2012 New York Jets season

2012 New York Jets season
Head coach	Rex Ryan
General manager	Mike Tannenbaum
Owner	Woody Johnson
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	30 LaRon Landry S 31 Antonio Cromartie CB

The 2012 New York Jets season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football league, the 53rd overall and the fourth under head coach Rex Ryan. The Jets failed to improve their 8–8 record from 2011 and were eliminated from postseason contention.

The Jets' offense scored 281 points, ranking them 30th in the league,^[1] while the defense was ranked 8th best in the league.^[2]

Transactions

Coaching changes

• The contracts of wide receivers coach Henry Ellard, outside linebackers coach Jeff Weeks and assistant head coach/offensive line coach Bill Callahan expired after the conclusion of the 2011 season and subsequently they were not retained. Ellard and Callahan, when offered contract extensions prior to the expiration of their contracts, refused to re-sign.^[3]
• Mike Smith was promoted from his position as a defensive intern to the outside linebackers coach, replacing Jeff Weeks.^[3] Smith later left the team to become the linebackers coach and co-coordinator at West Virginia.^[4] He returned to the Jets two weeks later after discovering his responsibilities with West Virginia were not the same as the team had first indicated.^[5]
• Tony Sparano was hired as the new offensive coordinator, replacing Brian Schottenheimer on January 11, 2012.^[6]
• Sanjay Lal was hired as the new wide receivers coach on January 13, 2012.^[7]
• Dave DeGuglielmo was hired as the new offensive line coach on January 24, 2012.^[8]
• On February 13, the team named Karl Dunbar as the new defensive line coach. In addition strength and conditioning coaching assistants Justus Galac and Paul Ricci were hired.^[9]
• Defensive line coach Mark Carrier left the team to accept the position as the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive backs coach.^[10]

Arrivals

Greg McElroy hands off to Bilal Powell against Arizona Cardinals in week 13 of the 2012 season

• The Jets signed Michael Campbell, Dedrick Epps, Dexter Jackson, Dennis Landolt, Julian Posey, and Eron Riley to reserve/future contracts on January 2, 2012.^[11]
• The Jets signed Matt Kroul and John Griffin to reserve/future contracts on January 3, 2012.^[12]
• The Jets signed Royce Adams and Travis Baltz to reserve/future contracts on January 6, 2012.^[13]
• The Jets signed Eddie Jones to a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2012.^[14]
• The Jets signed Matthias Berning to a reserve/future contract on January 12, 2012.^[15]
• The Jets signed DaMarcus Ganaway to a reserve/future contract on January 17, 2012.^[16]
• The Jets signed Trevor Canfield to a reserve/future contract on January 21, 2012.^[17]
• The Jets signed Kris O'Dowd on March 13, 2012.^[18]
• The Jets signed Chaz Schilens and Drew Stanton on March 16, 2012.^[19]
• The Jets signed LaRon Landry on March 19, 2012.^[20]
• The Jets re-signed Scotty McKnight on March 26, 2012.^[21]
• The Jets signed Hayden Smith on April 3, 2012.^[22]
• The Jets signed DeAngelo Smith and Jay Richardson on April 16, 2012.^[23]
• The Jets re-signed DaMarcus Ganaway and signed undrafted free agents John Cullen, Marcus Dowtin, Donnie Fletcher, Damon Harrison, G. J. Kinne, Brian Linthicum, D'Anton Lynn, Ryan Steed, Donovan Robinson, and Brett Roy on April 29, 2012.^[24]
• The Jets signed Josh Brown on May 1, 2012.^[25]
• The Jets signed Derek Chard on May 2, 2012.^[26]
• The Jets signed Royce Pollard on May 5, 2012.^[27]
• The Jets signed Matt Simms and Fred Koloto on May 6, 2012.^[28]
• The Jets signed Yeremiah Bell and Terrence Campbell on May 18, 2012.^[29][30]
• The Jets signed Fui Vakapuna on May 22, 2012.^[31]
• The Jets signed Stephon Heyer and Ray Willis on May 29, 2012.^[32]
• The Jets signed Tarren Lloyd on May 31, 2012.^[33]
• The Jets signed Raymond Webber on June 19, 2012.^[34]
• The Jets signed Matt Hardison on June 22, 2012.^[35]
• The Jets signed Paul Cornick on July 12, 2012.^[36]
• The Jets signed Devon Torrence on August 1, 2012.^[37]
• The Jets signed Wes Kemp, Chris Forcier and Marcus Lott on August 2, 2012.^[38]
• The Jets signed Damario Ambrose on August 3, 2012.^[39]
• The Jets signed Joseph Collins and Stanley Arukwe on August 7, 2012.^[39]
• The Jets claimed Jeremy Stewart off waivers on August 8, 2012.^[39]
• The Jets signed LeQuan Lewis on August 15, 2012.^[40]
• The Jets claimed Spencer Lanning off waivers on August 28, 2012.^[41]
• The Jets claimed Isaako Aaitui, Clyde Gates, and Konrad Reuland off waivers and signed Paul Cornick, Marcus Dowtin, Donnie Fletcher, Royce Pollard, Ricky Sapp, Hayden Smith, and Jordan White to the practice squad on September 1, 2012.^[42]
• The Jets signed Antonio Allen to the practice squad on September 2, 2012.^[43]
• The Jets signed Marcus Dixon and Robert Malone on September 4, 2012.^[44]
• The Jets signed LeQuan Lewis to the practice squad on September 5, 2012.^[45]
• The Jets re-signed Ricky Sapp to the practice squad on September 11, 2012.^[46]
• The Jets signed Stanley Arukwe to the practice squad on September 12, 2012.^[47]

