 The Jets opened their season against the Houston Texans . Ryan began his head coaching career with a 24 – 7 victory over the Texans in which the Jets ' defense shut out their opponents ' offense . Houston 's lone score came on a fumble return for a touchdown . The following week , the defense did not allow a touchdown against the New England Patriots in a 16 – 9 victory at home , marking the Jets ' first home victory over New England since 2000 . Ryan and the Jets went on to defeat the Tennessee Titans in week three , marking the first time the Jets opened the season at 3 – 0 since 2004 . The victory also allowed Ryan to become the Jets ' first rookie head coach to win his first three games since Al Groh did so in 2000 . New York went on to lose six of their next seven games save for a shutout victory over the Oakland Raiders , 38 – 0 . 
