Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are formally out of the playoff hunt.
The Jets have been eradicated from postseason competition on Sunday afternoon after their 32-26 extra time loss to the Miami Dolphins. That defeat, their fourth straight, dropped the Jets to 3-10 on the season. Theyre now tied for final within the AFC East standings.
The Jets have missed the playoffs for a 14th straight season. Their final postseason look got here within the 2010 season. Their postseason drought is the longest energetic streak throughout the NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL and MLB.
The Jets have been a protracted shot to make the playoffs getting into Sundays recreation. Theyve gained simply as soon as since a 24-3 victory over the Patriots in mid-September. Since then, theyve fired each head coach Robert Saleh and common supervisor Joe Douglas. It’s unclear if the Jets will shut down Rodgers for the remainder of the season, which is one thing that has been rumored in latest weeks amid his string of accidents, now that the playoffs are out of attain.
Rodgers and the Jets practically pulled off the win on Sunday in South Florida. They took a 23-15 lead into the fourth quarter, and held a three-point lead after Anders Carlson drilled a 42-yarder with 52 seconds left on the clock. The Dolphins, nonetheless, shortly marched down the sphere and arrange a 52-yarder from Jason Sanders to pressure extra time. Tua Tagovailoa then hit Jonnu Smith for a 10-yard landing within the additional interval to seize the win.
The Dolphins are 6-7 on the season. Theyve gained 4 of their previous 5. They want a push if they’re going to steal one of many final wild-card spots within the AFC. The Buffalo Payments have already clinched the AFC East title and are in a battle with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs for the highest seed and the bye within the convention. If the Dolphins can pull it off, itll mark their third straight postseason look underneath head coach Mike McDaniel. Theyve not gained a playoff recreation because the 2000 season.
Elsewhere within the league on Sunday, each the Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns have been eradicated from the playoffs. The Jacksonville Jaguars put up 10 unanswered factors to stun the Titans with a 10-6 win in Nashville. Each groups are simply 3-10 on the season and are out of postseason competition.
The Pittsburgh Steelers cruised to a 27-14 win over the Cleveland Browns. The Browns are additionally sitting at 3-10 on the season, and can miss the playoffs for the third time in 5 seasons underneath head coach Kevin Stefanski.
The Las Vegas Raiders are additionally already eradicated from the playoffs within the AFC. The New York Giants, who havent gained a recreation in additional than two months, are the one staff within the NFC that’s formally out of the playoff race.
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