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2012 season of NFL team New York Jets From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2012 season was the New York Jets' 43rd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 53rd overall, their seventh and final under general manager Mike Tannenbaum and their fourth under head coach Rex Ryan. The Jets failed to improve their 8–8 record from 2011. They finished with a losing record and were eliminated from postseason contention for the second straight season.
2012 New York Jets season | |
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Owner | Woody & Christopher Johnson |
General manager | Mike Tannenbaum |
Head coach | Rex Ryan |
Home field | MetLife Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 3rd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | S LaRon Landry CB Antonio Cromartie |
Uniform | |
2012 was overall one of the most turbulent seasons in franchise history. The team was distracted by increased media presence during the off-season due to a quarterback controversy between incumbent starter Mark Sanchez and trade acquisition Tim Tebow. In addition, numerous blunders on and off the field as well as injuries often led to sloppy play, and the team was compared to a "circus".[1][2] On November 22, against the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving, Mark Sanchez fumbled after running into lineman Brandon Moore and Steve Gregory ran back a 32-yard fumble return for a touchdown. The game is known now by Jets fans as the infamous "butt fumble" play and was considered the low-point of the season.[3] After that it was all downhill as the Jets suffered their first losing season since 2007. The Jets' offense scored only 281 points, ranking them 30th in the league,[4] while the defense was ranked 8th best in the league.[5]
RD | PK | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 16 (16) | Quinton Coples | Defensive end | North Carolina | |
2 | 11 (43) | Stephen Hill | Wide receiver | Georgia Tech | From Seattle Seahawks for Draft Picks Round 2 Pick 47, Round 5 Pick 154, and Round 7 Pick 232. |
15 (47) | Traded to the Seattle Seahawks for Draft Pick Round 2 Pick 43. | ||||
3 | 14 (77) | Demario Davis | Inside Linebacker | Arkansas State | |
4 | 13 (108) | Traded to the Denver Broncos for QB Tim Tebow. | |||
5 | 19 (154) | Traded to the Seattle Seahawks for Draft Pick Round 2 Pick 43. | |||
6 | 17 (187) | Josh Bush | Safety | Wake Forest | From Indianapolis Colts through Philadelphia Eagles for QB Drew Stanton. |
18 (188) | Traded to the Denver Broncos for QB Tim Tebow. | ||||
32 (202) | Terrance Ganaway | Running back | Baylor | Compensatory selection. | |
33 (203) | Robert Griffin | Guard | Baylor | Compensatory selection. | |
7 | 7 (214) | From Jacksonville Jaguars for CB Dwight Lowery, then traded to the Indianapolis Colts along with QB Drew Stanton. | |||
17 (224) | Traded to the Green Bay Packers for OL Caleb Schlauderaff. | ||||
25 (232) | From Denver Broncos for QB Tim Tebow, then traded to the Seattle Seahawks for Draft Pick Round 2 Pick 43. | ||||
35 (242) | Antonio Allen | Safety | South Carolina | Compensatory selection. | |
37 (244) | Jordan White | Wide receiver | Western Michigan | Compensatory selection. |
NOTES:
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 6–17 | 0–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 18 | New York Giants | L 3–26 | 0–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 26 | Carolina Panthers | L 12–17 | 0–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–28 | 0–4 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 9 | Buffalo Bills | W 48–28 | 1–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–27 | 1–1 | Heinz Field | Recap |
3 | September 23 | at Miami Dolphins | W 23–20 (OT) | 2–1 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 30 | San Francisco 49ers | L 0–34 | 2–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 8 | Houston Texans | L 17–23 | 2–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 14 | Indianapolis Colts | W 35–9 | 3–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 21 | at New England Patriots | L 26–29 (OT) | 3–4 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 28 | Miami Dolphins | L 9–30 | 3–5 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
9 | Bye | |||||
10 | November 11 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 7–28 | 3–6 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
11 | November 18 | at St. Louis Rams | W 27–13 | 4–6 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
12 | November 22 | New England Patriots | L 19–49 | 4–7 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 2 | Arizona Cardinals | W 7–6 | 5–7 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 9 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 17–10 | 6–7 | EverBank Field | Recap |
15 | December 17 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–14 | 6–8 | LP Field | Recap |
16 | December 23 | San Diego Chargers | L 17–27 | 6–9 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 30 | at Buffalo Bills | L 9–28 | 6–10 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) New England Patriots | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 557 | 331 | W2 |
Miami Dolphins | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 288 | 317 | L1 |
New York Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 281 | 375 | L3 |
Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 344 | 435 | W1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division winners | |||||||||||
1 | Denver Broncos | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .457 | .385 | W11 |
2[lower-alpha 1] | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 11–1 | .496 | .466 | W2 |
3[lower-alpha 1] | Houston Texans | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .496 | .432 | L2 |
4[lower-alpha 2] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .496 | .438 | L1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .441 | .403 | W2 |