Greg McElroy and the Jets offense against Arizona

• The Jets signed Dedrick Epps off the Chicago Bears' practice squad on September 14, 2012.^[48]
• The Jets re-signed Royce Pollard to the practice squad on September 17, 2012.^[49]
• The Jets promoted Donnie Fletcher to the active roster on September 22, 2012.^[50]
• The Jets signed Patrick Turner and Bryan Thomas on September 24, 2012.^[51]
• The Jets signed Jonathan Grimes to the active roster and Donnie Fletcher to the practice squad on September 25, 2012.^[52]
• The Jets signed Dennis Landolt to the practice squad on September 27, 2012.^[53]
• The Jets signed Darrin Walls to the practice squad on September 28, 2012.^[54]
• The Jets signed Aaron Berry on October 1, 2012.^[55]
• The Jets signed Lex Hilliard to the active roster and Jordan White to the practice squad on October 2, 2012.^[56]
• The Jets signed Jason Hill on October 3, 2012.^[57]
• The Jets signed Daniel Muir on October 10, 2012.^[58]
• The Jets promoted Antonio Allen from the practice squad on October 12, 2012.^[59]
• The Jets signed Matt Hardison to the practice squad on October 16, 2012.^[60]
• The Jets promoted Marcus Dowtin from the practice squad and signed Donnie Fletcher to the practice squad on October 17, 2012.^[61]
• The Jets signed John Griffin and D. J. Bryant to the practice squad on November 5, 2012.^[62]
• The Jets signed Hayworth Hicks and re-signed Jason Hill on November 6, 2012.^[63]
• The Jets signed Kahlil Bell on November 13, 2012.^[64]
• The Jets promoted Jordan White, Darrin Walls, and Donnie Fletcher to the active roster from the practice squad on November 22, 2012.^[65]
• The Jets signed Mardy Gilyard to the active roster and Dennis Landolt and Eddie McGee to the practice squad on November 28, 2012.^[66]
• The Jets signed Jacquies Smith to the practice squad on December 3, 2012.^[67]
• The Jets signed Tevita Finau to the practice squad on December 5, 2012.^[68]
• The Jets promoted Antonio Allen to the active roster and re-signed Donnie Fletcher to the practice squad on December 6, 2012.^[69]
• The Jets signed Titus Ryan and JoJo Dickson to the practice squad on December 10, 2012.^[70]
• The Jets claimed Braylon Edwards off waivers on December 11, 2012.^[71]

