The Jets lost the game and missed the playoffs.

To make it worse, the Jets were missing tackles in bunches.

Last season, the Jets were also 8-4, but wound up with a 9-7 record and missed the playoffs.

In 2002, the Jets reached the playoffs again but missed them in 2003.

But in 1996, the Jets missed in a big way.

The Jets lost their last three games, finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs.

Two short passes on third down turned into 40-yard plays when the Jets missed tackles or were out of position.

But the Jets would lose their next 3 games and miss the playoffs by 1 game with a record of 8-8.

In the 1-15 season, 23 Jets players missed a total of 130 games.

Last season, with virtually the same team, the Jets missed the playoffs.