6[lower-alpha 2] | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .438 | .381 | W3 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .465 | .438 | W1 |
8[lower-alpha 3] | San Diego Chargers | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .457 | .286 | W2 |
9[lower-alpha 3] | Miami Dolphins | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .500 | .415 | L1 |
10[lower-alpha 4] | Tennessee Titans | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .512 | .344 | W1 |
11[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] | New York Jets | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .512 | .401 | L3 |
12[lower-alpha 5] | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .480 | .281 | W1 |
13 | Cleveland Browns | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .508 | .388 | L3 |
14 | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .469 | .219 | L2 |
15[lower-alpha 6] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .539 | .531 | L5 |
16[lower-alpha 6] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 0–12 | .516 | .438 | L4 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 7] | |||||||||||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Jets | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
Game information | ||
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
The Jets erupted to a 21–0 lead in the second quarter following two Mark Sanchez touchdown throws and a Jeremy Kerley punt return score. Following Antonio Cromartie's interception return score and Sanchez' third touchdown (to Stephen Hill), Ryan Fitzpatrick, despite three interceptions, erupted to three consecutive touchdowns, but the Jets put the game away in a fourth quarter drive ending in a one-yard Shonn Greene touchdown run.
Tim Tebow, acquired from the Broncos amid heavy publicity about his presence with the Jets and the team's plans on how to utilize him, rushed five times for just eleven yards.
With their 6th straight win over the Bills, the Jets began their season 1–0.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Steelers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
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at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Jets traveled to Heinz Field for a rematch of the 2010 AFC Championship game against the Steelers. The Jets limited the Steelers to just 68 rushing yards but Ben Roethlisberger tossed for 275 yards and two touchdowns. With the loss, the Jets fell to 1–1.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
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at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
With the win, the Jets improved to 2–1. However, they lost star cornerback Darrelle Revis for the season as he suffered a torn ACL during the game.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
After their Week 3 road win over their division rival Dolphins, the Jets headed home to face their first NFC Opponent of the season, the 49ers. However, the Jets struggled in this game being shut out at home 34–0 by the 49ers. This was the first time since 2010 that the team has been shut out at home since the Packers shut them out 9–0 that year. With the huge shutout loss, the Jets fell to 2–2.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
Jets | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
The Jets stayed home for a game against the red-hot undefeated 4–0 Texans. This game would mark the first time ever that the Jets have lost to the Texans, and as a result New York dropped to 2–3 on the season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Jets | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
The Jets faced Colts rookie sensation Andrew Luck; they sacked him four times and intercepted him twice. Shonn Greene and Joe McKnight combined to rush for 232 yards and three Greene touchdowns. Mark Sanchez threw for just 82 yards but had two touchdowns, while Tim Tebow had one throw for 23 yards but was limited to seven rushing yards.
The huge win was the Jets' first win over the Colts without Peyton Manning since 1997. They improved to 3–3 and a four-way tie in the AFC East.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
Patriots | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
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at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
This game would determine who would be atop the AFC East. The Jets erased a 23–13 gap in the fourth quarter. After a Dustin Keller touchdown catch Devin McCourty fumbled the kickoff. Following back-to-back Nick Folk field goals, Tom Brady whipped the Patriots to the game-tying field goal in the final 1:37. In overtime Stephen Gostkowski booted a 48-yard field goal; the Jets got the ball back but Sanchez was strip-sacked by Rob Ninkovich and Jermaine Cunningham, ending the game in a 29–26 Jets loss, allowing the Patriots to take 1st Place and dropping the Jets to 3–4.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Jets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Despite losing rookie sensation Ryan Tannehill for the game after a first-quarter sack, the Dolphins raced to a 30–9 win, their fourth road win in the rivalry in their last five trips to New Jersey. The Dolphins scored on a blocked goalline punt, then added touchdowns by Daniel Thomas and a short toss from Matt Moore to Anthony Fasano. Sanchez managed a late touchdown to Chaz Schilens but the two-point throw to Dustin Keller failed.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
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at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
The surging Seahawks under former Jets coach Pete Carroll limited the Jets to 185 total yards of offense and forced two fumbles. Golden Tate caught a touchdown from Russell Wilson then took a reverse and threw to Sidney Rice for a fourth-quarter score. The Jets only score came when Wilson was strip-sacked and Muhammad Wilkerson ran in a 21-yard touchdown.
