2009 New York Jets season
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The 2009
New York Jets
season was the 50th season for the club and the 40th season in the National Football League
and the last season at Giants Stadium. While they did not improve their 9–7 record from 2008, this time the team headed to the playoffs. The Jets fired head coach Eric Mangini
on December 29, 2008 and hired Rex Ryan
from the Baltimore Ravens
on January 18, 2009. The New York Jets were represented at the 2010 Pro Bowl
by Darrelle Revis
, Nick Mangold
, Shaun Ellis
, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, and Alan Faneca
.
was fired by the Jets on December 29, 2008. The decision was made after the Jets fell from 8–3 and sole possession of first place in the AFC East with four losses in their last five games, causing them to miss a playoff berth. He finished his tenure as head coach with a 23–25 record including the playoffs.
At first, the Jets attempted to lure former Pittsburgh Steelers
head coach Bill Cowher
out of retirement, with the possibility of Cowher gaining personnel decisions in addition to coaching. Cowher ultimately decided to stay retired in 2009. The Jets interviewed several candidates for their vacancy. In-house candidates included offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer
and offensive line coach Bill Callahan. Other candidates interviewed were Indianapolis Colts
defensive coordinator Ron Meeks
, New York Giants
defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo
, and Boston College
head coach Jeff Jagodzinski
(who was subsequently fired from his position as a result of accepting the interview).
The Jets eventually picked Baltimore Ravens
defensive coordinator Rex Ryan
as their head coach. He accepted the position just hours after the Ravens' loss in the AFC Championship Game on January 18, and was introduced by the Jets on January 21.
to a six-year, $48 million deal. On March 3, the Jets inked Jim Leonhard
, former Ravens safety, to a three-year, $6 million deal.
to allow him to immediately become an unrestricted free agent on February 25. Though Coles admitted a chance he could re-sign with the Jets, he signed a four-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals
. On March 4, former kicker Mike Nugent
was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
to a one-year deal.
of the Philadelphia Eagles
, sending the Eagles a 2009 fifth-round draft pick and a 2010 conditional draft pick. The pick can be as high as second and as low as fourth. Upon the trade, Sheppard received a four-year, $27.2 million contract extension.
On October 7, the Jets made a blockbuster deal with the Cleveland Browns
to send Wide Receiver Braylon Edwards
to the Jets for Wide Receiver Chansi Stuckey
, Linebacker Jason Trusnik
, and 2 draft picks.
. Prior to the 2008 season, the Jets traded a conditional fourth round selection to the Green Bay Packers
in exchange for quarterback Brett Favre
; this became a third round selection because Favre took the majority of snaps for the Jets in 2008. They gave their fifth round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Lito Sheppard trade. They also received a third round selection from the New Orleans Saints
in exchange for linebacker Jonathan Vilma. Prior to the 2007 season, the Jets received a fourth round selection from the Washington Redskins
in exchange for guard Pete Kendall
; the pick was originally a 2008 fifth round selection that was upgraded due to Kendall's playing time in 2007.
On draft day, the Jets traded their first and second-round picks, defensive end Kenyon Coleman
, safety Abram Elam
, and quarterback Brett Ratliff to the Cleveland Browns
for their first round selection, the fifth overall. The Jets used the selection to draft quarterback Mark Sanchez
from the University of Southern California. The Jets also sent their third, fourth, and seventh-round selections to the Detroit Lions
for the Lions' third-round pick, which was the first of the second day of the draft. The Jets selected running back Shonn Greene
of the University of Iowa
with the pick.
. Their schedule was released in full on April 14. Game times and channels from weeks 11, 12, and 14–17 were subject to change per the NFL's flexible scheduling policy. Some controversy ensued over the placement of the Jets' first two home games, coinciding with the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur
. In response, the NFL moved the time of the game against the Tennessee Titans
to 1:00 pm Eastern. The Jets played a regular season game outside the United States for the first time when they played the Bills in Toronto; the game is the second in a five-year series of regular and preseason games the Bills are playing at the Rogers Centre
.
All games will be broadcast on 1050AM ESPN
except for Week 13.
for a Week 1 showdown with the Houston Texans
. New York took off in the first quarter as kicker Jay Feely
nailed a 24-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Jets would increase their lead as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
completed his first career touchdown pass as he connected with wide receiver Chansi Stuckey
on a 30-yard pass. In the third quarter, New York continued their run as running back Thomas Jones got a 1-yard touchdown run. The Texans tried to rally in the fourth quarter as safety Dominique Barber
returned a fumble 48 yards for a touchdown, but the Jets would end the game with Jones getting a 38-yard touchdown run.
With the win, not only did New York begin their season at 1–0, but Sanchez (18-of-31, 272 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) would become the 1st Jets rookie QB since Richard Todd in 1976 to win a game.
Scoring Summary
. In the week prior to the game, first-year Jets head coach Rex Ryan
placed a phone message to all Jets season ticket holders asking them to "make it miserable for (Tom) Brady and company," following up on his comments during the off-season that he would not "kiss Bill Belichick's Super Bowl rings." He told the Jets fans that "the Patriots had a better head coach and a better quarterback," but that the game would decide "who has a better team." Meanwhile, Jets safety Kerry Rhodes
said the Jets intended on not just winning, but "embarrassing" the Patriots in the game, while nose tackle Kris Jenkins
called it the Jets' version of the Super Bowl; the Jets had not defeated the Patriots at home since 2000.
On the first drive of the game, without an injured Wes Welker
, the Patriots drove to the Jets' 36-yard line before having to punt. The Jets' first play from scrimmage was a strip-sack of rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
by defensive lineman Mike Wright
; Sanchez recovered the fumble at the Jets' 3-yard line. On 4th-and-24, the Jets punted back to their own 49-yard line; the Patriots could not capitalize on the field position and went three-and-out. However, Jets running back Leon Washington
fumbled on the next play; cornerback Leigh Bodden
recovered it at the Jets' 17-yard line. Two holding penalties would push the Patriots back to the Jets' 37-yard line, setting up a 45-yard Stephen Gostkowski
field goal to give the Patriots a 3–0 lead. Following a Jets three-and-out, the Patriots moved to their own 41-yard line before Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis
intercepted a pass intended for Randy Moss
at the Jets' 16-yard line. The Jets offense would continue to struggle, however, going three-and-out again to end the first quarter.
The Patriots began the second quarter with a 9-play, 53-yard drive, one that stalled at the Jets' 7-yard line; the Patriots settled for another Stephen Gostkowski
field goal, extending their lead to 6–0. The Jets would pick up their initial first down of the game on their next possession, going 52 yards on 10 plays before a Jay Feely
33-yard field goal cut the Patriots' lead in half. Starting from their own 10-yard line after a holding penalty on Sam Aiken
on the kickoff, the Patriots took nearly six minutes off the clock, reaching the Jets' 11-yard line before two incomplete passes by Brady prevented the Patriots scoring their first touchdown of the game. Instead, Gostkowski kicked his third field goal of the day to increase the Patriots' lead to 9–3 going into halftime. Receiving the opening kickoff of the second half due to their deferral of the opening coin toss, the Jets took the lead in barely a minute. Following a 43-yard kick return by Washington, Sanchez hit wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery
for 45 yards and a play later connected with tight end Dustin Keller
on a 9-yard touchdown pass. The 10–9 lead was the first for the Jets over the Patriots at home since 2001. After a Patriots three-and-out, punter Chris Hanson
's 30-yard punt gave the Jets the ball at the Patriots' 45-yard line. From the Patriots' 6-yard line, Sanchez appeared to throw a touchdown pass to Chansi Stuckey
, but the catch was overturned after the Patriots challenged. Two plays later, Feely hit his second field goal of the day to give the Jets a 13–9 lead.
The Patriots' ensuing possession reached the Jets' 35-yard line on a third down, but back-to-back delay of game penalties on Tom Brady
, an incomplete pass, and a face-mask penalty on Moss on the punt backed the Patriots up to their own 40-yard line. However, Hanson's subsequent attempt was better than the first, nullified by the penalty, and the Jets began their next drive from their own 15-yard line. On a 14-play, 63-yard drive that spanned into the fourth quarter, the Jets extended their lead to 16–9 on a 39-yard Feely field goal. The Patriots started their next drive from their own 15-yard line as well, but were unable to reach midfield before punting. A Jets three-and-out gave the Patriots another opportunity with five minutes remaining, but a Ben Watson
holding penalty in the middle of the drive helped set up a 2nd-and-20 situation and eventually another punt. Just before the two-minute warning, Sanchez was sacked, but a penalty on BenJarvus Green-Ellis
on the ensuing punt meant the Patriots had to start their last drive of the game from their own 10-yard line. After a Julian Edelman
18-yard reception began it, four straight in-completions ended the drive and the game. With the win, not only did the Jets improve to 2–0, but it also marked the first time that they defeated the Patriots at home since 2000. This also marked the first time that New England was held without a touchdown since December 10, 2006.
Rex Ryan
would become the first Jets rookie head coach since Al Groh
to win their first two games.
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, who wore 1960s Houston Oilers uniforms.
New York would take flight in the first quarter with rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
getting a 14-yard touchdown run. And later in the first he completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ben Hartsock
. The Titans would answer in the second quarter with running back LenDale White
's 5-yard touchdown run and kicker Rob Bironas
' 38-yard field goal. This made the score 14–10 with the Jets leading.
Tennessee would take the lead in the third quarter with quarterback Kerry Collins
' 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Washington
, yet the Jets came right back with Sanchez's 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery
. In the fourth quarter, New York would add onto their lead with a 30-yard field goal from kicker Jay Feely
. Afterwards, the defense would prevent any possible comeback attempts from the Titans.
With the win, not only did the Jets improve to 3–0, but Sanchez (17-of-30, 171 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) would become the first rookie quarterback since the AFL–NFL merger of 1970 to win their first three games. Also, this marked the first time since 2004 that New York began a season at 3–0.
