Game recap

Dolphins @ Jets

2026 Wk 7 · NYJ 25, MIA 28

Miami won its first game of 2026 by running out the last 3:24 after the Jets cut it to 3.

FanIQ Research · October 25, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

The Jets needed three snaps to convert one two-point try. It is the seventh three-snap try since 1999.

Rare

Down 28-23 after Mason Taylor's touchdown with 3:30 left, the Jets lined up for two. Geno Smith's first try to Adonai Mitchell was good, but an illegal shift on Taylor took it off the board. His second try to Garrett Wilson fell incomplete, but pass interference on Miami's Julius Brents gave the Jets another snap. The third try to Taylor was good and made it 28-25.

Every two-point try that took 3 snaps, 1999 to 2026 (all regular season)

Season	Week	Offense	Opponent	Snaps wiped out by	Final snap
2003	2	NYG	DAL	2 defensive pass interference calls	Good
2007	9	KC	GB	Pass interference, 12 men on the field	Good
2008	3	NYJ	LAC	2 defensive pass interference calls	No good
2017	4	DAL	LA	Offensive holding, defensive holding	No good
2022	9	KC	TEN	Offsetting fouls, defensive holding	Good
2022	16	DEN	LA	Pass interference, defensive holding	Good
2026	7	NYJ	MIA	Offensive illegal shift, pass interference	Good

This try, snap by snap

Snap	Play	Result	Penalty
1	Smith to Mitchell	Good, wiped out	NYJ illegal shift
2	Smith to Wilson	No good, wiped out	MIA pass interference
3	Smith to Taylor	Good	None

Why it matters. A two-point try is normally one snap, so a sequence where penalties wipe out two of them in a row is very rare: seven in 28 seasons. This one is the only one on the list where the offense first lost a conversion to its own foul and then got one back from a defensive foul. The two points kept it a 3-point game, which put a field goal in play for the Jets on any later drive.

Miami's offense had not reached zero EPA per play in any 2026 game. Against the Jets it hit plus 0.283.

Comparison

Miami offense by game, 2026

Week	Opponent	Result	Plays	EPA/play	Success%
1	LV	L 13-27	50	-0.236	34.0%
2	SF	L 13-35	56	-0.001	41.1%
3	KC	L 10-24	67	-0.151	29.9%
4	MIN	L 10-15	37	-0.204	35.1%
5	CIN	L 24-31	64	-0.033	46.9%
7	NYJ	W 28-25	62	0.283	50.0%

Lowest offensive EPA per play, 2026 Weeks 1 to 6

Team	Plays	EPA/play
LAC	370	-0.225
TEN	318	-0.149
PHI	348	-0.135
TB	374	-0.13
MIA	274	-0.115

Miami came out of its bye with the fifth lowest offensive EPA per play in the league at minus 0.115. Its best game before this one was minus 0.001 at San Francisco. Against the Jets it gained plus 0.283 a play, and its 28 points were 4 more than its previous 2026 high of 24.

Why it matters. The jump came from the passing game: Malik Willis went 14 of 21 for 208 yards and two touchdowns, and Miami's 23 pass plays averaged plus 0.496 EPA. This was Miami's first game after the bye, so the useful question is whether the change came from the extra week of preparation or from the Jets defense. One game does not move a 274 play baseline far, but it is the first time this offense has been above zero.

The Jets ran 17 offensive plays in the first half and 36 in the second.

Split

Offense by half, both teams

Team	Half	Plays	Yards	EPA/play	Success%
MIA	1st	39	231	0.426	59.0%
MIA	2nd	23	131	0.041	34.8%
NYJ	1st	17	115	-0.005	52.9%
NYJ	2nd	36	265	0.402	52.8%

Score at the end of each quarter

Quarter	MIA	NYJ
1	14	7
2	21	7
3	21	14
4	28	25

Miami ran 39 plays to the Jets' 17 before halftime and led 21-7. After the break the split reversed: the Jets ran 36 plays to Miami's 23 and went from minus 0.005 EPA a play to plus 0.402. Miami's own efficiency fell from plus 0.426 to plus 0.041.

Why it matters. In the first half the Jets offense was efficient when it had the ball, but it did not have the ball much: Miami's 39 plays took the clock and the scoring chances. The Jets won the second half 18-7 once the possession count turned their way. The 21-7 halftime lead is the part of the game that decided it.

