the last time the jets won a playoff game was 2010.
when was the last time the jets won a playoff game?
2010
on march 22, 2010, ihedigbo signed a one-year contract with the new york jets. the jets were considered by many to be super bowl contenders. they opened the season on monday september 13, 2010 against the baltimore ravens in the jets' new home, metlife stadium. ihedigbo recorded his first tackle of the year but the jets lost 10-9. james ihedigbo recorded his first sack of the season in week 4 against the buffalo bills and quarterback ryan fitzpatrick. he finished with two tackles as the jets won 38 to 14. the jets were in first place in their division with a 6-2 record going into week 10 against the cleveland browns. james had 2 tackles and his second sack of the year in the fourth quarter. the jets won the game in overtime when mark sanchez threw a touchdown pass to santonio holmes for the victory. in week 12 the jets were playing the cincinnati bengals on a thanksgiving game on the nfl network. late in the 3rd quarter steve weatherford punted a ball that touched one of the bengals players. ihedigbo noticed this and jumped on the ball giving the jets the ball. later on that drive because of ihedigbo fumble recovery the jets scored on a touchdown pass from mark sanchez to santonio holmes. the jets won 26-10 and push their record to 9-2. this kept them in first place, tied with the patriots. the next week the jets were tied for first place with the new england patriots and playing their game in new england. james ihedigbo sacked tom brady late in the 1st quartertom brady but the jets struggled all night as the jets lost 45-3, dropping them out of first place. the jets ended the season with 11 wins and 5 loses and finished in 2nd place in the afc east behind the patriots. the jets won the afc wildcard playoff game 17-16 over the indianapolis colts. then in the afc divisional round the jets played the new england patriots. ihedigbo would have 2 tackles as the jets would upset the patriots 28-21 to get to the afc championship game. next week the jets lost to the pittsburgh steelers and missed the super bowl by one game for the second straight year. james ihedigbo ended the year with 22 total tackles and 3 sacks.
james ihedigbo
in 1985, the jets made the playoffs, accruing an 11–5 record, and hosted their first playoff game in four years. they were defeated in the first round by the eventual afc champion new england patriots after turning the ball over four times. looking to improve on their 1985 performance, the jets started the 1986 season 10–1, including nine straight wins. in week three against miami, the jets won 51–45 in overtime as ken o'brien and dan marino combined to pass for 884 yards, then an nfl record. wracked by injuries, the jets lost their final five regular season games, but still made the playoffs. in the wild card playoff game against the kansas city chiefs, the jets replaced o'brien with pat ryan, and won 35–15. this victory sent the jets to the divisional round in an away game against the cleveland browns. the jets built a 20–10 lead and appeared to have stopped a late cleveland drive — until mark gastineau was called for a roughing the passer penalty, a late hit on browns quarterback bernie kosar that gave the browns another opportunity. cleveland went on to tie the game, and in the second overtime, defeated the jets, 23–20. the browns went on to lose to the denver broncos (beaten by the jets earlier in the season) in the afc championship game; the broncos in turn lost to the giants in super bowl xxi. many jets were convinced that given the opportunity to play the giants, the jets would have won. according to eskenazi, the giants "were the toast of new york, back in a championship game for the first time since the 1960s, while the jets contemplated the late hit and what might have been".
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