Departures

• The Jets released Gerald Alexander and Michael Campbell on March 14, 2012.^[72]
• The Jets waived DaMarcus Ganaway on April 3, 2012.^[73]
• The Jets waived Taylor Boggs on April 12, 2012.^[74]
• The Jets waived Logan Payne on May 1, 2012.^[75]
• The Jets waived Ropati Pitoitua on May 2, 2012.^[26]
• The Jets waived Trevor Canfield on May 3, 2012.^[76]
• The Jets waived Kris O'Dowd on May 6, 2012.^[28]
• The Jets waived DeAngelo Smith and Eddie Jones on May 22, 2012.^[77]
• The Jets waived John Cullen on May 31, 2012.^[33]
• The Jets waived Donovan Robinson on June 18, 2012.^[78]
• The Jets waived Matthias Berning on June 19, 2012.^[34]
• The Jets waived G. J. Kinne and Ray Willis on June 28, 2012.^[79]
• The Jets waived Brian Linthicum on July 3, 2012.^[80]
• The Jets placed Royce Adams on the injured reserve list on July 31, 2012.^[81]
• The Jets waived Tracy Wilson and Fui Vakapuna on August 1, 2012.^[37]
• The Jets waived Scotty McKnight and DaMarcus Ganaway on August 6, 2012.^[82]
• The Jets waived Chris Forcier on August 7, 2012.^[39]
• The Jets waived John Griffin on August 8, 2012.^[39]
• The Jets waived Travis Baltz on August 12, 2012.^[83]
• The Jets waived Devon Torrence on August 14, 2012.^[84]
• The Jets released Stephon Heyer on August 20, 2012.^[85]
• The Jets waived Dexter Jackson, Raymond Webber, LeQuan Lewis, Terrence Campbell, Marcus Lott, Derek Chard and, Matt Hardison on August 25, 2012.^[86]
• The Jets released Josh Brown, waived/injured Josh Baker, and waived Damario Ambrose, Stanley Arukwe, Wes Kemp, and Jeremy Stewart on August 27, 2012.^[87]
• The Jets waived Ryan Steed on August 29, 2012.^[88]
• The Jets waived Terrance Ganaway, Royce Pollard, Jordan White, Hayden Smith, Paul Cornick, Ricky Sapp, Donnie Fletcher, Matt Simms, Joseph Collins, Eron Riley, Robert Griffin, Fred Koloto, Matt Kroul, Tarren Lloyd, Jay Richardson, Martin Tevaseu, Marcus Dowtin, Brett Roy, LeQuan Lewis, D'Anton Lynn, Julian Posey, and Spencer Lanning on August 31, 2012.^[89]
• The Jets waived Antonio Allen, Marcus Dixon, and Dedrick Epps on September 1, 2012.^[42]
• The Jets released Isaako Aaitui and T. J. Conley on September 4, 2012.^[44]
• The Jets released Ricky Sapp from the practice squad on September 5, 2012.^[45]
• The Jets waived Patrick Turner and released LeQuan Lewis from the practice squad on September 11, 2012.^[46]
• The Jets released Royce Pollard from the practice squad on September 12, 2012.^[47]
• The Jets released Stanley Arukwe from the practice squad on September 17, 2012.^[49]
• The Jets released Bryan Thomas on September 22, 2012.^[50]
• The Jets released Marcus Dixon and waived Dennis Landolt and Donnie Fletcher on September 24, 2012.^[51]
• The Jets released Paul Cornick from the practice squad on September 27, 2012.^[53]
• The Jets released Jordan White from the practice squad on September 29, 2012.^[54]
• The Jets waived/injured Dedrick Epps on October 1, 2012.^[90]
• The Jets waived Patrick Turner from the active roster and released Donnie Fletcher from the practice squad on October 2, 2012.^[56]
• The Jets released John Connor on October 17, 2012.^[61]
• The Jets waived Jonathan Grimes and Daniel Muir from the active roster and released Dennis Landolt from the practice squad on October 30, 2012.^[91]
• The Jets waived Antonio Allen on November 6, 2012.^[63]
• The Jets released Aaron Maybin on November 13, 2012.^[64]
• The Jets waived Jason Hill and Marcus Dowtin on November 20, 2012.^[92]
• The Jets waived Hayworth Hicks on November 27, 2012.^[93]
• The Jets waived Donnie Fletcher from the active roster and released D. J. Bryant from the practice squad on December 4, 2012.^[67]
• The Jets released Matt Hardison and Eddie McGee from the practice squad on December 10, 2012.^[70]
• The Jets waived Kahlil Bell on December 10, 2012.^[94]
• The Jets waived Mardy Gilyard on December 24, 2012.^[95]

Trades

To Jets

• The Denver Broncos traded Tim Tebow and a 2012 seventh round pick for the Jets 2012 fourth and sixth round draft picks on March 21, 2012.^[96]
• The Carolina Panthers traded Jeff Otah for an undisclosed draft pick on July 23, 2012.^[97] The trade was voided on July 31 after Otah failed to pass a physical with the team.^[98]
• The St. Louis Rams traded Jason Smith for the Jets' offensive tackle Wayne Hunter on August 27, 2012.^[99]

From Jets

• Drew Stanton was traded to the Indianapolis Colts along with a 2012 7th round draft pick on March 23, 2012 in exchange for a 2012 6th round draft pick.^[100]

2012 Draft class

RD	PK	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	16 (16)	Quinton Coples	Defensive End	North Carolina
2	11 (43)	Stephen Hill	Wide Receiver	Georgia Tech	From Seattle Seahawks for Draft Picks Round 2 Pick 47, Round 5 Pick 154, and Round 7 Pick 232.
	15 (47)	Traded to the Seattle Seahawks for Draft Pick Round 2 Pick 43.
3	14 (77)	Demario Davis	Inside Linebacker	Arkansas State
4	13 (108)	Traded to the Denver Broncos for QB Tim Tebow.
5	19 (154)	Traded to the Seattle Seahawks for Draft Pick Round 2 Pick 43.
6	17 (187)	Josh Bush	Safety	Wake Forest	From Indianapolis Colts through Philadelphia Eagles for QB Drew Stanton.
	18 (188)	Traded to the Denver Broncos for QB Tim Tebow.
	32 (202)	Terrance Ganaway	Running back	Baylor	Compensatory selection.
	33 (203)	Robert Griffin	Guard	Baylor	Compensatory selection.
7	7 (214)	From Jacksonville Jaguars for CB Dwight Lowery, then traded to the Indianapolis Colts along with QB Drew Stanton.
	17 (224)	Traded to the Green Bay Packers for OL Caleb Schlauderaff.
	25 (232)	From Denver Broncos for QB Tim Tebow, then traded to the Seattle Seahawks for Draft Pick Round 2 Pick 43.
	35 (242)	Antonio Allen	Safety	South Carolina	Compensatory selection.
	37 (244)	Jordan White	Wide Receiver	Western Michigan	Compensatory selection.

