2021 New York Jets season

2021 New York Jets season
2021 New York Jets season
Owner	Woody and Christopher Johnson
Head coach	Robert Saleh
General manager	Joe Douglas
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	4–13
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
AP All-Pros	KR Braxton Berrios (1st team)
Uniform
	← 2020; Jets seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the New York Jets' 52nd season in the National Football League and their first under head coach Robert Saleh.

Draft

[[]] 2021 New York Jets Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	2	Zach Wilson	QB	BYU
1	14	Alijah Vera-Tucker	OG	USC
2	34	Elijah Moore	WR	Ole Miss
4	107	Michael Carter	RB	North Carolina
5	146	Jamien Sherwood	S	Auburn
	154	Michael Carter II	S	Duke
	175	Jason Pinnock	CB	Pittsburgh
6	186	Hamsah Nasirildeen	S	Florida State
	200	Brandin Echols	CB	Kentucky
	207	Jonathan Marshall	DT	Arkansas

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Carolina Panthers	L 14–19	0–1	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	New England Patriots	L 6–25	0–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Denver Broncos	L 0–26	0–3	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
4	October 3	Tennessee Titans	W 27–24 (OT)	1–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–27	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 24	at New England Patriots	L 13–54	1–5	Gillette Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–31	2–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
9	November 4	at Indianapolis Colts	L 30–45	2–6	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
10	November 14	Buffalo Bills	L 17–45	2–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	Miami Dolphins	L 17–24	2–8	MetLife Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	at Houston Texans	W 21–14	3–8	NRG Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	Philadelphia Eagles	L 18–33	3–9	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	New Orleans Saints	L 9–30	3–10	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–31	3–11	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 26–21	4–11	MetLife Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–28	4–12	MetLife Stadium	Recap
18	January 9	at Buffalo Bills	L 10–27	4–13	Highmark Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Buffalo Bills	11	6	0	.647	5–1	7–5	483	289	W4
⁽⁶⁾ New England Patriots	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	462	303	L1
Miami Dolphins	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	341	373	W1
New York Jets	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	310	504	L2

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Tennessee Titans	South	12	5	0	.706	5–1	8–4	.472	.480	W3
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	7–5	.538	.517	W1
3	Buffalo Bills	East	11	6	0	.647	5–1	7–5	.472	.428	W4
4	Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	7	0	.588	4–2	8–4	.472	.462	L1
Wild cards
5^[b]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.510	.515	W4
6^[b]	New England Patriots	East	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.481	.394	L1
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	7	1	.559	4–2	7–5	.521	.490	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.495	.431	L2
9^[c]^[d]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.464	.379	W1
10^[c]^[d]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	9	8	0	.529	3–3	6–6	.510	.500	L1
11^[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	.514	.415	W1
12^[e]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	9	0	.471	1–5	5–7	.531	.460	L6
13	Denver Broncos	West	7	10	0	.412	1–5	3–9	.484	.357	L4
14^[f]	New York Jets	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	.512	.426	L2
15^[f]	Houston Texans	South	4	13	0	.235	3–3	4–8	.498	.397	L2
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	14	0	.176	1–5	3–9	.512	.569	W1
Tiebreakers^[g]
1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games. 1 2 3 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record. 1 2 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record. 1 2 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. ↑ 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.

[12-5-1] 1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[10-7-2] 1 2 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.

[9-8a-3] 1 2 3 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.

[9-8b-4] 1 2 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.

[8-9-5] 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.

[4-13-6] 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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