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for a Week 4 interconference duel with the New Orleans Saints
. New York would find themselves struggling early with Saints kicker John Carney making a 34-yard field goal. New Orleans would take command in the second quarter with safety Darren Sharper
returning an interception 99 yards for a touchdown, followed by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
fumbling the ball in his own endzone (due to a sack by defensive end Will Smith), which was recovered by defensive tackle Remi Ayodele
for a touchdown. The Jets would close out the half with a 38-yard field goal from kicker Jay Feely
.
New York tried to make a comeback run as running back Thomas Jones got a 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, but the Saints sealed the victory with running back Pierre Thomas
' 1-yard touchdown run and a stiff defensive effort.
With the loss, the Jets fell to 3–1.
Scoring Summary
. New York immediately trailed as the Dolphins took the game's opening drive and capped it off with a 1-yard touchdown run from running Ronnie Brown
. The Jets immediately responded with rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
completing a 3-yard touchdown pass to newly-acquired wide receiver Braylon Edwards
. Afterwards, Miami closed out the opening quarter with a 35-yard field goal from kicker Dan Carpenter
. In the second quarter, New York took the lead as kicker Jay Feely
got a 40-yard and a 43-yard field goal.
After a scoreless third quarter, both the Jets and the Dolphins would get involved in a back-and-forth fourth quarter. Miami opened up the period with quarterback Chad Henne
hooking up with tight end Anthony Fasano
on a 2-yard touchdown pass, while New York got a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones. The Dolphins would immediately respond as Henne threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr.
, but Jones came through again with a 3-yard touchdown run. Late in the game, Miami managed to crack through the Jets' defense as Brown got a 2-yard touchdown run. New York tried to rally, but Sanchez's last-second hail mary pass was knocked away.
With the loss, the Jets fell to 3–2.
Scoring Summary
. Both teams began the first quarter with field goals, as Bills kicker Rian Lindell
made a 33-yard field goal and Jets kicker Jay Feely
getting a 23-yard field goal. In the second quarter, New York soared into the lead with Feely's 41-yard field goal and running back Thomas Jones' 71-yard touchdown run. However, Buffalo rallied to tie the game in the third quarter with Lindell's 25-yard field goal and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick
's 37-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lee Evans
. After both teams failed to get any point in the fourth quarter, the game went into overtime. Despite getting the ball to start off OT, the Jets failed to get any point out of their opening drive. After a hard-fought period, the Bills would emerge on top as Lindell booted the game-winning 47-yard field goal.
With the loss, New York fell to 3–3.
Thomas Jones would have a career day as he ran 22 times for a franchise-best 210 yards (in addition to his rushing touchdown).
Scoring Summary
. New York took flight in the first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones and a 3-yard touchdown run from rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
. The Jets would increase their lead in the second quarter with rookie running back Shonn Greene
getting an 8-yard touchdown run, followed by kicker Jay Feely
booting a 39-yard field goal. Afterwards, New York would pull away with Sanchez's 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver David Clowney
in the third quarter and Greene's 33-yard touchdown run in the fourth.
With the win, the Jets improved to 4–3.
Scoring Summary
. After a scoreless first quarter, New York and Miami would exchange field goals with Jets kicker Jay Feely
making a 23-yard field goal, followed by Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter
getting a 48-yard field goal.
In a back-and-forth third quarter, New York would begin the wild scoring with Feely nailing a 55-yard field goal. Miami would immediately answer with wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr.
returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, followed by linebacker Jason Taylor
returning a fumble 48 yards for a touchdown. The Jets would reply with rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
getting a 1-yard touchdown run, but the Dolphins instantly came right back as Ginn, Jr. returned a kickoff 101 yards for an touchdown. New York would close out the wild and crazy period with Sanchez hooking up with wide receiver Braylon Edwards
on a 19-yard touchdown pass (with a failed 2-point conversion). In the fourth quarter, Miami struck again as quarterback Chad Henne
found tight end Joey Haynos
on a 5-yard touchdown pass (with a failed 2-point conversion). The Jets tried to rally as Sanchez completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dustin Keller
(with another 2-point conversion), but New York's rally would fall short.
With the bitter loss, New York went into their bye week at 4–4.
Scoring Summary
. New York would trail early in the first quarter with running back Maurice Jones-Drew
's 33-yard touchdown run. The Jets would respond with kicker Jay Feely
getting a 32-yard field goal, followed by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery
. In the second quarter, Jacksonville would take the lead as quarterback David Garrard
got an 11-yard touchdown run and completed a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker. New York would close out the half as Feely made a 37-yard field goal.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Jets would regain the lead in the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal from Feely and a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones (with a failed 2-point conversion). However, the Jaguars got the last laugh as kicker Josh Scobee
booted the game-winning 21-yard field goal.
With the loss, New York fell to 4–5.
Scoring Summary
for a Week 11 AFC East rematch with the New England Patriots
. In the first quarter, New York struggled early on both sides of the field as Patriots cornerback Leigh Bodden
returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown, followed by quarterback Tom Brady
completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Randy Moss
. In the second quarter, the Jets continued to trail as running back Laurence Maroney
got a 2-yard touchdown run, while kicker Stephen Gostkowski
made a 26-yard field goal. New York would close out the half with wide receiver Brad Smith
returning a blocked punt 4 yards for a touchdown.
In the third quarter, the Jets tried to come back as quarterback Mark Sanchez
threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery
, but New England would pull away in the fourth quarter with Maroney's 1-yard touchdown run.
With the loss, the Jets fell to 4–6.
Scoring Summary
. New York would take off in the first quarter as cornerback Darrelle Revis
returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers would get on the board as kicker John Kasay
made a 40-yard field goal, yet the Jets would answer with a 3-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones. After a scoreless third quarter, Carolina tried to rally in the fourth quarter with Kasay nailing a 28-yard field goal. Afterwards, New York would pull away as kicker Jay Feely
booted a 47-yard field goal.
With the win, the Jets improved to 5–6.
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combined for 168 yards rushing, as the New York Jets compiled 249 total yards on the ground to top the Buffalo Bills, 19–13, at Rogers Centre. Mark Sanchez
passed for 104 yards and a score on 7-of-15 passing before injuring his right knee on a head- first dive in the third quarter. Braylon Edwards
had three catches for 45 yards and a score, while Jerricho Cotchery
had four receptions for 68 yards in the win. Ryan Fitzpatrick
struggled to complete passes, throwing for just 98 yards and an interception on 9-of-23 efficiency for the Bills, who have lost four of five to effectively end any slim playoff hopes the team had. Marshawn Lynch
ran six times for 60 yards and a touchdown, while Fred Jackson had 13 rushes for 31 yards.
With the win, the Jets improved to 6–6.
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in the AFC Wild Card game against the No. 4 Cincinnati Bengals
, in a rematch of their dominating Week 17 game.
New York would trail in the first quarter as Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer
completed an 11-yard touchdown pass to former Jets wide recevier Laveranues Coles
. New York would respond in the second quarter with a 39-yard touchdown run from rookie running back Shonn Greene
, followed by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
hooking up with tight end Dustin Keller
on a 45-yard touchdown pass.
The Jets would add onto their lead in the third quarter with a 9-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones. Cincinnati would begin to rally in the fourth quarter as running back Cedric Benson
got a 47-yard touchdown run, yet New York came right back as kicker Jay Feely
nailed a 20-yard field goal.
With the win, not only did the Jets improve their overall record to 10–7, but rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
and rookie head coach Rex Ryan
picked up their first postseason win.
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for the AFC Divisonal Round against the No. 2 San Diego Chargers
. After a scoreless first quarter, New York would trail in the second quarter as Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers
completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to fullback Kris Wilson
. New York would answer in the third quarter with kicker Jay Feely
making a 46-yard field goal. Then, the Jets would take the lead in the fourth quarter as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
completed a 2-yard touchdown to tight end Dustin Keller
, followed by rookie running back Shonn Greene
busting for a 53-yard touchdown run. San Diego tried to rally as quarterback Philip Rivers
ran in for a 1-yard touchdown run, yet New York recovered the onside kick for the win.
With the win, not only did the Jets improve their overall record to 11–7, but they advanced to their first AFC Championship Game
since 1998. They also won consecutive playoff games for the first time since 1982.
Sanchez (12 of 23 for 100 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT) would join Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco
as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history to win two playoff games.
Scoring Summary
for the AFC Championship Game
against the top-seeded Indianapolis Colts
. After a scoreless first quarter, New York would trail to begin the second quarter as Colts kicker Matt Stover
made a 25-yard field goal. The Jets would immediately respond as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
hooked up with wide receiver Braylon Edwards
on an 80-yard touchdown pass. Indianapolis would chip away at New York's lead as Stover got a 19-yard field goal, yet the Jets struck again with Sanchez finding tight end Dustin Keller
on a 9-yard touchdown pass, followed by kicker Jay Feely
's 48-yard field goal. However, the Colts continued their assault as quarterback Peyton Manning
completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Austin Collie
.
Indiananpolis would take the lead in the third quarter with Manning completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Pierre Garçon
, followed by Manning's 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark
in the fourth quarter. Afterwards, the Colts would pull away as Stover booted a 21-yard field goal.
With the loss, New York's season would come to an end with an overall record of 11–8.Scoring Summary
2009 NFL season
The 2009 NFL season was the 90th regular season of the National Football League.The preseason started with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009, and the regular season began September 10. The season ended with Super Bowl XLIV, the league's championship game, on February 7, 2010 at...
New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was the 50th season for the club and the 40th season in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
and the last season at Giants Stadium. While they did not improve their 9–7 record from 2008, this time the team headed to the playoffs. The Jets fired head coach Eric Mangini
Eric Mangini
Eric Mangini is the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets of the National Football League and current NFL analyst for ESPN.-College:...
on December 29, 2008 and hired Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan is an American football head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League . After serving as an assistant coach for twenty-two years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the Jets in 2009...
from the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
on January 18, 2009. The New York Jets were represented at the 2010 Pro Bowl
2010 Pro Bowl
The 2010 AFC–NFC Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 2009 season. It took place at 8:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins and host site of Super Bowl XLIV...
by Darrelle Revis
Darrelle Revis
Though Revis was not the first defensive back drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft , he was the first cornerback taken that year...
