks kick), 6:26. Dolphins 34–10. Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:10.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 5:43. Dolphins 34–13. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:08.
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 4–10 and were swept by the Dolphins for the first time since 2009.
Week 16: at New England Patriots
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First quarter
- NE – Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal, 8:16. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:31.
- NE – Martellus Bennett 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:02. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:17.
Second quarter
- NE – Stephen Gostkowski 22-yard field goal, 11:13. Patriots 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 2:42.
- NE – Matt Lengel 18-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:40. Patriots 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:07.
- NE – James White 25-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:25. Patriots 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:05.
Third quarter
- NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:22. Patriots 34–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:40.
Fourth quarter
- NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:24. Patriots 41–0. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:03.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 29-yard field goal, 6:16. Patriots 41–3. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:08.
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- NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 8/21, 136 yards, 2 INT
- NE – Tom Brady – 17/27, 214 yards, 3 TD
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With the loss, the Jets fell to 4–11. They were also given their worst defeat since losing 49–9 to Cincinnati in 2013 and their worst loss to the Patriots since 2012. This also marked the first time they were swept New England in 2 years.
Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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- NYJ – Bilal Powell 2-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 9:28. Jets 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:34.
- BUF – Dan Carpenter 34-yard field goal, 1:45. Jets 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:12.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:45.
Third quarter
- NYJ – Jalin Marshall 6-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 4:03. Jets 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:28.
- NYJ – Nick Folk 36-yard field goal, 0:01. Jets 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:35.
Fourth quarter
- NYJ – Nick Folk 25-yard field goal, 3:21. Jets 23–3. Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 1:42.
- NYJ – Doug Middleton kickoff recovery in the end zone (Nick Folk kick), 3:21. Jets 30–3. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.
- BUF – Mike Gillislee 1-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:39. Jets 30–10. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:42.
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With the win, the Jets finished their season at 5-11, and swept Buffalo for the first time since 2011.
In the fourth quarter, the Bills botched a kickoff return, which resulted in a unique touchdown for the Jets when special teamer Doug Middleton recovered the live kick in the Bills' end zone.