 In the wild card round , the sixth @-@ seeded Jets beat the AFC South champion and third @-@ seeded Colts 17 – 16 on January 8 , 2011 , at the Colts ' home field to qualify for the Divisional Playoffs . The following week , on January 16 , they defeated the AFC East champion and first @-@ seeded Patriots 28 – 21 , ending New England 's eight @-@ game winning streak . The victory made the Jets the first team to win back @-@ to @-@ back road playoff games in consecutive seasons , and qualified them to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the second consecutive season , where they lost on the road to the AFC North champion Pittsburgh Steelers 24 – 19 . 