, Nick Mangold
Nick Mangold
-New York Jets:Replacing Kevin Mawae at center, Mangold had a good rookie season, allowing only 0.5 sacks, committed only 3 penalties and made all the line calls. Mangold was considered to be the best prospect at center in the last 15 years according to NFL draft expert Mike Mayock...
, Shaun Ellis
Shaun Ellis
MeShaunda "Shaun" Pizarrur Ellis is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . Ellis was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Tennessee...
, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, and Alan Faneca
Alan Faneca
Alan Joseph Faneca, Jr. is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 26th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft and played college football for Louisiana State....
.
Coaching changes
Head coach Eric ManginiEric Mangini
Eric Mangini is the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets of the National Football League and current NFL analyst for ESPN.-College:...
was fired by the Jets on December 29, 2008. The decision was made after the Jets fell from 8–3 and sole possession of first place in the AFC East with four losses in their last five games, causing them to miss a playoff berth. He finished his tenure as head coach with a 23–25 record including the playoffs.
At first, the Jets attempted to lure former Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
head coach Bill Cowher
Bill Cowher
William Laird "Bill" Cowher is a former American football coach and player. Cowher resigned after 15 seasons as the Steelers' coach on January 5, 2007, 11 months to the day after winning 2005–06's Super Bowl XL...
out of retirement, with the possibility of Cowher gaining personnel decisions in addition to coaching. Cowher ultimately decided to stay retired in 2009. The Jets interviewed several candidates for their vacancy. In-house candidates included offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer
Brian Schottenheimer
Brian Schottenheimer is an American football coach. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League . Before becoming an offensive coordinator, he was the quarterback coach for the San Diego Chargers...
and offensive line coach Bill Callahan. Other candidates interviewed were Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
defensive coordinator Ron Meeks
Ron Meeks
Ron Meeks was most recently the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.Meeks played high school football for the Robert E...
, New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo
Steve Spagnuolo
Steven Christopher Spagnuolo is the current head coach of the St. Louis Rams. He was previously the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants from January 2007 to January 2009, and also served for eight years under defensive coordinator Jim Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles.-Early years:Born...
, and Boston College
Boston College Eagles football
The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division...
head coach Jeff Jagodzinski
Jeff Jagodzinski
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(who was subsequently fired from his position as a result of accepting the interview).
The Jets eventually picked Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
defensive coordinator Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan is an American football head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League . After serving as an assistant coach for twenty-two years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the Jets in 2009...
as their head coach. He accepted the position just hours after the Ravens' loss in the AFC Championship Game on January 18, and was introduced by the Jets on January 21.
Signings
On February 27, the Jets signed former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Bart ScottBart Scott
Bartholomew Edward Scott is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
to a six-year, $48 million deal. On March 3, the Jets inked Jim Leonhard
Jim Leonhard
James Andrew "Jim" Leonhard is an American football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Leohnard has also played for the Baltimore Ravens...
, former Ravens safety, to a three-year, $6 million deal.
Departures
After failing to come to terms on a contract extension, the Jets restructured the contract of wide receiver Laveranues ColesLaveranues Coles
Laveranues Leon Coles is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University....
to allow him to immediately become an unrestricted free agent on February 25. Though Coles admitted a chance he could re-sign with the Jets, he signed a four-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
. On March 4, former kicker Mike Nugent
Mike Nugent
Mike Nugent is an American football placekicker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
to a one-year deal.
Trades
On February 28, the Jets traded for cornerback Lito SheppardLito Sheppard
Lito Decorian Sheppard is an American football cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Florida.Sheppard has also played for the New York...
of the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, sending the Eagles a 2009 fifth-round draft pick and a 2010 conditional draft pick. The pick can be as high as second and as low as fourth. Upon the trade, Sheppard received a four-year, $27.2 million contract extension.
On October 7, the Jets made a blockbuster deal with the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
to send Wide Receiver Braylon Edwards
Braylon Edwards
-Cleveland Browns:-2005:Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver – he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it....
to the Jets for Wide Receiver Chansi Stuckey
Chansi Stuckey
Chansi V. Stuckey is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
, Linebacker Jason Trusnik
Jason Trusnik
Jason Trusnik is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Ohio Northern....
, and 2 draft picks.
2009 NFL Draft
The Jets were assigned the 17th selection in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft2009 NFL Draft
The 2009 NFL Draft was the seventy-fourth annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 and 26, 2009. The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day starting at 4:00...
. Prior to the 2008 season, the Jets traded a conditional fourth round selection to the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
in exchange for quarterback Brett Favre
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...
; this became a third round selection because Favre took the majority of snaps for the Jets in 2008. They gave their fifth round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Lito Sheppard trade. They also received a third round selection from the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
in exchange for linebacker Jonathan Vilma. Prior to the 2007 season, the Jets received a fourth round selection from the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
in exchange for guard Pete Kendall
Pete Kendall
Peter Marcus Kendall is a retired American football player in the National Football League who most recently played left guard for the Washington Redskins.- High school and college :...
; the pick was originally a 2008 fifth round selection that was upgraded due to Kendall's playing time in 2007.
On draft day, the Jets traded their first and second-round picks, defensive end Kenyon Coleman
Kenyon Coleman
Kenyon Octavia Coleman is an American football defensive end who plays for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Los Angeles by the Oakland Raiders...
, safety Abram Elam
Abram Elam
Abram Elam is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame and Kent State....
, and quarterback Brett Ratliff to the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
for their first round selection, the fifth overall. The Jets used the selection to draft quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
from the University of Southern California. The Jets also sent their third, fourth, and seventh-round selections to the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
for the Lions' third-round pick, which was the first of the second day of the draft. The Jets selected running back Shonn Greene
Shonn Greene
-New York Jets:On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass...
of the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
with the pick.
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| 1 | 5 | Mark Sanchez Mark Sanchez Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
6'3" | 225 | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
| 3 | 65 | Shonn Greene Shonn Greene -New York Jets:On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass... |
Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
5'11" | 227 | Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees... |
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
| 6 | 193 | Matt Slauson Matt Slauson -2009:The New York Jets selected Slauson with their sixth round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The Jets offensive line coach Bill Callahan previously coached Slauson at Nebraska who was considered versatile, athletic and durable. Slauson was signed to a four year deal by the team in May... |
Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
6'5" | 316 | Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska... |
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Alan Faneca Alan Joseph Faneca, Jr. is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 26th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft and played college football for Louisiana State.... G D'Brickashaw Ferguson -New York Jets:Ferguson finally reached the NFL when the New York Jets drafted him with the 4th pick overall after Vince Young was chosen by the Titans. On July 26, 2006, Ferguson signed a five-year deal with the Jets that was similar to the $35 million deal that 2005’s No. 4 pick, Cedric Benson,... T Wayne Hunter Wayne Hunter is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft.... T Nick Mangold -New York Jets:Replacing Kevin Mawae at center, Mangold had a good rookie season, allowing only 0.5 sacks, committed only 3 penalties and made all the line calls. Mangold was considered to be the best prospect at center in the last 15 years according to NFL draft expert Mike Mayock... C Matt Slauson -2009:The New York Jets selected Slauson with their sixth round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The Jets offensive line coach Bill Callahan previously coached Slauson at Nebraska who was considered versatile, athletic and durable. Slauson was signed to a four year deal by the team in May... G Robert Turner (American football) Robert Wayne Turner II is an American football guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League. Turner played college football in New Mexico and high school football at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas.... G/C Damien Woody Damien Michael Woody is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Jets of the National Football League... T Defensive Linemen
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Ryan Fowler Ryan Omead Fowler is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2004... ILB Vernon Gholston Vernon Gholston is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted sixth overall by the New York Jets in the 2008 NFL Draft.... OLB/DE David Harris (American football) -2007 NFL Draft:Harris was projected to go anywhere from the late-second round to the fourth round prior to the 2007 NFL Draft. However, he impressed scouts when he ran a 4.59 40 yard dash at the NFL Combine... ILB Larry Izzo Lawrence Alexander Izzo is a retired American football Linebacker and special teamer and current assistant special teams coach for the New York Giants. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 1996... ILB Marques Murrell Marques Murrell is an American football linebacker for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Appalachian State.Murrell has also played for the New York Jets and New England... OLB Bart Scott Bartholomew Edward Scott is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002... ILB Jason Trusnik Jason Trusnik is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Ohio Northern.... OLB Jamaal Westerman Jamaal Akeem Westerman is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Rutgers.... ILB Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Aundrae Allison Aundrae Akeem Allison is an American football wide receiver for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at East Carolina.He has also been a member of the New York Jets, and... WR (IR)  Shaun Ellis MeShaunda "Shaun" Pizarrur Ellis is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . Ellis was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Tennessee... DE (Susp.) Calvin Pace Calvin Lamar Pace is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by Arizona Cardinals in the first round in the 2003 NFL Draft... OLB (Susp.) Practice Squad
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Alan Faneca Alan Joseph Faneca, Jr. is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 26th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft and played college football for Louisiana State.... G D'Brickashaw Ferguson -New York Jets:Ferguson finally reached the NFL when the New York Jets drafted him with the 4th pick overall after Vince Young was chosen by the Titans. On July 26, 2006, Ferguson signed a five-year deal with the Jets that was similar to the $35 million deal that 2005’s No. 4 pick, Cedric Benson,... T Wayne Hunter Wayne Hunter is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft.... T Nick Mangold -New York Jets:Replacing Kevin Mawae at center, Mangold had a good rookie season, allowing only 0.5 sacks, committed only 3 penalties and made all the line calls. Mangold was considered to be the best prospect at center in the last 15 years according to NFL draft expert Mike Mayock... C Matt Slauson -2009:The New York Jets selected Slauson with their sixth round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The Jets offensive line coach Bill Callahan previously coached Slauson at Nebraska who was considered versatile, athletic and durable. Slauson was signed to a four year deal by the team in May... G Robert Turner (American football) Robert Wayne Turner II is an American football guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League. Turner played college football in New Mexico and high school football at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas.... G/C Damien Woody Damien Michael Woody is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Jets of the National Football League... T Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Kenwin Cummings Kenwin Cummings Jr. is an American football linebacker who is currently a member of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Wingate.-2008:The New York Jets signed Cummings as an... ILB Ryan Fowler Ryan Omead Fowler is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2004... ILB Vernon Gholston Vernon Gholston is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted sixth overall by the New York Jets in the 2008 NFL Draft.... OLB/DE David Harris (American football) -2007 NFL Draft:Harris was projected to go anywhere from the late-second round to the fourth round prior to the 2007 NFL Draft. However, he impressed scouts when he ran a 4.59 40 yard dash at the NFL Combine... ILB Marques Murrell Marques Murrell is an American football linebacker for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Appalachian State.Murrell has also played for the New York Jets and New England... OLB/DE Calvin Pace Calvin Lamar Pace is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by Arizona Cardinals in the first round in the 2003 NFL Draft... OLB/DE Bart Scott Bartholomew Edward Scott is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002... ILB Jamaal Westerman Jamaal Akeem Westerman is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Rutgers.... OLB/DE Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Aundrae Allison Aundrae Akeem Allison is an American football wide receiver for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at East Carolina.He has also been a member of the New York Jets, and... WR (IR) Larry Izzo Lawrence Alexander Izzo is a retired American football Linebacker and special teamer and current assistant special teams coach for the New York Giants. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 1996... ILB (IR) Kris Jenkins Kristopher Rudy-Charles Jenkins is a former American football nose tackle who played for the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft... NT (IR) Leon Washington Leon Washington is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. He is married to Charity Washington with whom he has a son... RB (IR) Practice Squad
Rookies in italics Pro Bowlers in bold 53 Active, 4 Inactive, 8 PS |
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Schedule
The Jets' slate of regular season opponents was determined after the completion of the 2008 season. In addition to their traditional AFC East rivals, the team played opponents from the AFC South and NFC South divisions, and the third-place teams of the AFC West and AFC North, as determined by the NFL scheduling formulaRegular season (NFL)
The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday...
