2021 New York Jets season

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2021 New York Jets season
Owner Woody and Christopher Johnson
General manager Joe Douglas
Head coach Robert Saleh
Home field MetLife Stadium
Results
Record4–13
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AP All-Pros KR Braxton Berrios (1st team)
Uniform
New York Jets Uniforms 2019-2021.png

The 2021 season was the New York Jets' 52nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 62nd overall, their third under general manager Joe Douglas and their first under head coach Robert Saleh.

Contents

The Jets improved on their 2–14 record from the previous season. Despite this, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the eleventh consecutive season in Week 14. The Jets missed the playoffs for the eleventh straight season, tying a record set between 19701980.

Roster changes

Free agents

Unrestricted

PositionPlayer2021 TeamDate signedContract
C Josh Andrews Atlanta Falcons March 29 [1] 1 year, $1.128 million
OLB Tarell Basham Dallas Cowboys March 18 [2] 2 years, $5.500 million
TE Daniel Brown New York JetsApril 19 [3] 1 year, $1.040 million
DT Trevon Coley Tennessee Titans June 3 [4] 1 year, $0.990 million
OG Pat Elflein Carolina Panthers March 15 [5] 3 year, $13.500 million
SS Matthias Farley Tennessee Titans March 30 [6] 1 year, $1.090 million
QB Joe Flacco Philadelphia Eagles March 23 [7] 1 year, $3.500 million
RB Frank Gore
ILB Bryce Hager
ILB Neville Hewitt Houston Texans May 7 [8] 1 year, $1.700 million
OLB Jordan Jenkins Houston Texans March 20 [9] 2 years, $6.000 million
LB Frankie Luvu Carolina Panthers March 23 [10] 1 year, $1.100 million
CB Arthur Maulet Pittsburgh Steelers May 7 [11] 1 year, $0.990 million
SS Bradley McDougald Tennessee Titans August 16 [12] 1 year, $1.075 million
ILB Patrick Onwuasor
WR Breshad Perriman Detroit Lions March 18 [13] 1 year, $2.500 million
CB Brian Poole New Orleans Saints July 25 [14] 1 year, $1.128 million
TE Ross Travis Arizona Cardinals May 25 [15] 1 year, $0.990 million

Restricted

PositionPlayer2021 TeamDate signedContract
RB Josh Adams New York JetsMarch 17 [16] 1 year, $1.180 million
ILB Harvey Langi New England Patriots May 10 [17] 1 year, $1.058 million

Exclusive Rights

PositionPlayer2021 TeamDate signedContract
RB Bennett Jackson New York JetsApril 8 [18] 1 year, $0.850 million

Signings

PositionPlayer2020 TeamDate signedContract
WR Keelan Cole Jacksonville Jaguars March 20 [19] 1 year, $5.500 million
RB Tevin Coleman San Francisco 49ers March 26 [20] 1 year, $1.100 million
DE Vinny Curry Philadelphia Eagles March 24 [21] 1 year, $1.300 million
WR Corey Davis Tennessee Titans March 18 [22] 3 years, $37.500 million
ILB Jarrad Davis Detroit Lions March 18 [23] 1 year, $5.500 million
OG Dan Feeney Los Angeles Chargers March 20 [24] 1 year, $3.500 million
CB Justin Hardee New Orleans Saints March 18 [25] 3 years, $6.750 million
QB Josh Johnson San Francisco 49ers August 4 [26] 1 year, $1.075 million
FS LaMarcus Joyner Las Vegas Raiders March 22 [27] 1 year, $3.000 million
TE Tyler Kroft Buffalo Bills March 22 [28] 1 year, $2.000 million
DE Carl Lawson Cincinnati Bengals March 18 [29] 3 years, $45.000 million
OG Corey Levin New England Patriots April 8 [30] 1 year, $0.920 million
LB Del'Shawn Phillips Buffalo Bills March 23 [31] 1 year, $0.780 million
DT Sheldon Rankins New Orleans Saints March 23 [32] 2 years, $11.000 million