NOTES:

• The Jets were awarded four compensatory selections after losing free agents Braylon Edwards, Drew Coleman, Steve Weatherford, Shaun Ellis, and Brad Smith.^[101][102]

Free Agents

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed/released	2012 team	Notes
QB	Mark Brunell	UFA	–	–	–
WR	Plaxico Burress	UFA	November 20, 2012	Pittsburgh Steelers	[103]
CB	Marquice Cole	RFA	March 19, 2012	New England Patriots	[104]
PK	Nick Folk	UFA	March 14, 2012	New York Jets	[105]
CB	Ellis Lankster	ERFA	January 4, 2012	New York Jets	[106]
S	Jim Leonhard	UFA	August 4, 2012	Denver Broncos	[107]
LB	Aaron Maybin	RFA	February 24, 2012	New York Jets	[108]
TE	Matthew Mulligan	RFA	March 26, 2012	St. Louis Rams	[109]
QB	Kevin O'Connell	UFA	July 29, 2012	San Diego Chargers	[110]
S	Brodney Pool	UFA	March 15, 2012	Dallas Cowboys	[111]
DL	Sione Pouha	UFA	March 12, 2012	New York Jets	[112]
CB	Donald Strickland	UFA	–	–	–
LB	Bryan Thomas	UFA	March 13, 2012	New York Jets	[113]
RB	LaDainian Tomlinson	UFA	June 18, 2012	Retired	[114]
WR	Patrick Turner	RFA	February 7, 2012	New York Jets	[115]
OL	Robert Turner	UFA	March 30, 2012	St. Louis Rams	[116]
LB	Jamaal Westerman	RFA	March 15, 2012	Miami Dolphins	[117]
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise tag

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 6–17	0–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
2	August 18	New York Giants	L 3–26	0–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	Carolina Panthers	L 12–17	0–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	August 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–28	0–4	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 9	Buffalo Bills	W 48–28	1–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	September 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–27	1–1	Heinz Field	Recap
3	September 23	at Miami Dolphins	W 23–20 (OT)	2–1	Sun Life Stadium	Recap
4	September 30	San Francisco 49ers	L 0–34	2–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	Houston Texans	L 17–23	2–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
6	October 14	Indianapolis Colts	W 35–9	3–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
7	October 21	at New England Patriots	L 26–29 (OT)	3–4	Gillette Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	Miami Dolphins	L 9–30	3–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 11	at Seattle Seahawks	L 7–28	3–6	CenturyLink Field	Recap
11	November 18	at St. Louis Rams	W 27–13	4–6	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
12	November 22	New England Patriots	L 19–49	4–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	Arizona Cardinals	W 7–6	5–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	December 9	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–10	6–7	EverBank Field	Recap
15	December 17	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–14	6–8	LP Field	Recap
16	December 23	San Diego Chargers	L 17–27	6–9	MetLife Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–28	6–10	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(2) New England Patriots	12	4	0	.750	6–0	11–1	557	331	W2
Miami Dolphins	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	288	317	L1
New York Jets	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	281	375	L3
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	344	435	W1

Staff

2012 New York Jets staff
	Front office Chairman/CEO – Woody Johnson President – Neil Glat Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Tannenbaum Assistant General Manager – Scott Cohen Senior Personnel Executive – Terry Bradway Assistant Director of Player Personnel – JoJo Wooden Director of Pro Personnel – Brendan Phophett Director of College Scouting – Jeff Bauer Assistant Director of College Scouting – Michael Davis Head coaches Head Coach – Rex Ryan Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Tony Sparano Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Running Backs – Anthony Lynn Wide Receivers – Sanjay Lal Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Mike Devlin Offensive Line – Dave DeGuglielmo Assistant Tight Ends/Quality Control/Offense – Lance Taylor			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Pettine Defensive Line – Karl Dunbar Outside Linebackers – Mike Smith Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers – Bob Sutton Defensive Backs – Dennis Thurman Assistant Defensive Backs – Jim O'Neil Quality Control/Defense – Brian Smith Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Mike Westhoff Assistant Special Teams – Ben Kotwica Strength and conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Bill Hughan Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Justus Galac Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Paul Ricci