. Their schedule was released in full on April 14. Game times and channels from weeks 11, 12, and 14–17 were subject to change per the NFL's flexible scheduling policy. Some controversy ensued over the placement of the Jets' first two home games, coinciding with the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah , , is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im which occur in the autumn...
and Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur , also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest and most solemn day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue...
. In response, the NFL moved the time of the game against the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
to 1:00 pm Eastern. The Jets played a regular season game outside the United States for the first time when they played the Bills in Toronto; the game is the second in a five-year series of regular and preseason games the Bills are playing at the Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...
.
All games will be broadcast on 1050AM ESPN
WEPN
WEPN is a 24-hour sports talk formatted radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs and live broadcasts of sports matches. It is the New York affiliate for ESPN Radio...
except for Week 13.
Preseason
| Week | Date | Kickoff (EDT Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... ) |
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| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | August 14 | 7:00 pm | St. Louis Rams 2009 St. Louis Rams season The 2009 St. Louis Rams season is the 72nd season for the St. Louis Rams, and the 15th in St. Louis. Due to the Rams winning only against the Detroit Lions, they finished with the NFL's worst record at 1–15, earning the first overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft in Steve Spagnuolo's first season... |
L 23–20 | 0–1 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
WCBS WCBS-TV WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan.... |
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| 2 | August 24 | 8:00 pm | at Baltimore Ravens 2009 Baltimore Ravens season The 2009 Baltimore Ravens season is the franchise's 14th season as a team in the National Football League . The franchise entered the season off an 11–5 record in their previous season, a playoff berth, but a loss in the American Football Conference Championship game against the eventual Super... |
L 24–23 | 0–2 | M & T Bank Stadium | ESPN Monday Night Football Monday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From to it aired on ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame, and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest running prime time commercial network television series... / WWOR WWOR-TV WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State metropolitan area. WWOR is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network flagship... |
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| 3 | August 29 | 8:00 pm | at New York Giants 2009 New York Giants season The 2009 New York Giants season was the 85th season for the team in the National Football League. It was the team's final season in Giants Stadium; In 2010, the Giants moved into New Meadowlands Stadium. The Giants hoped to improve upon their 12–4 record, avenge their divisional round loss to the... |
W 27–25 | 1–2 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
WNBC WNBC WNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan... |
Recap |
| 4 | September 3 | 7:00 pm | Philadelphia Eagles 2009 Philadelphia Eagles season The 2009 Philadelphia Eagles season was the 77th season for the team in the National Football League. After advancing to their fifth NFC Championship game in eight years, the Eagles improved upon their 9–6–1 record and second-place finish in the NFC East in their 2008 campaign... |
W 38–27 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
WCBS WCBS-TV WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan.... |
Recap |
Regular season
| Week | Date | Kickoff (ET Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... ) |
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| 1 | September 13 | 1:00 pm | at Houston Texans 2009 Houston Texans season The 2009 Houston Texans season is the 8th season for the team in the National Football League. The Texans improved upon their 8–8 record in 2008, claimed their first winning season in franchise history, and 4 straight heartbreaking division losses came back to haunt them, as they narrowly missed... |
W 24–7 | 1–0 | Reliant Stadium Reliant Stadium Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface.... |
CBS NFL on CBS The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League's American Football Conference games, produced by CBS Sports.-Market coverage and television policies:... |
Recap | |
| 2 | September 20 | 1:00 pm | New England Patriots 2009 New England Patriots season The 2009 New England Patriots season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and 50th season overall. They finished with a 10–6 record and a division title before losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs.... |
W 16–9 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
CBS | Recap | |
| 3 | September 27 | 1:00 pm | Tennessee Titans 2009 Tennessee Titans season The 2009 Tennessee Titans season is the 50th season for the original American Football League team, their 40th in the NFL, and 13th in Tennessee. The Titans aimed to equal or improve on their 2008 NFL best 13–3 record; however, they lost the first 6 games of that season... † |
W 24–17 | 3–0 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
CBS | Recap | |
| 4 | October 4 | 4:05 pm | at New Orleans Saints 2009 New Orleans Saints season The 2009 New Orleans Saints season is the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League and the most successful in franchise history in which they won Super Bowl XLIV. The Saints recorded a franchise record 13 victories, an improvement on their 8–8 record and fourth place finish in the... |
L 24–10 | 3–1 | Louisiana Superdome Louisiana Superdome The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA... |
CBS | Recap | |
| 5 | October 12 | 8:30 pm | at Miami Dolphins 2009 Miami Dolphins season The 2009 Miami Dolphins season was the organization's 40th season in the National Football League and 44th overall. The Dolphins entered the 2009 season as the reigning AFC East champions after posting an 11–5 record in 2008... |
L 31–27 | 3–2 | LandShark Stadium | ESPN Monday Night Football Monday Night Football is a live broadcast of the National Football League on ESPN. From to it aired on ABC. Monday Night Football was, along with Hallmark Hall of Fame, and the Walt Disney anthology television series, one of the longest running prime time commercial network television series... |
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| 6 | October 18 | 4:15 pm | Buffalo Bills 2009 Buffalo Bills season The 2009 Buffalo Bills season was the 50th Professional Football season for the original American Football League team, and its 40th in the NFL... |
L 16–13 (OT) | 3–3 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
CBS | Recap | |
| 7 | October 25 | 4:05 pm | at Oakland Raiders 2009 Oakland Raiders season The 2009 Oakland Raiders season is the 50th season for the original American Football League team, and its 40th in the NFL. On September 6, 2009, The Raiders traded a 2011 draft pick to the New England Patriots for 5x Pro Bowl Defensive Lineman Richard Seymour. With their loss to Dallas on November... † |
W 38–0 | 4–3 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | CBS | Recap | |
| 8 | November 1 | 1:00 pm | Miami Dolphins 2009 Miami Dolphins season The 2009 Miami Dolphins season was the organization's 40th season in the National Football League and 44th overall. The Dolphins entered the 2009 season as the reigning AFC East champions after posting an 11–5 record in 2008... † |
L 30–25 | 4–4 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
CBS | Recap | |
| 9 | Bye Week Bye (sports) A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing... |
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| 10 | November 15 | 1:00 pm | Jacksonville Jaguars 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season The 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the 15th season for the team in the National Football League. This was the first season for new general manager Gene Smith, who hoped to usher in a "rebuilding" era for the Jaguars franchise. The Jaguars improved upon their 5–11 record in 2008, however did... |
L 24–22 | 4–5 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
CBS | Recap | |
| 11 | November 22 | 4:15 pm | at New England Patriots 2009 New England Patriots season The 2009 New England Patriots season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and 50th season overall. They finished with a 10–6 record and a division title before losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs.... |
L 14–31 | 4–6 | Gillette Stadium Gillette Stadium Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles southwest of downtown Boston and from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution... |
CBS NFL on CBS The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League's American Football Conference games, produced by CBS Sports.-Market coverage and television policies:... |
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| 12 | November 29 | 1:00 pm | Carolina Panthers 2009 Carolina Panthers season The 2009 Carolina Panthers season was the 15th season for the team in the National Football League. They failed to improve on their franchise-record 12–4 season in 2008 and also failed to make the playoffs.-2009 NFL Draft:-Trades:... |
W 17–6 | 5–6 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
Fox NFL on FOX NFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports... |
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| 13 | December 3 | 8:20 pm | at Buffalo Bills 2009 Buffalo Bills season The 2009 Buffalo Bills season was the 50th Professional Football season for the original American Football League team, and its 40th in the NFL... |
W 19–13 | 6–6 | Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... , Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
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| 14 | December 13 | 1:00 pm | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 34th season as a franchise in the NFL. The Buccaneers looked to improve on their 9–7 record from their 2008 season and 3rd place finish in the NFC South but failed to do so as they finished the season at 3–13, missing the playoffs for the... |
W 26–3 | 7–6 | Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium, also known as the "Ray Jay", is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team. The stadium seats 65,857 , and it is expandable to 75,000 for special events... |
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| 15 | December 20 | 1:00 pm | Atlanta Falcons 2009 Atlanta Falcons season The 2009 Atlanta Falcons season was the 44th season for the team in the National Football League. The team looked to match or improve upon their 11–5 record from 2008 and return to the playoffs, however the Falcons were eliminated from contention in Week 15... |
L 10–7 | 7–7 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
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| 16 | December 27 | 4:15 pm | at Indianapolis Colts 2009 Indianapolis Colts season The 2009 Indianapolis Colts season was the 57th season for the team in the National Football League and the 26th in Indianapolis. It was the first season since 2002 that the Colts did not have Tony Dungy on their coaching staff, due to his retirement from coaching... |
W 29–15 | 8–7 | Lucas Oil Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 24, 2008, and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. The stadium was built to... |
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| 17 | January 3 | 8:20 pm | Cincinnati Bengals 2009 Cincinnati Bengals season The 2009 Cincinnati Bengals season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and their 42nd overall. They finished the season at 10–6–0, and sweeping the entire AFC North division, they improved on their 2008 record of 4–11–1, winning the AFC North Division and making the... |
W 37–0 | 9–7 | Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to... |
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| AFC WC | January 9 | 4:30 pm | at Cincinnati Bengals 2009 Cincinnati Bengals season The 2009 Cincinnati Bengals season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and their 42nd overall. They finished the season at 10–6–0, and sweeping the entire AFC North division, they improved on their 2008 record of 4–11–1, winning the AFC North Division and making the... |
W 24–14 | 10–7 | Paul Brown Stadium Paul Brown Stadium Paul Brown Stadium is an American sports stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. It opened on August 19, 2000. The stadium was named after Bengals' founder Paul Brown. The stadium is located on approximately of land and... |
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| AFC DIV | January 17 | 4:40 pm | at San Diego Chargers 2009 San Diego Chargers season The 2009 San Diego Chargers season was the 50th season for the original American Football League team, and its 40th in the NFL. The Chargers improved upon their regular season record of 8–8 in 2008 and won their division for the fourth straight year and fifth time in six seasons... |
W 17–14 | 11–7 | Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area.... |
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| AFCCG | January 24 | 3:00 pm | at Indianapolis Colts 2009 Indianapolis Colts season The 2009 Indianapolis Colts season was the 57th season for the team in the National Football League and the 26th in Indianapolis. It was the first season since 2002 that the Colts did not have Tony Dungy on their coaching staff, due to his retirement from coaching... |
L 17–30 | 11–8 | Lucas Oil Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 24, 2008, and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. The stadium was built to... |
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Week 1: at Houston Texans
The Jets began their season at Reliant StadiumReliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface....