Releases

PositionPlayer2021 TeamDate released
DE Henry Anderson New England Patriots March 2 [33]

Draft

2021 New York Jets Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 2 Zach Wilson QB BYU
14 Alijah Vera-Tucker OG USC
234 Elijah Moore WR Ole Miss
4107 Michael Carter RB North Carolina
5146 Jamien Sherwood S Auburn
154 Michael Carter II S Duke
175 Jason Pinnock CB Pittsburgh
6186 Hamsah Nasirildeen S Florida State
200 Brandin Echols CB Kentucky
207 Jonathan Marshall DT Arkansas

Staff

2021 New York Jets staff

Front office

  • Owner/Chairman/CEO – Woody Johnson
  • Vice chairman – Christopher Johnson
  • President – Hymie Elhai
  • Executive vice president/COO – Brian Friedman
  • General manager – Joe Douglas
  • Assistant general manager – Rex Hogan
  • Senior director of football administration – Dave Socie
  • Director of player personnel – Chad Alexander
  • Director of pro personnel – Greg Nejmeh
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Kevin Murphy
  • Director of college scouting – Jon Carr
  • Senior football advisor – Phil Savage

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Robert Saleh
  • Assistant to head coach – Steve Scarnecchia

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Justus Galac
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Joe Giacobbe
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Aaron McLaurin


Final roster

2021 New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserved

Rookies in italics
52 active, 18 reserved, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 14at New York Giants W 12–71–0 MetLife Stadium Recap
2August 21at Green Bay Packers W 23–142–0 Lambeau Field Recap
3August 27 Philadelphia Eagles T 31–312–0–1MetLife Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 12at Carolina Panthers L 14–190–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap
2 September 19 New England Patriots L 6–250–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
3 September 26at Denver Broncos L 0–260–3 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
4 October 3 Tennessee Titans W 27–24 (OT)1–3MetLife Stadium Recap
5 October 10 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–271–4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) Recap
6 Bye
7 October 24at New England Patriots L 13–541–5 Gillette Stadium Recap
8 October 31 Cincinnati Bengals W 34–312–5MetLife Stadium Recap
9 November 4at Indianapolis Colts L 30–452–6 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
10 November 14 Buffalo Bills L 17–452–7MetLife Stadium Recap
11 November 21 Miami Dolphins L 17–242–8MetLife Stadium Recap
12 November 28at Houston Texans W 21–143–8 NRG Stadium Recap
13 December 5 Philadelphia Eagles L 18–333–9MetLife Stadium Recap
14 December 12 New Orleans Saints L 9–303–10MetLife Stadium Recap
15 December 19at Miami Dolphins L 24–313–11 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
16 December 26 Jacksonville Jaguars W 26–214–11MetLife Stadium Recap
17 January 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–284–12MetLife Stadium Recap
18 January 9at Buffalo Bills L 10–274–13 Highmark Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Carolina Panthers

Week 1: New York Jets at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets008614
Panthers0160319

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, traded to Carolina prior to the season, led the Panthers to an early lead over his former team, scoring two touchdowns including a 57-yard pass to former Jets teammate Robby Anderson. Two late touchdown passes by Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson were not enough for New York to come back and win. [34] For the third straight year, the Jets started the season 0–1. Offensive Tackle Mekhi Becton also suffered a knee injury during the game, and would later be put on injured reserve after opting for surgery. [35]

Week 2: vs. New England Patriots

Week 2: New England Patriots at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Patriots1039325
Jets03036

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

In a battle between rookie quarterbacks, Zach Wilson threw four interceptions to the Patriots defense while Patriots quarterback Mac Jones had a quietly efficient performance, completing over 70% of his passes. With their 11th straight loss to the Patriots, the Jets fell to 0–2. [36]

Week 3: at Denver Broncos

Week 3: New York Jets at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets00000
Broncos7103626

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 4: Tennessee Titans at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Titans36015024
Jets07314327