Rosters

Opening training camp roster

New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks 14 Greg McElroy  6 Mark Sanchez  9 Matt Simms 15 Tim Tebow Running backs 38 John Conner FB 42 Terrance Ganaway 23 Shonn Greene 34 John Griffin 25 Joe McKnight 29 Bilal Powell 22 Fui Vakapuna FB Wide receivers 87 DaMarcus Ganaway 84 Stephen Hill 10 Santonio Holmes 89 Dexter Jackson 11 Jeremy Kerley 16 Scotty McKnight 18 Royce Pollard 19 Eron Riley 85 Chaz Schilens 88 Patrick Turner  1 Raymond Webber Tight ends 45 Josh Baker FB 86 Jeff Cumberland 83 Dedrick Epps 81 Dustin Keller 43 Tarren Lloyd 82 Hayden Smith		Offensive linemen 69 Paul Cornick T 62 Vladimir Ducasse T 60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson T 75 Robert Griffin G 67 Stephon Heyer T 77 Austin Howard T 78 Wayne Hunter T 64 Fred Koloto C/G 66 Matt Kroul G 76 Dennis Landolt T 74 Nick Mangold C 65 Brandon Moore G 72 Caleb Schlauderaff G/C 68 Matt Slauson G Defensive linemen 98 Quinton Coples DE 70 Mike DeVito DT 94 Marcus Dixon DT 93 Kenrick Ellis DT 61 Matt Hardison DT 71 Damon Harrison DT 51 Aaron Maybin DE 50 Garrett McIntyre DE 97 Calvin Pace DE 91 Sione Pouha DT 92 Jay Richardson DE 47 Brett Roy DE 55 Ricky Sapp DE 95 Martin Tevaseu DT 58 Bryan Thomas DE 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DT		Linebackers 54 Nick Bellore MLB 44 Marcus Dowtin MLB 52 David Harris MLB 53 Josh Mauga OLB 57 Bart Scott OLB Defensive backs 27 Royce Adams CB/WR 39 Antonio Allen SS 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 32 Josh Bush FS 31 Antonio Cromartie CB 34 Donnie Fletcher CB 30 LaRon Landry SS 26 Ellis Lankster CB 41 D'Anton Lynn CB 21 Julian Posey CB 24 Darrelle Revis CB 33 Eric Smith FS 40 Ryan Steed CB 35 Isaiah Trufant CB 20 Kyle Wilson CB 36 Tracy Wilson FS Special teams  5 Travis Baltz P  3 Josh Brown K 59 Derek Chard LS  4 T. J. Conley P  2 Nick Folk K 46 Tanner Purdum LS				Reserve lists 63 Terrence Campbell G (Active/PUP) 49 Demario Davis OLB (Active/PUP) 79 Jeff Otah OT (Active/PUP) 17 Jordan White WR (Active/PUP) Rookies in italics Roster updated July 26, 2012 Depth Chart • Transactions 89 Active, 0 Inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Week 1 roster

New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks 14 Greg McElroy  6 Mark Sanchez 15 Tim Tebow Running backs 38 John Conner FB 23 Shonn Greene 25 Joe McKnight 29 Bilal Powell Wide receivers 19 Clyde Gates 84 Stephen Hill 10 Santonio Holmes 11 Jeremy Kerley 85 Chaz Schilens 88 Patrick Turner Tight ends 86 Jeff Cumberland 81 Dustin Keller 87 Konrad Reuland		Offensive linemen 62 Vladimir Ducasse G 60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson T 77 Austin Howard T 76 Dennis Landolt T 74 Nick Mangold C 65 Brandon Moore G 72 Caleb Schlauderaff G/C 68 Matt Slauson G 63 Jason Smith T Defensive linemen 98 Quinton Coples DE 70 Mike DeVito DE 94 Marcus Dixon DE 93 Kenrick Ellis NT 71 Damon Harrison NT 91 Sione Pouha NT 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE		Linebackers 54 Nick Bellore ILB/FB 56 Demario Davis ILB 52 David Harris ILB 53 Josh Mauga ILB 51 Aaron Maybin OLB/DE 50 Garrett McIntyre OLB/DE 97 Calvin Pace OLB/DE 57 Bart Scott ILB 58 Bryan Thomas OLB/DE Defensive backs 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 32 Josh Bush FS 31 Antonio Cromartie CB 30 LaRon Landry FS 26 Ellis Lankster CB 24 Darrelle Revis CB 33 Eric Smith FS/SS 35 Isaiah Trufant CB 20 Kyle Wilson CB Special teams  2 Nick Folk K  3 Robert Malone P 46 Tanner Purdum LS				Reserve lists -- Royce Adams CB/WR (IR) 45 Josh Baker TE/FB (IR) Practice squad 39 Antonio Allen SS 69 Paul Cornick OT 44 Marcus Dowtin ILB 34 Donnie Fletcher CB 22 LeQuan Lewis CB 18 Royce Pollard WR 82 Hayden Smith TE 17 Jordan White WR Rookies in italics Roster updated September 5, 2012 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, 2 Inactive, 8 Practice Squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Final roster