for a Week 1 showdown with the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. New York took off in the first quarter as kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
nailed a 24-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Jets would increase their lead as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
completed his first career touchdown pass as he connected with wide receiver Chansi Stuckey
Chansi Stuckey
Chansi V. Stuckey is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
on a 30-yard pass. In the third quarter, New York continued their run as running back Thomas Jones got a 1-yard touchdown run. The Texans tried to rally in the fourth quarter as safety Dominique Barber
Dominique Barber
Dominique J. Barber is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Texans in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Minnesota....
returned a fumble 48 yards for a touchdown, but the Jets would end the game with Jones getting a 38-yard touchdown run.
With the win, not only did New York begin their season at 1–0, but Sanchez (18-of-31, 272 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) would become the 1st Jets rookie QB since Richard Todd in 1976 to win a game.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | HOU | ||||||
| 1 | NYJ | 00:08 | FG | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2 | NYJ | 03:21 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 10 | 0 | |
| 3 | NYJ | 07:35 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 17 | 0 | |
| 4 | HOU | 12:18 | TD | Kris Brown Kris Brown Kristopher "Kris" Clayton Brown is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent.He was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the first six years of his NFL career, he has converted 132 of 173 field goals and scored 573 points... kick |
7 | 17 | 7 | |
| NYJ | 10:10 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 24 | 7 | ||
Week 2: vs. New England Patriots
Coming off an impressive road win over the Texans, the Jets played their Week 2 home opener against their AFC East rival, the New England PatriotsNew England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. In the week prior to the game, first-year Jets head coach Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan is an American football head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League . After serving as an assistant coach for twenty-two years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the Jets in 2009...
placed a phone message to all Jets season ticket holders asking them to "make it miserable for (Tom) Brady and company," following up on his comments during the off-season that he would not "kiss Bill Belichick's Super Bowl rings." He told the Jets fans that "the Patriots had a better head coach and a better quarterback," but that the game would decide "who has a better team." Meanwhile, Jets safety Kerry Rhodes
Kerry Rhodes
Kerry Rhodes is an American football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
said the Jets intended on not just winning, but "embarrassing" the Patriots in the game, while nose tackle Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins
Kristopher Rudy-Charles Jenkins is a former American football nose tackle who played for the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
called it the Jets' version of the Super Bowl; the Jets had not defeated the Patriots at home since 2000.
On the first drive of the game, without an injured Wes Welker
Wes Welker
-San Diego Chargers :Welker, who was not drafted during the 2004 NFL Draft, signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Diego Chargers. Welker made the Chargers out of training camp, but was released after the first game of the season.-2004 season:...
, the Patriots drove to the Jets' 36-yard line before having to punt. The Jets' first play from scrimmage was a strip-sack of rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
by defensive lineman Mike Wright
Mike Wright
Michael Wright is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was originally signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Cincinnati....
; Sanchez recovered the fumble at the Jets' 3-yard line. On 4th-and-24, the Jets punted back to their own 49-yard line; the Patriots could not capitalize on the field position and went three-and-out. However, Jets running back Leon Washington
Leon Washington
Leon Washington is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. He is married to Charity Washington with whom he has a son...
fumbled on the next play; cornerback Leigh Bodden
Leigh Bodden
Leigh Edmond Bodden is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Duquesne....
recovered it at the Jets' 17-yard line. Two holding penalties would push the Patriots back to the Jets' 37-yard line, setting up a 45-yard Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Carroll Gostkowski is a placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League...
field goal to give the Patriots a 3–0 lead. Following a Jets three-and-out, the Patriots moved to their own 41-yard line before Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis
Darrelle Revis
Though Revis was not the first defensive back drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft , he was the first cornerback taken that year...
intercepted a pass intended for Randy Moss
Randy Moss
Randy Gene Moss is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
at the Jets' 16-yard line. The Jets offense would continue to struggle, however, going three-and-out again to end the first quarter.
The Patriots began the second quarter with a 9-play, 53-yard drive, one that stalled at the Jets' 7-yard line; the Patriots settled for another Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Carroll Gostkowski is a placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League...
field goal, extending their lead to 6–0. The Jets would pick up their initial first down of the game on their next possession, going 52 yards on 10 plays before a Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
33-yard field goal cut the Patriots' lead in half. Starting from their own 10-yard line after a holding penalty on Sam Aiken
Sam Aiken
Samuel Aiken is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
on the kickoff, the Patriots took nearly six minutes off the clock, reaching the Jets' 11-yard line before two incomplete passes by Brady prevented the Patriots scoring their first touchdown of the game. Instead, Gostkowski kicked his third field goal of the day to increase the Patriots' lead to 9–3 going into halftime. Receiving the opening kickoff of the second half due to their deferral of the opening coin toss, the Jets took the lead in barely a minute. Following a 43-yard kick return by Washington, Sanchez hit wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery
Jerricho Cotchery
Cotchery was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft.-New York Jets:In 2004, Cotchery caught 6 passes for 60 yards in 12 games as the team's 5th receiver...
for 45 yards and a play later connected with tight end Dustin Keller
Dustin Keller
-New York Jets:Keller was drafted by the New York Jets 30th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Keller was slowly phased into the offense and eventually finished with productive numbers in part of the presence of the veteran Brett Favre. Keller finished a strong rookie season with 48 receptions, 535...
on a 9-yard touchdown pass. The 10–9 lead was the first for the Jets over the Patriots at home since 2001. After a Patriots three-and-out, punter Chris Hanson
Chris Hanson
Christopher David Hanson is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 1999...
's 30-yard punt gave the Jets the ball at the Patriots' 45-yard line. From the Patriots' 6-yard line, Sanchez appeared to throw a touchdown pass to Chansi Stuckey
Chansi Stuckey
Chansi V. Stuckey is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
, but the catch was overturned after the Patriots challenged. Two plays later, Feely hit his second field goal of the day to give the Jets a 13–9 lead.
The Patriots' ensuing possession reached the Jets' 35-yard line on a third down, but back-to-back delay of game penalties on Tom Brady
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.He has played in four Super Bowls,...
, an incomplete pass, and a face-mask penalty on Moss on the punt backed the Patriots up to their own 40-yard line. However, Hanson's subsequent attempt was better than the first, nullified by the penalty, and the Jets began their next drive from their own 15-yard line. On a 14-play, 63-yard drive that spanned into the fourth quarter, the Jets extended their lead to 16–9 on a 39-yard Feely field goal. The Patriots started their next drive from their own 15-yard line as well, but were unable to reach midfield before punting. A Jets three-and-out gave the Patriots another opportunity with five minutes remaining, but a Ben Watson
Benjamin Watson
Benjamin Watson is an American football tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots 32nd overall in the 2004 NFL draft. He played college football at Georgia.-Early years:Watson attended Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South...
holding penalty in the middle of the drive helped set up a 2nd-and-20 situation and eventually another punt. Just before the two-minute warning, Sanchez was sacked, but a penalty on BenJarvus Green-Ellis
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
BenJarvus Jeremy Green-Ellis is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2008. After playing college football his freshman and sophomore seasons at Indiana University, Green-Ellis...
on the ensuing punt meant the Patriots had to start their last drive of the game from their own 10-yard line. After a Julian Edelman
Julian Edelman
Julian Francis Edelman is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for Kent State as a quarterback.-Early years:Edelman was born in Redwood City, California...