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Despite a slow start, Wilson passed for two touchdowns and led the Jets offense to a go-ahead field goal in overtime. The Titans missed a potential game-tying field goal on the second drive of overtime, allowing New York to win its first game of the season. [37]

Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

NFL London games

Week 5: New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets0361120
Falcons10100727

at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,589
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross, and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: at New England Patriots

Week 7: New York Jets at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets076013
Patriots141732054

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 8: Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals0177731
Jets7731734

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,503
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the upset win, the Jets matched their 2-win total from the previous year. Quarterback Mike White, whom made his first career start in place of an injured Zach Wilson, became the first quarterback since Cam Newton to throw for 400+ yards in their first career start, and the first Jets quarterback to throw 400+ yards since Vinny Testaverde in 2000.

Week 9: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 9: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets7361430
Colts72114345

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Despite the loss, the Jets were given the minor comfort of participating in a game that made a scorigami — a 45–30 game had never happened before in NFL history. [38]

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 10: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bills10721745
Jets0301417

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast and brisk, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,625
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 11: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins7071024
Jets707317

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,303
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: at Houston Texans

Week 12: New York Jets at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets387321
Texans0140014

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,120
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Jay Feely and Amanda Balionis
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 13: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles7173633
Jets1260018

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,311
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Balionis
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Jets dropped to 0–12 all time against the Eagles. [39]

Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 14: New Orleans Saints at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Saints3731730
Jets06039

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,129
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sherree Burruss
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

Week 15: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets1070724
Dolphins01071431

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,035
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 16: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars393621
Jets6731026

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,120
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Buccaneers7371128
Jets7107024

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 18: at Buffalo Bills

Week 18: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets073010
Bills10301427

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: January 9
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Snow showers, 34 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,783
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

For the second straight season, the Jets failed to win a divisional game.

Standings

Division

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Buffalo Bills 1160.6475–17–5483289W4
(6) New England Patriots 1070.5883–38–4462303L1
Miami Dolphins 980.5294–26–6341373W1
New York Jets 4130.2350–64–8310504L2

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division winners
1 [lower-alpha 1] Tennessee Titans South1250.7065–18–4.472.480W3
2 [lower-alpha 1] Kansas City Chiefs West1250.7065–17–5.538.517W1
3 Buffalo Bills East1160.6475–17–5.472.428W4
4 Cincinnati Bengals North1070.5884–28–4.472.462L1
Wild cards
5 [lower-alpha 2] Las Vegas Raiders West1070.5883–38–4.510.515W4
6 [lower-alpha 2] New England Patriots East1070.5883–38–4.481.394L1
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North971.5594–27–5.521.490W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 [lower-alpha 3] Indianapolis Colts South980.5293–37–5.495.431L2
9 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] Miami Dolphins East980.5294–26–6.464.379W1
10 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] Los Angeles Chargers West980.5293–36–6.510.500L1
11 [lower-alpha 5] Cleveland Browns North890.4713–35–7.514.415W1
12 [lower-alpha 5] Baltimore Ravens North890.4711–55–7.531.460L6
13 Denver Broncos West7100.4121–53–9.484.357L4
14 [lower-alpha 6] New York Jets East4130.2350–64–8.512.426L2
15 [lower-alpha 6] Houston Texans South4130.2353–34–8.498.397L2
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South3140.1761–53–9.512.569W1
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 7]
  1. 1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: Miami, Dallas, LA Chargers, Cleveland, and Indianapolis).
  3. 1 2 3 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6).
  4. 1 2 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: New England, Las Vegas, Houston, Baltimore, and NY Giants).
  5. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record (3–3 vs. 1–5).
  6. 1 2 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  7. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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The 2024 season is the New York Jets' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their sixth under general manager Joe Douglas and their fourth and final under head coach Robert Saleh. On October 8, following a Week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London, the Jets fired Saleh and promoted defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich to be the interim head coach.

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