Jets beat Dolphins to end awful season | How much did it hurt their draft, who are they playing in 2025?

At MetLife Stadium, the Jets defeated the Dolphins 32–20 to wrap off the season with a victory. Since late September, when they began with two victories in three games in eleven days, it was only their third victory. And after last week’s heartbreaking loss to the Bills, you can’t blame the players for their effort and recovery.

However, you can’t help but notice that it happened long after the Jets were out of the playoff picture and against a Miami team lacking starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

This game simply had nostalgic significance. Aaron Rodgers can be pleased with how his career with the Jets ended since he tossed career touchdown No. 500 to Tyler Conklin in the second quarter and added three more in what was probably his final game with the franchise. This is probably his last game wearing a Jets uniform and possibly his last game in the NFL. He completed 23 of 36 throws for 274 yards and four touchdowns, which is a Jets record.

It’s also the final time this team will ever play together on the same field. This team will not be remembered favorably by history. At least they will have a positive memory of this season’s last moment.

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Naturally, it had significance for the placing of draft picks as well. And it was clearly not helpful in that respect.

With a defeat and some assistance, the Jets had a chance to start the day as high as No. 3 in the first round of the NFL Draft the next year. According to Tankathon, the Jets received some assistance from the Panthers’ victory, but after defeating the Dolphins, they fell to seventh place in the order at the end of the game (though that might change depending on the strength of the schedule, which is extremely tight between the Jets and Panthers).

After Sunday’s victory, we now have the complete schedule of opponents for the Jets in 2025. Naturally, we won’t be able to obtain the schedule dates until May.

Home teams: Broncos, Cowboys, Dolphins, Patriots, Browns, Steelers, Falcons, Panthers, and Bills

Bills, Dolphins, Patriots, Bengals, Saints, Buccaneers, Jaguars, and Ravens are away.

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