18-yard reception began it, four straight in-completions ended the drive and the game. With the win, not only did the Jets improve to 2–0, but it also marked the first time that they defeated the Patriots at home since 2000. This also marked the first time that New England was held without a touchdown since December 10, 2006.
Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan is an American football head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League . After serving as an assistant coach for twenty-two years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the Jets in 2009...
would become the first Jets rookie head coach since Al Groh
Al Groh
Al Groh is the defensive coordinator of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. He is also a former head coach of the University of Virginia football team, a former head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and the former head coach of the New York Jets of the NFL...
to win their first two games.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NE | NYJ | ||||||
| 1 | NE | 06:50 | FG | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2 | NE | 11:30 | FG | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NYJ | 05:59 | FG | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||
| NE | 00:17 | FG | 3 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 3 | NYJ | 13:57 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| NYJ | 08:22 | FG | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 4 | NYJ | 09:48 | FG | 3 | 9 | 16 | ||
Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans
The Jets wore New York Titans throwback uniforms for an AFL Legacy Game with the Tennessee TitansTennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
, who wore 1960s Houston Oilers uniforms.
New York would take flight in the first quarter with rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
getting a 14-yard touchdown run. And later in the first he completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ben Hartsock
Ben Hartsock
Benjamin Richard Hartsock is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
. The Titans would answer in the second quarter with running back LenDale White
LenDale White
LenDale Anthony White is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California....
's 5-yard touchdown run and kicker Rob Bironas
Rob Bironas
James Robert Douglas "Rob" Bironas is an American football placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Auburn University and Georgia Southern.Bironas was an All-Pro...
' 38-yard field goal. This made the score 14–10 with the Jets leading.
Tennessee would take the lead in the third quarter with quarterback Kerry Collins
Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first choice in the franchise's history...
' 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Washington
Nate Washington
Nate Washington is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
, yet the Jets came right back with Sanchez's 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery
Jerricho Cotchery
Cotchery was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft.-New York Jets:In 2004, Cotchery caught 6 passes for 60 yards in 12 games as the team's 5th receiver...
. In the fourth quarter, New York would add onto their lead with a 30-yard field goal from kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
. Afterwards, the defense would prevent any possible comeback attempts from the Titans.
With the win, not only did the Jets improve to 3–0, but Sanchez (17-of-30, 171 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) would become the first rookie quarterback since the AFL–NFL merger of 1970 to win their first three games. Also, this marked the first time since 2004 that New York began a season at 3–0.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | TEN | NYJ | ||||||
| 1 | NYJ | 09:40 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 0 | 7 | |
| NYJ | 06:51 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2 | TEN | 09:24 | TD | Rob Bironas Rob Bironas James Robert Douglas "Rob" Bironas is an American football placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Auburn University and Georgia Southern.Bironas was an All-Pro... kick |
7 | 7 | 14 | |
| TEN | 00:08 | FG | 3 | 10 | 14 | |||
| 3 | TEN | 11:34 | TD | Rob Bironas kick | 7 | 17 | 14 | |
| NYJ | 05:07 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 4 | NYJ | 11:36 | FG | 3 | 17 | 24 | ||
Week 4: at New Orleans Saints
Coming off their home win over the Titans, the Jets flew to the Louisiana SuperdomeLouisiana Superdome
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA...
for a Week 4 interconference duel with the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
. New York would find themselves struggling early with Saints kicker John Carney making a 34-yard field goal. New Orleans would take command in the second quarter with safety Darren Sharper
Darren Sharper
Darren Mallory Sharper is an American football safety who currently is a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at William & Mary....
returning an interception 99 yards for a touchdown, followed by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
fumbling the ball in his own endzone (due to a sack by defensive end Will Smith), which was recovered by defensive tackle Remi Ayodele
Remi Ayodele
Remilekun "Remi" Ayodele is an American football defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Oklahoma.Ayodele has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens,...
for a touchdown. The Jets would close out the half with a 38-yard field goal from kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
.
New York tried to make a comeback run as running back Thomas Jones got a 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, but the Saints sealed the victory with running back Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas (American football)
Charles Pierre Thomas Jr. is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League.- Early years :...
' 1-yard touchdown run and a stiff defensive effort.
With the loss, the Jets fell to 3–1.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | NO | ||||||
| 1 | NO | 08:06 | FG | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | NO | 14:45 | TD | John Carney kick | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| NO | 09:00 | TD | John Carney kick | 7 | 0 | 17 | ||
| NYJ | 01:48 | FG | 3 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 3 | NYJ | 07:48 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
| 4 | NO | 06:07 | TD | John Carney kick | 7 | 10 | 24 | |
Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Saints, the Jets flew to Land Shark Stadium for a Week 5 Monday Night duel with their AFC East rival, the Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. New York immediately trailed as the Dolphins took the game's opening drive and capped it off with a 1-yard touchdown run from running Ronnie Brown
Ronnie Brown
Ronnie G. Brown, Jr. is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers...
. The Jets immediately responded with rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
completing a 3-yard touchdown pass to newly-acquired wide receiver Braylon Edwards
Braylon Edwards
-Cleveland Browns:-2005:Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver – he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it....
. Afterwards, Miami closed out the opening quarter with a 35-yard field goal from kicker Dan Carpenter
Dan Carpenter
Daniel Roy Carpenter is an American football placekicker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League...
. In the second quarter, New York took the lead as kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
got a 40-yard and a 43-yard field goal.
After a scoreless third quarter, both the Jets and the Dolphins would get involved in a back-and-forth fourth quarter. Miami opened up the period with quarterback Chad Henne
Chad Henne
Chad Steven Henne is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.He graduated from Wilson Senior High School and attended the University of Michigan...
hooking up with tight end Anthony Fasano
Anthony Fasano
Anthony Joseph Fasano is an American football tight end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame...
on a 2-yard touchdown pass, while New York got a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones. The Dolphins would immediately respond as Henne threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr.
Ted Ginn, Jr.
-College career:OSU track coach Russ Rogers recruited Ginn to run track, believing that he could qualify for the 2008 Olympics. However, his track career was put on hold in order to focus on football. Ginn was recruited as a defensive back by Ohio State....
, but Jones came through again with a 3-yard touchdown run. Late in the game, Miami managed to crack through the Jets' defense as Brown got a 2-yard touchdown run. New York tried to rally, but Sanchez's last-second hail mary pass was knocked away.
With the loss, the Jets fell to 3–2.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | MIA | ||||||
| 1 | MIA | 07:31 | TD | Dan Carpenter Dan Carpenter Daniel Roy Carpenter is an American football placekicker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League... kick |
7 | 0 | 7 | |
| NYJ | 03:51 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| MIA | 00:57 | FG | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 2 | NYJ | 02:05 | FG | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||
| NYJ | 00:04 | FG | 3 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 3 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 4 | MIA | 14:17 | TD | Dan Carpenter kick | 7 | 13 | 17 | |
| NYJ | 12:17 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 20 | 17 | ||
| MIA | 10:10 | TD | Dan Carpenter kick | 7 | 20 | 24 | ||
| NYJ | 05:12 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 27 | 24 | ||
| MIA | 00:06 | TD | Dan Carpenter kick | 7 | 27 | 31 | ||
Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills
Hoping to snap a two-game losing streak, the Jets went home for a Week 6 AFC East duel with the Buffalo BillsBuffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Both teams began the first quarter with field goals, as Bills kicker Rian Lindell
Rian Lindell
Rian Lindell is an American football placekicker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2000...
made a 33-yard field goal and Jets kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
getting a 23-yard field goal. In the second quarter, New York soared into the lead with Feely's 41-yard field goal and running back Thomas Jones' 71-yard touchdown run. However, Buffalo rallied to tie the game in the third quarter with Lindell's 25-yard field goal and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Harvard....
's 37-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lee Evans
Lee Evans (American football)
-Buffalo Bills:Evans was initially assigned the jersey number 84. Evans, as a reference to his full name, had always worn the number 3 in college, a number that was not allowed to be used in professional football for wide receivers...
. After both teams failed to get any point in the fourth quarter, the game went into overtime. Despite getting the ball to start off OT, the Jets failed to get any point out of their opening drive. After a hard-fought period, the Bills would emerge on top as Lindell booted the game-winning 47-yard field goal.
With the loss, New York fell to 3–3.
Thomas Jones would have a career day as he ran 22 times for a franchise-best 210 yards (in addition to his rushing touchdown).
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | BUF | NYJ | ||||||
| 1 | BUF | 07:21 | FG | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NYJ | 00:35 | FG | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2 | NYJ | 09:45 | FG | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| NYJ | 07:31 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 3 | BUF | 07:45 | FG | 3 | 6 | 13 | ||
| BUF | 02:30 | TD | Rian Lindell kick | 7 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 4 | No Scoring | |||||||
| OT | BUF | FG | 3 | 16 | 13 | |||
Week 7: at Oakland Raiders
Hoping to snap a three-game losing streak, the Jets flew to the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, donned their throwbacks, and played a Week 7 AFL Legacy game with the Oakland RaidersOakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. New York took flight in the first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones and a 3-yard touchdown run from rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
. The Jets would increase their lead in the second quarter with rookie running back Shonn Greene
Shonn Greene
-New York Jets:On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass...
getting an 8-yard touchdown run, followed by kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
booting a 39-yard field goal. Afterwards, New York would pull away with Sanchez's 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver David Clowney
David Clowney
David Cortez Clowney IV is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech....
in the third quarter and Greene's 33-yard touchdown run in the fourth.