It was the Jets' second straight loss to the Seahawks, and they fell to 3–6 and 0–2 against the NFC West.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
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at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
The Jets posted their sixth win in their last seven meetings against Jeff Fisher. They picked off Sam Bradford once and forced two Rams fumbles. The two teams combined for just 570 yards of offense. The Jets improved to 4–6 while the Rams fell to 3–6–1.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
Jets | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
The Jets were thoroughly dominated by the Patriots; they scored five touchdowns in the second quarter, three of them in a span of 52 seconds of game clock. The first came on an 83-yard pass to Shane Vereen after the Patriots recovered a Shonn Greene fumble. On the Jets' ensuing drive, Mark Sanchez fumbled after running into lineman Brandon Moore and Steve Gregory ran back a 32-yard score. The play later became known as the "butt fumble".[122] The third touchdown came on the ensuing kickoff, Devin McCourty forced Joe McKnight to fumble, which Julian Edelman recovered and returned for a third touchdown (he later caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady).
With the huge loss, the Jets fell to 4–7, and were swept by Bill Belichick's Patriots for the sixth time.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mark Sanchez was benched in the fourth quarter and Greg McElroy threw the winning touchdown. The switch escalated brewing controversy over Sanchez's declining play.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
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at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
The Jets improved to 6–7 and stayed alive in the playoff race after twice intercepting Chad Henne, who'd replaced faltering sophomore Blaine Gabbert four weeks earlier. The Jets had 166 rushing yards and two scores, limiting Mark Sanchez to just nineteen throws for 111 yards.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Titans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
Chris Johnson ran in a 94-yard touchdown while following a Jeff Cumberland touchdown catch for the Jets Jake Locker ran in a 13-yard score. Mark Sanchez threw four interceptions yet a short Titans punt gave the Jets the ball inside the Titans 25 in the final minute. The Jets blew the snap and the Titans fell on the ball, ending the game.
With the loss, the Jets not only fell to 6–8, but got mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the second straight season.
Tim Tebow entered the game for the first time since Week 10 and made what turned out to be his final plays with the Jets, missing on his only pass while rushing three times for fifteen yards.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Jets | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Due to a decrease in popularity for the game, it was flexed out of Sunday Night Football on NBC and rescheduled to 1:00 PM on CBS. Following the loss to the Titans Rex Ryan announced that Greg McElroy would start for the Jets against the Chargers. Following a 63-yard Micheal Spurlock punt return touchdown McElroy led back to back scoring drives ending in 1-yard Shonn Greene touchdowns. The Chargers took over the game in the third quarter with two Philip Rivers touchdowns and a Nick Novak field goal while McElroy was intercepted once and strip-sacked once.
With the loss, the Jets fell to 6–9, their first losing season since 2007.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Bills | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
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at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
The Jets' plan to start Greg McElroy was changed due to a concussion he'd suffered. As a result, Mark Sanchez started and managed 205 passing yards but was intercepted by Bryan Scott in the first quarter for the Bills' first touchdown of the game. The Jets led 9–7 in the second quarter before the Bills scored three unanswered touchdowns, including one from ex-Jet Brad Smith. Tim Tebow suited up for the game but was never used. It was the first win for the Bills in the rivalry since 2009.
Player(s) | Value | |
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Passing Yards | Mark Sanchez | 2883 Yards |
Passing Touchdowns | Mark Sanchez | 13 TDs |
Rushing Yards | Shonn Greene | 1063 Yards |
Rushing Touchdowns | Shonn Greene | 8 TDs |
Receiving Yards | Jeremy Kerley | 827 Yards |
Receiving Touchdowns | Stephen Hill Jeff Cumberland | 3 TDs |
Points | Nick Folk | 93 Points |
Kickoff Return Yards | Joe McKnight | 1072 Yards |
Punt Return Yards | Jeremy Kerley | 208 Yards |
Tackles | David Harris | 123 Tackles |
Sacks | Quinton Coples | 5.5 Sacks |
Interceptions | Antonio Cromartie | 3 INTs |
Stats correct through week 14.
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