Two wins in a row propelled the New York Jets back in the top 20 on three out of four websites that produced their final regular season rankings. ESPN placed the Gang Green at #19, which is 3 spots higher than a week ago. ProFootballTalk moved Rex Ryan's team 4 spots up to #16. CBS Sports were the most generous, as they placed the Jets at #15, 7 spots up compared to last week. Only FOX Sports did not think that the Jets were good enough to crack the top 20. Brian Billick had them at #21, which is 2 positions better than a week ago.
Here's what all these websites had to say about the Jets:
ESPN: Give Rex Ryan credit. The Jets have gone 42-38 in Ryan's tenure despite posting the fourth-worst Total QBR (36.1) in that span.
FOX Sports: I love the way Rex Ryan can motivate his teams, even if it is telling them that he is going to get fired. Blaming him for Geno Smith would just be making him the scapegoat and that shouldn't be on him.
CBS Sports: Rex Ryan earned the right to come back. That was a heck of a coaching job.
ProFootballTalk: The entire offseason should be devoted to getting better offensive personnel.
CNN SI: n/a
| W 1 | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 17 | |
| ESPN | 32 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| FOX Sports | 30 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| CBS Sports | 30 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
| PFT | - | 28 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
| CNN SI |
30 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 14 | n/a | 13 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 22 | n/a |