With the win, the Jets improved to 4–3.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | OAK | ||||||
| 1 | NYJ | 12:54 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 7 | 0 | |
| NYJ | 04:20 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2 | NYJ | 05:51 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 21 | 0 | |
| NYJ | 00:02 | FG | 3 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 3 | NYJ | 05:28 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 31 | 0 | |
| 4 | NYJ | 06:30 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 38 | 0 | |
Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins
Coming off their shutout road win over the Raiders, the Jets went home, donned their white New York Titans uniforms again, and played a Week 8 divisional rematch with the Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. After a scoreless first quarter, New York and Miami would exchange field goals with Jets kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
making a 23-yard field goal, followed by Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter
Dan Carpenter
Daniel Roy Carpenter is an American football placekicker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League...
getting a 48-yard field goal.
In a back-and-forth third quarter, New York would begin the wild scoring with Feely nailing a 55-yard field goal. Miami would immediately answer with wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr.
Ted Ginn, Jr.
-College career:OSU track coach Russ Rogers recruited Ginn to run track, believing that he could qualify for the 2008 Olympics. However, his track career was put on hold in order to focus on football. Ginn was recruited as a defensive back by Ohio State....
returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, followed by linebacker Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor (American football)
Jason Paul Taylor is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft...
returning a fumble 48 yards for a touchdown. The Jets would reply with rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
getting a 1-yard touchdown run, but the Dolphins instantly came right back as Ginn, Jr. returned a kickoff 101 yards for an touchdown. New York would close out the wild and crazy period with Sanchez hooking up with wide receiver Braylon Edwards
Braylon Edwards
-Cleveland Browns:-2005:Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver – he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it....
on a 19-yard touchdown pass (with a failed 2-point conversion). In the fourth quarter, Miami struck again as quarterback Chad Henne
Chad Henne
Chad Steven Henne is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.He graduated from Wilson Senior High School and attended the University of Michigan...
found tight end Joey Haynos
Joey Haynos
Joey Haynos is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
on a 5-yard touchdown pass (with a failed 2-point conversion). The Jets tried to rally as Sanchez completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dustin Keller
Dustin Keller
-New York Jets:Keller was drafted by the New York Jets 30th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Keller was slowly phased into the offense and eventually finished with productive numbers in part of the presence of the veteran Brett Favre. Keller finished a strong rookie season with 48 receptions, 535...
(with another 2-point conversion), but New York's rally would fall short.
With the bitter loss, New York went into their bye week at 4–4.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | MIA | NYJ | ||||||
| 1 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 2 | NYJ | 12:20 | FG | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MIA | 01:55 | FG | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | NYJ | 10:24 | FG | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| MIA | 10:10 | TD | Dan Carpenter kick | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| MIA | 07:32 | TD | Dan Carpenter kick | 7 | 17 | 6 | ||
| NYJ | 03:26 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 17 | 13 | ||
| MIA | 03:09 | TD | Dan Carpenter kick | 7 | 24 | 13 | ||
| NYJ | 01:35 | TD | 6 | 24 | 19 | |||
| 4 | MIA | 08:48 | TD | 6 | 30 | 19 | ||
| NYJ | 05:52 | TD | 6 | 30 | 25 | |||
Week 10: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Coming off their bye week, the Jets stayed at home for a Week 10 duel with the Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. New York would trail early in the first quarter with running back Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew is a professional American football player who currently plays running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
's 33-yard touchdown run. The Jets would respond with kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
getting a 32-yard field goal, followed by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
completing a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery
Jerricho Cotchery
Cotchery was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft.-New York Jets:In 2004, Cotchery caught 6 passes for 60 yards in 12 games as the team's 5th receiver...
. In the second quarter, Jacksonville would take the lead as quarterback David Garrard
David Garrard
David Douglas Garrard is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent.Garrard played college football at East Carolina. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and served as the team's starting quarterback from 2007 to 2010...
got an 11-yard touchdown run and completed a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker. New York would close out the half as Feely made a 37-yard field goal.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Jets would regain the lead in the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal from Feely and a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones (with a failed 2-point conversion). However, the Jaguars got the last laugh as kicker Josh Scobee
Josh Scobee
Joshua Taylor Scobee is an American football placekicker, who currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He began his college football career as kicker for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs, setting several school records...
booted the game-winning 21-yard field goal.
With the loss, New York fell to 4–5.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | JAC | NYJ | ||||||
| 1 | JAC | 11:56 | TD | Josh Scobee Josh Scobee Joshua Taylor Scobee is an American football placekicker, who currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He began his college football career as kicker for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs, setting several school records... kick |
7 | 7 | 0 | |
| NYJ | 08:21 | FG | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||
| NYJ | 01:08 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2 | JAC | 10:52 | TD | Josh Scobee kick | 7 | 14 | 10 | |
| JAC | 02:44 | TD | Josh Scobee kick | 7 | 21 | 10 | ||
| NYJ | 00:36 | FG | 3 | 21 | 13 | |||
| 3 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 4 | NYJ | 14:39 | FG | 3 | 21 | 16 | ||
| NYJ | 05:04 | TD | 6 | 21 | 22 | |||
| JAC | 00:00 | FG | 3 | 24 | 22 | |||
Week 11: at New England Patriots
Trying to avoid three straight losses, the Jets flew to Gillette StadiumGillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles southwest of downtown Boston and from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution...
for a Week 11 AFC East rematch with the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. In the first quarter, New York struggled early on both sides of the field as Patriots cornerback Leigh Bodden
Leigh Bodden
Leigh Edmond Bodden is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Duquesne....
returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown, followed by quarterback Tom Brady
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.He has played in four Super Bowls,...
completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Randy Moss
Randy Moss
Randy Gene Moss is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
. In the second quarter, the Jets continued to trail as running back Laurence Maroney
Laurence Maroney
Laurence Maroney is an American football running back who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots 21st overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Minnesota.-Early years:Maroney attended Normandy Senior High School in St...
got a 2-yard touchdown run, while kicker Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Carroll Gostkowski is a placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League...
made a 26-yard field goal. New York would close out the half with wide receiver Brad Smith
Brad Smith (American football)
Bradley "Brad" Alexander Smith is an American football quarterback, running back, wide receiver and return specialist for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 4th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. He played college football at Missouri.-High...
returning a blocked punt 4 yards for a touchdown.
In the third quarter, the Jets tried to come back as quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery
Jerricho Cotchery
Cotchery was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft.-New York Jets:In 2004, Cotchery caught 6 passes for 60 yards in 12 games as the team's 5th receiver...
, but New England would pull away in the fourth quarter with Maroney's 1-yard touchdown run.
With the loss, the Jets fell to 4–6.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | NE | ||||||
| 1 | NE | 05:47 | TD | Stephen Gostkowski Stephen Gostkowski Stephen Carroll Gostkowski is a placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League... kick |
7 | 0 | 7 | |
| NE | 00:00 | TD | Stephen Gostkowski kick | 7 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2 | NE | 10:19 | TD | Stephen Gostkowski kick | 7 | 0 | 21 | |
| NE | 04:14 | FG | 3 | 0 | 24 | |||
| NYJ | 00:50 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 3 | NYJ | 09:45 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 14 | 24 | |
| 4 | NE | 05:06 | TD | Stephen Gostkowski kick | 7 | 14 | 31 | |
Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers
Trying to snap a three-game losing streak, the Jets went home for a Week 12 interconference duel with the Carolina PanthersCarolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
. New York would take off in the first quarter as cornerback Darrelle Revis
Darrelle Revis
Though Revis was not the first defensive back drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft , he was the first cornerback taken that year...
returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers would get on the board as kicker John Kasay
John Kasay
John David Kasay is an American football kicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia...
made a 40-yard field goal, yet the Jets would answer with a 3-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones. After a scoreless third quarter, Carolina tried to rally in the fourth quarter with Kasay nailing a 28-yard field goal. Afterwards, New York would pull away as kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
booted a 47-yard field goal.
With the win, the Jets improved to 5–6.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | CAR | NYJ | ||||||
| 1 | NYJ | 08:48 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | CAR | 10:11 | FG | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| NYJ | 00:28 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 3 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 4 | CAR | 11:45 | FG | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||
| NYJ | 03:39 | FG | 3 | 6 | 17 | |||
Week 13: at Buffalo Bills
Thomas Jones and Shonn GreeneShonn Greene
-New York Jets:On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass...
combined for 168 yards rushing, as the New York Jets compiled 249 total yards on the ground to top the Buffalo Bills, 19–13, at Rogers Centre. Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
passed for 104 yards and a score on 7-of-15 passing before injuring his right knee on a head- first dive in the third quarter. Braylon Edwards
Braylon Edwards
-Cleveland Browns:-2005:Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver – he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it....
had three catches for 45 yards and a score, while Jerricho Cotchery
Jerricho Cotchery
Cotchery was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft.-New York Jets:In 2004, Cotchery caught 6 passes for 60 yards in 12 games as the team's 5th receiver...
had four receptions for 68 yards in the win. Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Harvard....
struggled to complete passes, throwing for just 98 yards and an interception on 9-of-23 efficiency for the Bills, who have lost four of five to effectively end any slim playoff hopes the team had. Marshawn Lynch
Marshawn Lynch
Marshawn Terrell Lynch is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. In his rookie year, Lynch became the Bills' first 1,000-yard rookie rusher since Greg Bell in 1984...
ran six times for 60 yards and a touchdown, while Fred Jackson had 13 rushes for 31 yards.