2012 New York Jets final roster
	Quarterbacks 14 Greg McElroy  6 Mark Sanchez 15 Tim Tebow Running backs 23 Shonn Greene 21 John Griffin 36 Lex Hilliard FB 25 Joe McKnight KR 29 Bilal Powell Wide receivers 17 Braylon Edwards 19 Clyde Gates 11 Jeremy Kerley PR 85 Chaz Schilens 89 Jordan White Tight ends 86 Jeff Cumberland 81 Dustin Keller 87 Konrad Reuland FB 82 Hayden Smith		Offensive linemen 62 Vladimir Ducasse G 60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson T 77 Austin Howard T 74 Nick Mangold C 65 Brandon Moore G 72 Caleb Schlauderaff G/C 68 Matt Slauson G 63 Jason Smith T Defensive linemen 98 Quinton Coples DE 70 Mike DeVito DE 93 Kenrick Ellis NT 71 Damon Harrison NT 91 Sione Pouha NT 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE		Linebackers 54 Nick Bellore ILB/FB 56 Demario Davis ILB 52 David Harris ILB 50 Garrett McIntyre OLB/DE 97 Calvin Pace OLB/DE 55 Ricky Sapp OLB/DE 57 Bart Scott ILB 58 Bryan Thomas OLB/DE Defensive backs 39 Antonio Allen SS 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 32 Josh Bush FS 31 Antonio Cromartie CB 34 Donnie Fletcher CB 30 LaRon Landry FS 26 Ellis Lankster CB 33 Eric Smith FS/SS 27 Darrin Walls CB 20 Kyle Wilson CB Special teams  2 Nick Folk K  3 Robert Malone P 46 Tanner Purdum LS		Reserve lists 27 Royce Adams CB/WR (IR) 45 Josh Baker TE/FB (IR) 22 Aaron Berry CB (IR) 83 Dedrick Epps TE (IR) 84 Stephen Hill WR (IR) 10 Santonio Holmes WR (IR) 53 Josh Mauga ILB (IR) 24 Darrelle Revis CB (IR) 35 Isaiah Trufant CB (IR) Practice squad 49 JoJo Dickson ILB 92 Tevita Finau DE 18 Royce Pollard WR 51 Jacquies Smith OLB Rookies in italics 52 Active, 9 Inactive, 4 Practice squad

Regular season results

Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week One: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	7	7	14	28
Jets	7	20	14	7	48

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Robert Frazer
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
• Recap

Game information

First quarter Jeremy Kerley 12-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick) Jets 7–0, Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:49. Second quarter Stephen Hill 33-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick) Jets 14–0, Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:31. Jeremy Kerley 68-yard punt return Jets 21–0 CJ Spiller 56-yard run (Ryan Lindell kick), Jets 21–7, Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:34. Nick Folk 25-yard field goal, Jets 24–7, Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 7:09. Nick Folk 39-yard field goal, Jets 27–7, Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 1:24. Third quarter Antonio Cromartie 40-yard interception return (Nick Folk kick), Jets 34–7 Stephen Hill 33-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick) Jets 41–7, Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 2:10. Scott Chandler 5-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Ryan Lindell kick), Jets 41–14, Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:12. Fourth quarter Donald Jones 6-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Ryan Lindell kick), Jets 41–21, Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 6:14. Steve Johnson 29-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Ryan Lindell kick), Jets 41–28, Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 0:54. Shonn Greene 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), Jets 48–28, Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:41. Top passers BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 18/32, 195 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 19/27, 266 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers BUF – CJ Spiller – 14 rushes, 169 yards, 1 TD NYJ – Shonn Greene – 27 rushes, 94 yards, 1 TD Top receivers BUF – Steve Johnson – 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD NYJ – Stephen Hill – 5 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers BUF – Nick Barnett – 5 tackles, 4 assists NYJ – LaRon Landry – 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 forced fumble

The Jets erupted to a 21–0 lead in the second quarter following two Mark Sanchez touchdown throws and a Jeremy Kerley punt return score. Following Antonio Cromartie's interception return score and Sanchez' third touchdown (to Stephen Hill), Ryan Fitzpatrick, despite three interceptions, erupted to three consecutive touchdowns, but the Jets put the game away in a fourth quarter drive ending in a one-yard Shonn Greene touchdown run.

Tim Tebow, acquired from the Broncos amid heavy publicity about his presence with the Jets and the team's plans on how to utilize him, rushed five times for just eleven yards.

With their 6th straight win over the Bills, the Jets began their season 1–0.

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Two: New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	3	0	0	10
Steelers	3	10	7	7	27

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), fair
• Game attendance: 64,511
• Referee: Jerry Frump
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
• Recap

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – PIT – Top rushers NYJ – PIT – Top receivers NYJ – PIT – Top tacklers NYJ – PIT –

The Jets traveled to Heinz Field for a rematch of the 2010 AFC Championship game against the Steelers. The Jets limited the Steelers to just 68 rushing yards but Ben Roethlisberger tossed for 275 yards and two touchdowns. With the loss, the Jets fell to 1–1.

Week 3: at Miami Dolphins

Week Three: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jets	0	3	7	10	3	23
Dolphins	7	3	7	3	0	20

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 60,102
• Referee: Robert Frazer
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – MIA – Top rushers NYJ – MIA – Top receivers NYJ – MIA – Top tacklers NYJ – MIA –

With the win, the Jets improved to 2–1.

