2018 New York Jets season
2018 New York Jets season | |
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Head coach | Todd Bowles |
General manager | Mike Maccagnan |
Owner | Woody Johnson |
Home field | MetLife Stadium |
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Record | 2–3 |
Division place | 4th AFC East |
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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
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 | DB | 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
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Current roster
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com 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
The Jets' 2018 regular season schedule was announced on April 19.
Week | Date | Kickoff (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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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
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, Gamebook
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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
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, Gamebook
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Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
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, Gamebook
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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
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, Gamebook
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Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
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, Gamebook
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Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
- Preview
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Standings
Division
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye | |||||||||||
* — Clinched home-field advantage |
References
- 1 2 "NFL Announces the 2018 Regular Season Schedule". NFL.com. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.