2018 New York Jets season

2018 New York Jets season
Head coach Todd Bowles
General manager Mike Maccagnan
Owner Woody Johnson
Home field MetLife Stadium
Results
Record 2–3
Division place 4th AFC East
Uniform

The 2018 season is the New York Jets' 49th season in the National Football League, their 59th overall and their fourth under head coach Todd Bowles. The Jets are looking to improve on their 5–11 record from 2017, and will attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since 2010. In Week 3, the Jets lost to the Cleveland Browns by a score of 17–21, becoming the first team to lose to the Browns since Christmas Eve 2016, when the then-San Diego Chargers lost to the Browns by a score 17–20. The win by the Browns ended a 19-game winless streak.

Draft

2018 New York Jets Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
13 Sam DarnoldQBUSCFrom Indianapolis
372 Nathan ShepherdDTFort Hays State
4107 Chris HerndonTEMiami (FL)
6179 Parry NickersonDBTulane
6180 Folorunso FatukasiDEUConnFrom Tampa via Minnesota
6204 Trenton CannonRBVirginia 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

New York Jets staff
Front office
  • Owner – Woody Johnson
  • Chairman/CEO – Christopher Johnson
  • President – Neil Glat
  • General manager – Mike Maccagnan
  • Director of football administration – Jacqueline Davidson
  • Director of player personnel – Brian Heimerdinger
  • Director of college scouting – Matt Bazirgan
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Brant Boyer
  • Special teams assistant – Jeff Hammerschmidt
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Justus Galac
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Aaron McLaurin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Joe Giacobbe

Coaching staff
Management
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AFC East
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MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
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NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
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Current roster

New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 8, 2018
Depth chartTransactions
53 Active, 4 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

AFC rostersNFC rosters

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
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

The Jets' 2018 regular season schedule was announced on April 19.

WeekDateKickoff (ET)OpponentResultRecordGame siteTVNFL.com
recap
1 September 10 7:10 p.m. at Detroit Lions W 48–17 1–0 Ford Field ESPN/WPIX Recap
2 September 16 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins L 12–20 1–1 MetLife Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 20 8:20 p.m. at Cleveland Browns L 17–21 1–2 FirstEnergy Stadium NFLN/WNBC Recap
4 September 30 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars L 12–31 1–3 TIAA Bank Field Fox Recap
5 October 7 1:00 p.m. Denver Broncos W 34–16 2–3 MetLife Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 14 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts MetLife Stadium CBS
7 October 21 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings MetLife Stadium Fox
8 October 28 1:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field CBS
9 November 4 1:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium CBS
10 November 11 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills MetLife Stadium CBS
11 Bye
12 November 25 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots MetLife Stadium CBS
13 December 2 4:05 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
14 December 9 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills New Era Field CBS
15 December 15 TBD[1] Houston Texans MetLife Stadium NFLN/WNBC
16 December 23 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers MetLife Stadium Fox
17 December 30 1:00 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium CBS

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 15, the kickoff time for that game vs. the Houston Texans will either be 4:30 p.m. or 8:20 p.m., and will be finalized at a later date — by no later than the end of Week 8.[1]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

Week One: New York Jets at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jets 7 10 31048
Lions 7 3 7017

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

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

Week Two: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 13 0020
Jets 0 0 6612

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

Week Three: New York Jets at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jets 0 14 0317
Browns 0 3 11721

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

With the loss, the Jets fell to 1-2 and ended the Browns 19-game winless streak.

Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Four: New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jets 0 0 3912
Jaguars 3 13 9631

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Five: Denver Broncos at New York Jets – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 3 0616
Jets 0 21 31034

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Six: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Jets 0 0 000

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New England Patriots 4 2 0 .667 1–0 4–1 176 148 W3
Miami Dolphins 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–2 128 145 W1
New York Jets 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–3 165 139 W2
Buffalo Bills 2 4 0 .333 0–0 1–3 76 138 L1

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 5 1 0 .833 2–0 4–1 .500 .466 L1
2[lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East 4 2 0 .667 1–0 4–1 .514 .542 W3
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Cincinnati Bengals North 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .458 L1
4[lower-alpha 3] Tennessee Titans South 3 3 0 .500 2–0 2–3 .528 .500 L2
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 4] Los Angeles Chargers West 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–1 .500 .283 W3
6[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 4–2 .472 .438 W1
In the hunt
7[lower-alpha 4] Miami Dolphins East 4 2 0 .667 1–1 3–2 .514 .435 W1
8 Pittsburgh Steelers North 3 2 1 .583 1–1–1 1–2–1 .557 .471 W2
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .389 .333 W3
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 6] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–2 .528 .444 L2
11[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 0–1 2–3 .414 .294 W2
12 Cleveland Browns North 2 3 1 .417 1–0–1 2–2–1 .557 .583 L1
13[lower-alpha 7] Buffalo Bills East 2 4 0 .333 0–0 1–3 .571 .542 L1
14[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .611 .333 L4
15[lower-alpha 8] Oakland Raiders West 1 5 0 .167 0–2 1–3 .597 .417 L2
16[lower-alpha 8] Indianapolis Colts South 1 5 0 .167 0–1 0–4 .571 .600 L3
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 New England wins tie break over Cincinnati based on best win percentage in conference games.
  2. 1 2 Cincinnati wins tie break over Baltimore based on head-to-head win percentage.
  3. 1 2 3 Tennessee wins tie break over Jacksonville and Houston based on head-to-head win percentage.
  4. 1 2 3 LA Chargers, Baltimore, and Miami are ranked based on best win percentage in conference games.
  5. 1 2 Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Jacksonville (see below).
  6. 1 2 Jacksonville wins tie break over NY Jets based on head-to-head win percentage.
  7. 1 2 Buffalo wins tie break over Denver based on best win percentage in common games.
  8. 1 2 Oakland wins tie break over Indianapolis based on best win percentage in conference games.
  9. 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

References

  1. 1 2 "NFL Announces the 2018 Regular Season Schedule". NFL.com. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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