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Four: San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	7	17	34
Jets	0	0	0	0	0

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SF – NYJ – Top rushers SF – NYJ – Top receivers SF – NYJ – Top tacklers SF – NYJ –

After their Week 3 road win over their division rival Dolphins, the Jets headed home to face their first NFC Opponent of the season, the 49ers. However, the Jets struggled in this game being shut out at home 34–0 by the 49ers. This was the first time since 2010 that the team has been shut out at home since the Packers shut them out 9–0 that year. With the huge shutout loss, the Jets fell to 2–2.

Week 5: vs. Houston Texans

Week Five: Houston Texans at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	10	6	0	23
Jets	7	0	7	3	17

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – NYJ – Top rushers HOU – NYJ – Top receivers HOU – NYJ – Top tacklers HOU – NYJ –

The Jets stayed home for a game against the red-hot undefeated 4–0 Texans. This game would mark the first time ever that the Jets have lost to the Texans, and as a result New York dropped to 2–3 on the season.

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Six: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	3	0	3	9
Jets	0	21	7	7	35

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IND – NYJ – Top rushers IND – NYJ – Top receivers IND – NYJ – Top tacklers IND – NYJ –

The Jets faced Colts rookie sensation Andrew Luck; they sacked him four times and intercepted him twice. Shonn Greene and Joe McKnight combined to rush for 232 yards and three Greene touchdowns. Mark Sanchez threw for just 82 yards but had two touchdowns, while Tim Tebow had one throw for 23 yards but was limited to seven rushing yards.

The huge win was the Jets' first win over the Colts without Peyton Manning since 1997. They improved to 3–3 and a four-way tie in the AFC East.

Week 7: at New England Patriots

Week Seven: New York Jets at New England Patriots – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jets	7	3	3	13	0	26
Patriots	14	2	7	3	3	29

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 68,752
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – NE – Top rushers NYJ – NE – Top receivers NYJ – NE – Top tacklers NYJ – NE –

With the AFC East a four-way tie, the Jets erased a 23–13 gap in the fourth quarter. After a Dustin Keller touchdown catch Devin McCourty fumbled the kickoff. Following back-to-back Nick Folk field goals, Tom Brady whipped the Patriots to the game-tying field goal in the final 1:37. In overtime Stephen Gostkowski booted a 48-yard field goal; the Jets got the ball back but Sanchez was strip-sacked by Rob Ninkovich and Jermaine Cunningham, ending the game in a 29–26 Jets loss, dropping them to 3–4.

Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Eight: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	10	10	7	3	30
Jets	0	0	3	6	9

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Wind: NNE 9mph gusting to 17mph
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIA – NYJ – Top rushers MIA – NYJ – Top receivers MIA – NYJ – Top tacklers MIA – NYJ –

Despite losing rookie sensation Ryan Tannehill for the game after a first-quarter sack, the Dolphins raced to a 30–9 win, their fourth road win in the rivalry in their last five trips to New Jersey. The Dolphins scored on a blocked goalline punt, then added touchdowns by Daniel Thomas and a short toss from Matt Moore to Anthony Fasano. Sanchez managed a late touchdown to Chaz Schilens but the two-point throw to Dustin Keller failed.

Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Ten: New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	0	0	0	7
Seahawks	7	7	0	14	28

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 67,841
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – SEA – Top rushers NYJ – SEA – Top receivers NYJ – SEA – Top tacklers NYJ – SEA –

The surging Seahawks under former Jets coach Pete Carroll limited the Jets to 185 total yards of offense and forced two fumbles. Golden Tate caught a touchdown from Russell Wilson then took a reverse and threw to Sidney Rice for a fourth-quarter score. The Jets only score came when Wilson was strip-sacked and Muhammad Wilkerson ran in a 21-yard touchdown.

It was the Jets' second straight loss to the Seahawks, and they fell to 3–6 and 0–2 against the NFC West.

Week 11: at St. Louis Rams

Week Eleven: New York Jets at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	10	0	14	27
Rams	7	0	0	6	13

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 57,711
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – STL – Top rushers NYJ – STL – Top receivers NYJ – STL – Top tacklers NYJ – STL –

The Jets posted their sixth win in their last seven meetings against Jeff Fisher. They picked off Sam Bradford once and forced two Rams fumbles. The two teams combined for just 570 yards of offense. The Jets improved to 4–6 while the Rams fell to 3–6–1.

Week 12: vs. New England Patriots (Thanksgiving Day game)

Week Twelve: New England Patriots at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	35	0	14	49
Jets	0	3	9	7	19

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NE – NYJ – Top rushers NE – NYJ – Top receivers NE – NYJ – Top tacklers NE – NYJ –

The Jets were thoroughly dominated by the Patriots; they scored five touchdowns in the second quarter, three of them in a span of 52 seconds of game clock. The first came on an 83-yard pass to Shane Vereen after the Patriots recovered a Shonn Greene fumble. On the Jets' ensuing drive, Mark Sanchez fumbled after running into lineman Brandon Moore and Steve Gregory ran back a 32-yard score. The play later became known as the "butt fumble". The third touchdown came on the ensuing kickoff, Devin McCourty forced Joe McKnight to fumble, which Julian Edelman recovered and returned for a third touchdown (he later caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady).