With the win, the Jets improved to 6–6.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | BUF | ||||||
| 1 | BUF | 10:45 | FG | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NYJ | 03:39 | FG | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2 | NYJ | 13:21 | FG | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||
| BUF | 10:25 | TD | Rian Lindell kick | 7 | 6 | 10 | ||
| NYJ | 06:09 | FG | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| NYJ | 00:44 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 3 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 4 | NYJ | 14:56 | FG | 3 | 19 | 10 | ||
| BUF | 05:28 | FG | 3 | 19 | 13 | |||
Week 14: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | TB | ||||||
| 1 | NYJ | 12:40 | FG | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NYJ | 04:47 | FG | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2 | NYJ | 06:53 | FG | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| NYJ | 03:19 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NYJ | 00:11 | FG | 3 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 3 | TB | 04:45 | FG | 3 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 4 | NYJ | 09:07 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 26 | 3 | |
Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | ATL | NYJ | ||||||
| 1 | ATL | 06:36 | FG | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NYJ | 02:48 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 3 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 4 | ATL | 01:38 | TD | Matt Bryant kick | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts
With the win, the Jets ended the Colts' perfect season run, and also ended their 23–game regular season winning streak. The Jets were able to capitalize on the Colts' decision to bench quarterback Peyton Manning to avoid injury given they had already made the playoffs. The Jets improved their playoff chances greatly by moving to 8–7 on the season.| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | IND | ||||||
| 1 | IND | 06:55 | TD | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | IND | 11:46 | FG | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| NYJ | 01:44 | FG | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 3 | NYJ | 14:48 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| IND | 10:13 | TD | 6 | 10 | 15 | |||
| NYJ | 01:29 | TD | Mark Sanchez Mark Sanchez Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall... pass to Dustin Keller Dustin Keller -New York Jets:Keller was drafted by the New York Jets 30th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Keller was slowly phased into the offense and eventually finished with productive numbers in part of the presence of the veteran Brett Favre. Keller finished a strong rookie season with 48 receptions, 535... |
8 | 18 | 15 | ||
| 4 | NYJ | 13:23 | FG | 3 | 21 | 15 | ||
| NYJ | 05:38 | TD | Mark Sanchez pass to Braylon Edwards Braylon Edwards -Cleveland Browns:-2005:Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver – he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it.... |
8 | 29 | 15 | ||
Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play | Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | CIN | NYJ | ||||||
| 1 | NYJ | 10:46 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | NYJ | 13:29 | FG | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| NYJ | 06:37 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 0 | 17 | ||
| NYJ | 00:37 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 0 | 24 | ||
| NYJ | 00:00 | FG | 3 | 0 | 27 | |||
| 3 | NYJ | 09:47 | FG | 3 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 4 | NYJ | 09:55 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 0 | 37 | |
AFC Wild Card Game: at Cincinnati Bengals
Entering the playoffs as the AFC's No. 5 seed, the Jets began their playoff run at Paul Brown StadiumPaul Brown Stadium
Paul Brown Stadium is an American sports stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. It opened on August 19, 2000. The stadium was named after Bengals' founder Paul Brown. The stadium is located on approximately of land and...
in the AFC Wild Card game against the No. 4 Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
, in a rematch of their dominating Week 17 game.
New York would trail in the first quarter as Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer is an American professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002...
completed an 11-yard touchdown pass to former Jets wide recevier Laveranues Coles
Laveranues Coles
Laveranues Leon Coles is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University....
. New York would respond in the second quarter with a 39-yard touchdown run from rookie running back Shonn Greene
Shonn Greene
-New York Jets:On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass...
, followed by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
hooking up with tight end Dustin Keller
Dustin Keller
-New York Jets:Keller was drafted by the New York Jets 30th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Keller was slowly phased into the offense and eventually finished with productive numbers in part of the presence of the veteran Brett Favre. Keller finished a strong rookie season with 48 receptions, 535...
on a 45-yard touchdown pass.
The Jets would add onto their lead in the third quarter with a 9-yard touchdown run from running back Thomas Jones. Cincinnati would begin to rally in the fourth quarter as running back Cedric Benson
Cedric Benson
Cedric Myron Benson is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears fourth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft...
got a 47-yard touchdown run, yet New York came right back as kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
nailed a 20-yard field goal.
With the win, not only did the Jets improve their overall record to 10–7, but rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
and rookie head coach Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan is an American football head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League . After serving as an assistant coach for twenty-two years, Ryan attained his first head coaching job in the NFL with the Jets in 2009...
picked up their first postseason win.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | CIN | ||||||
| 1 | CIN | 07:07 | TD | Shayne Graham Shayne Graham Michael Shayne Graham is an American football placekicker. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2000, and most recently played with the New England Patriots... kick |
7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | NYJ | 11:52 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 7 | 7 | |
| NYJ | 06:19 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 14 | 7 | ||
| 3 | NYJ | 02:18 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 21 | 7 | |
| 4 | CIN | 11:04 | TD | Shayne Graham kick | 7 | 21 | 14 | |
| NYJ | 05:47 | FG | 3 | 24 | 14 | |||
AFC Divisional Round: at San Diego Chargers
Coming off their impressive road win over the Bengals, the Jets flew to Qualcomm StadiumQualcomm Stadium
Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area....
for the AFC Divisonal Round against the No. 2 San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. After a scoreless first quarter, New York would trail in the second quarter as Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League . He was one half of the Manning-Rivers draft trade which sent him to San Diego and the 1st overall pick, Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, to the New York Giants. Rivers played college...
completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to fullback Kris Wilson
Kris Wilson (American football)
Kristopher "Kris" Wilson is an American football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh...
. New York would answer in the third quarter with kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
making a 46-yard field goal. Then, the Jets would take the lead in the fourth quarter as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
completed a 2-yard touchdown to tight end Dustin Keller
Dustin Keller
-New York Jets:Keller was drafted by the New York Jets 30th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Keller was slowly phased into the offense and eventually finished with productive numbers in part of the presence of the veteran Brett Favre. Keller finished a strong rookie season with 48 receptions, 535...
, followed by rookie running back Shonn Greene
Shonn Greene
-New York Jets:On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass...
busting for a 53-yard touchdown run. San Diego tried to rally as quarterback Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League . He was one half of the Manning-Rivers draft trade which sent him to San Diego and the 1st overall pick, Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, to the New York Giants. Rivers played college...
ran in for a 1-yard touchdown run, yet New York recovered the onside kick for the win.
With the win, not only did the Jets improve their overall record to 11–7, but they advanced to their first AFC Championship Game
AFC Championship Game
The American Football Conference Championship Game is one of the two final playoff matches of the National Football League, the largest professional American football league in the United States. The game is played on the penultimate Sunday in January and determines the champion of the American...
since 1998. They also won consecutive playoff games for the first time since 1982.
Sanchez (12 of 23 for 100 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT) would join Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco
Joe Flacco
Flacco was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens 18th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft, becoming the highest drafted player ever from the University of Delaware...
as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history to win two playoff games.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | SD | ||||||
| 1 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 2 | SD | 12:17 | TD | Nate Kaeding Nate Kaeding Nathaniel James Kaeding is an American football placekicker who plays for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chargers in the 2004 NFL Draft in the 3rd round with a pick acquired from the Phillip Rivers-Eli Manning trade. He played college football at Iowa... kick |
7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | NYJ | 10:45 | FG | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | NYJ | 13:35 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| NYJ | 07:17 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 17 | 7 | ||
| SD | 2:14 | TD | Nate Kaeding kick | 7 | 17 | 14 | ||
AFC Championship Game: at Indianapolis Colts
Coming off their divisional road win over the Chargers, the Jets flew to Lucas Oil StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 24, 2008, and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. The stadium was built to...
for the AFC Championship Game
AFC Championship Game
The American Football Conference Championship Game is one of the two final playoff matches of the National Football League, the largest professional American football league in the United States. The game is played on the penultimate Sunday in January and determines the champion of the American...
against the top-seeded Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
. After a scoreless first quarter, New York would trail to begin the second quarter as Colts kicker Matt Stover
Matt Stover
John Matthew "Matt" Stover is a former American Football placekicker. As of the start of the 2009 NFL season, he was the third most accurate kicker in the history of the National Football League. He is of Greek origin. He has played for the New York Giants, the Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore...
made a 25-yard field goal. The Jets would immediately respond as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Mark Travis John Sanchez is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League . He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft as the fifth overall selection by the Jets and the second quarterback taken overall...
hooked up with wide receiver Braylon Edwards
Braylon Edwards
-Cleveland Browns:-2005:Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver – he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it....
on an 80-yard touchdown pass. Indianapolis would chip away at New York's lead as Stover got a 19-yard field goal, yet the Jets struck again with Sanchez finding tight end Dustin Keller
Dustin Keller
-New York Jets:Keller was drafted by the New York Jets 30th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Keller was slowly phased into the offense and eventually finished with productive numbers in part of the presence of the veteran Brett Favre. Keller finished a strong rookie season with 48 receptions, 535...
on a 9-yard touchdown pass, followed by kicker Jay Feely
Jay Feely
Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16....
's 48-yard field goal. However, the Colts continued their assault as quarterback Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . Manning holds the record for most NFL MVP awards with four. He was drafted by the Colts as the first overall pick in 1998 after a standout college football career with the...
completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Austin Collie
Austin Collie
Austin Kirk Collie is a Canadian-American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Colts in the fourth round in the 2009 NFL Draft...
.
Indiananpolis would take the lead in the third quarter with Manning completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Pierre Garçon
Pierre Garcon
Pierre Garçon is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio. Garcon is of Haitian descent.- High school career...
, followed by Manning's 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark
Dallas Clark
Dallas Dean Clark is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts 24th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Iowa...
in the fourth quarter. Afterwards, the Colts would pull away as Stover booted a 21-yard field goal.
With the loss, New York's season would come to an end with an overall record of 11–8.
| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive. |
Extra Point | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | NYJ | IND | ||||||
| 1 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 2 | IND | 14:56 | FG | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NYJ | 14:45 | TD | Jay Feely Jay Feely Thomas James "Jay" Feely is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Jay played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16.... kick |
7 | 7 | 3 | ||
| IND | 08:44 | FG | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||
| NYJ | 04:53 | TD | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 14 | 6 | ||
| NYJ | 02:11 | FG | 3 | 17 | 6 | |||
| IND | 1:13 | TD | Matt Stover kick | 7 | 17 | 13 | ||
| 3 | IND | 08:03 | TD | Matt Stover kick | 7 | 17 | 20 | |
| 4 | IND | 08:52 | TD | Matt Stover kick | 7 | 17 | 27 | |
| IND | 02:29 | FG | 3 | 17 | 30 | |||