Mapping out the New York Jets’ Path to the Playoffs Headed into Week 13

December 4, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

At this point, the New York Jets' playoff fate is not in their own hands.
If they're going to break their four-year postseason drought, they're going to need a little help from at least one team. 
The Jets sit at 6-5, currently one of five teams in the AFC with the same record. The other four are the Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs. There are also two more teams hot on their tail at 5-6: the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders.
Even after picking up the win on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, the Jets are still on the outside looking in. That's because the Jets dropped their head-to-head meeting with the Texans, who share the same record. That means either the Jets will have to finish with at least one more win than the Texans or the Chiefs will have to drop one game more than the Jets in the final five weeks of the season.
The question is, how likely is that to happen?
Looking at the schedules for th...

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