With the huge loss, the Jets fell to 4–7, and were swept by Bill Belichick's Patriots for the sixth time.

Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	3	6
Jets	0	0	0	7	7

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 2
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – NYJ – Top rushers ARI – NYJ – Top receivers ARI – NYJ – Top tacklers ARI – NYJ –

Mark Sanchez was benched in the fourth quarter and Greg McElroy threw the winning touchdown. The switch escalated brewing controversy over Sanchez's declining play.

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Fourteen: New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	0	10	7	17
Jaguars	0	3	0	7	10

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: December 9
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), rain
• Game attendance: 67,027
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – JAC – Top rushers NYJ – JAC – Top receivers NYJ – JAC – Top tacklers NYJ – JAC –

The Jets improved to 6–7 and stayed alive in the playoff race after twice intercepting Chad Henne, who'd replaced faltering sophomore Blaine Gabbert four weeks earlier. The Jets had 166 rushing yards and two scores, limiting Mark Sanchez to just nineteen throws for 111 yards.

Week 15: at Tennessee Titans

Week Fifteen: New York Jets at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	0	7	0	10
Titans	0	7	7	0	14

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: December 17
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – TEN – Top rushers NYJ – TEN – Top receivers NYJ – TEN – Top tacklers NYJ – TEN –

Chris Johnson ran in a 94-yard touchdown while following a Jeff Cumberland touchdown catch for the Jets Jake Locker ran in a 13-yard score. Mark Sanchez threw four interceptions yet a short Titans punt gave the Jets the ball inside the Titans 25 in the final minute. The Jets blew the snap and the Titans fell on the ball, ending the game.

With the loss, the Jets not only fell to 6–8, but got mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the second straight season.

Tim Tebow entered the game for the first time since Week 10 and made what turned out to be his final plays with the Jets, missing on his only pass while rushing three times for fifteen yards.

Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Sixteen: San Diego Chargers at New York Jets – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	3	14	3	27
Jets	14	0	0	3	17

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 79,088
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SD – NYJ – Top rushers SD – NYJ – Top receivers SD – NYJ – Top tacklers SD – NYJ –

Following the loss to the Titans Rex Ryan announced that Greg McElroy would start for the Jets against the Chargers. Following a 63-yard Michael Spurlock punt return touchdown McElroy led back to back scoring drives ending in 1-yard Shonn Greene touchdowns. The Chargers took over the game in the third quarter with two Philip Rivers touchdowns and a Nick Novak field goal while McElroy was intercepted once and strip-sacked once.

With the loss, the Jets fell to 6–9, their first losing season since 2007.

Week 17: at Buffalo Bills

Week Seventeen: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	3	6	0	0	9
Bills	7	7	0	14	28

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: December 30
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C), mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 54,533
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NYJ – Mark Sanchez BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick Top rushers NYJ – Shonn Greene BUF – C.J. Spiller Top receivers NYJ – Jeremy Kerley BUF – Steve Johnson Top tacklers NYJ – Bart Scott BUF – Nick Barnett

The Jets' plan to start Greg McElroy was changed due to a concussion he'd suffered. As a result Mark Sanchez started and managed 205 passing yards but was intercepted by Bryan Scott in the first quarter for the Bills' first touchdown of the game. The Jets led 9–7 in the second quarter before the Bills scored three unanswered touchdowns, including one from ex-Jet Brad Smith. Tim Tebow suited up for the game but was never used. It was the first win for the Bills in the rivalry since 2009.

Statistics

Regular season statistical leaders

	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Mark Sanchez	2883 Yards
Passing Touchdowns	Mark Sanchez	13 TDs
Rushing Yards	Shonn Greene	1063 Yards
Rushing Touchdowns	Shonn Greene	8 TDs
Receiving Yards	Jeremy Kerley	827 Yards
Receiving Touchdowns	Stephen Hill Jeff Cumberland	3 TDs
Points	Nick Folk	93 Points
Kickoff Return Yards	Joe McKnight	1072 Yards
Punt Return Yards	Jeremy Kerley	208 Yards
Tackles	David Harris	123 Tackles
Sacks	Quinton Coples	5.5 Sacks
Interceptions	Antonio Cromartie	3 INTs

Statistical league rankings

• Total Offense (YPG): 308.9 (29th)
• Passing (YPG): 194 (32nd)
• Rushing (YPG): 115.2 (12th)

• Total Defense (YPG): 336.0 (10th)
• Passing (YPG): 198 (32nd)
• Rushing (YPG): 137.7 (29th)

Stats correct through week 14.

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External links

• Official website
• 2012 New York Jets at Pro Football Reference