The Jets never led, and after cutting it to 28-25 they did not get the ball back.

Trend

Every score

Qtr	Clock	Team	Play	Score (MIA-NYJ)
1	10:57	MIA	Willis 7 yd pass to Douglas	7-0
1	8:42	NYJ	Smith 13 yd pass to Taylor	7-7
1	1:05	MIA	Gordon 1 yd run	14-7
2	0:12	MIA	Willis 2 yd run	21-7
3	5:53	NYJ	Smith 3 yd pass to Cooper	21-14
4	9:01	NYJ	Sanders 33 yd field goal	21-17
4	4:55	MIA	Willis 63 yd pass to Douglas	28-17
4	3:30	NYJ	Smith 12 yd pass to Taylor, two-point try good	28-25

Miami's last possession, from 3:24

Clock	Down	Play	Yards	Miami win prob.
3:17	1st and 10	Gordon run	14	0.75
3:10	1st and 10	Gordon run	7	0.78
3:04	2nd and 3	Gordon run	1	0.82
2:21	3rd and 2	Gordon run	1	0.81
2:00	4th and 1	Willis run	2	0.85
1:13	1st and 10	Willis kneel	-1	0.95

The Jets tied it at 7 and then trailed for the rest of the game. Down 21-7, Jason Sanders hit the right upright on a 40 yard field goal try with 10:07 left in the third quarter. After the 28-25 score, the Jets used their last two timeouts on Miami's first two runs. On 4th and 1 at the Jets 49 with 2:00 left, Willis ran for 2 yards, and Miami kneeled out the clock.

Why it matters. Miami went for it on 4th and 1 at midfield instead of punting the ball back to a Jets offense that had scored on three of its last four possessions. One yard ended the game, and a stop would have given the Jets the ball near midfield needing a field goal to tie. The missed 40 yarder in the third quarter is the 3 points the Jets were missing at the end.

Miami is 11-2 against the Jets since 2020, tied for the best record by any team against one opponent in that span.

Milestone

Best record against a single opponent, 2020 to 2026 regular season (min 10 games)

Team	Opponent	Games	W	L	Win%
GB	CHI	13	11	2	84.6%
MIA	NYJ	13	11	2	84.6%
NE	NYJ	13	11	2	84.6%
SEA	ARI	13	11	2	84.6%
TB	CAR	13	11	2	84.6%
BUF	MIA	12	10	2	83.3%

Miami against the Jets, by era

Seasons	Games	MIA wins	NYJ wins
1999 to 2019	42	18	24
2020 to 2026	13	11	2

From 1999 to 2019 the Jets led this series 24-18. Since 2020 Miami has won 11 of 13. The Jets are on the losing side of two of the five 11-2 rows, against both Miami and New England.

Why it matters. A division opponent plays you twice a year, so an 11-2 run over seven seasons is a sustained gap, not one good year. Miami has done it under three head coaches (Brian Flores, Mike McDaniel and Jeff Hafley), and this win came with the Dolphins 0-5 and the Jets ahead of them in the standings. The Jets' problem in the division is wider than Miami: New England has the same 11-2 mark against them.

Ollie Gordon II carried 25 times, 7 more than his previous career high.

Milestone

Ollie Gordon II, most carries in a regular season game

Season	Week	Opponent	Carries	Rush yards
2026	7	NYJ	25	103
2026	5	CIN	18	88
2026	3	KC	17	41
2025	8	ATL	10	46
2025	3	BUF	9	38

Miami offense by play type, this game

Play type	Plays	Yards	EPA/play	Success%
Run	39	158	0.158	48.7%
Pass	23	204	0.496	52.2%

Gordon finished with 25 carries for 103 yards and a 1 yard touchdown. Four of those carries came on Miami's last possession, which started with 3:24 left and ended with two kneels. Miami called 39 runs and 23 passes.

Why it matters. Miami led from the last minute of the first quarter on, so the game plan leaned on Gordon to hold the ball. The runs were less efficient than the passes, plus 0.158 EPA against plus 0.496, but they took the clock: his 14 and 7 yard runs on the last drive forced the Jets to use their last two timeouts. It is his first game with 20 or more carries.

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