Jets Outcoached by the Dolphins in Embarrassing Loss

By Daniel Feuerstein | East Rutherford, NJ | October 25th, 2026

The New York Jets wore their original uniforms and brought out their original logo for throwback week, but instead of reliving great memories of Super Bowl III and other great moments in team history, they took on the winless Miami Dolphins, who entered the game at 0-5. From the opening drive to the end, the Jets, who tried to battle back from behind, were outcoached, outplayed, and faced a team that had more desire to win than they did; they couldn’t stop a nosebleed and were taken out of the game. Even when they made it a three-point deficit, the Dolphins got that important 1st down to end the game as the Jets went 2-5 by the final score of 28-25.

Jets couldn’t handle a rested Dolphins team

The Dolphins were coming off a bye week and wanted to game plan against the Jets, who were looking to bounce back from their road loss to the New England Patriots at Foxborough. Instead, the Jets found a new low as they allowed the Dolphins to run all over the field and march for three touchdowns in four drives in the entire first half. Malik Willis was allowed to dink and dunk some throws, and their offensive line was able to hold off the Jets’ front seven from touching their running backs and/or their tight ends. They entered the end zone with ease and were given multiple chances to take advantage when they had the ball.

Mason Taylor breakout game

The son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor, Mason, was having a banner game. The second-year tight end was a monster out on the field. He was able to haul in two touchdowns for the first time in his NFL career and made some timely catches to earn first downs and keep the chains moving. He caught a 13-yard catch inside the end zone to tie the game at seven apiece, and he caught the last touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard catch inside the end zone as well. He made five catches out of six targets for 62 yards and also made the catch on the two-point conversion to cut the deficit to three.

Omar Cooper Jr. dazzling in front of us

Omar Cooper Jr. earned his Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week Belt for his 100+ yard performance and a touchdown at New England. This week, he continued to break out and showed the Jets fans at home what he’s capable of. Two big chunk plays were catches and runs that put the Jets into the red zone and later became touchdowns. On the opening drive, the first play was a throw to Cooper Jr. on a pass action and made a 53-yard run all the way near the 10-yard line. His second big play came as he just avoided an interception and took it all the way down to the Miami 10-yard line for a 60-yard grab, and was set up for his second NFL Touchdown on a 3-yard grab-and-run. He went five for five for 115 yards.

Geno Smith was decent

Geno Smith had a decent game, and he was leading his team down the field in their first two possessions. He earned the Touchdown that tied the game at seven, then tried to do it again to tie the game at 14, when he gave up his second interception of the season. The majority of the drives stalled, and the Jets were forced to punt or go for a field goal. Even when this did improve in the second half, they still had a drive that fell short when they got to the one-yard line in the third quarter. Twice they tried up the middle and were stopped; then on third down, Smith was sacked, and that forced a Field goal by Jason Sanders, who converted it. He completed 23 out of 30 passes for 287 yards with three touchdowns, one interception, and was sacked twice.

Aaron Glenn was outcoached by Miami and himself

There is a big problem on the Jets’ sidelines, and right now all the eyes are looking, and the fingers are pointing at Aaron Glenn. It’s just terrible to see this man, who some believed that having a second year as head coach would give him a leg up and find some improvement; instead, it’s the same old situation. It’s the same old problems. Doesn’t use his timeouts properly, or refuses to use them, allows the clock to run for no reason, and gives the opposition chances to score points. His defense was getting run over by the Miami offensive line, helping their running backs, and their defense was making plays to prevent the Jets from going down the middle and ripping one through.

The biggest issue for Glenn has been his final two minutes of each half. He continues to get outcoached and outscored by the opposition. The current totals in 24 games are 107-6 against the Jets, and it’s getting more and more infuriating to see this team failing at all levels on the field. The performances by Cooper Jr., Taylor, and David Bailey, who got his sixth sack of the season, have been thrown into the dumpster as the Jets failed to get the lead in this game against a Dolphins team that was winless until this game. This was the eighth consecutive divisional game, and the Jets under Glenn are 0-8. At this point, it truly feels like Dead Head Coach Walking, and towards the end of the season, Black Monday will come, and Glenn will be on the chopping block.

What was the hope?

When this new season got started, you hoped to see improvement. You hoped to see this team fight, scratch, and claw their way to get wins; what you got was a team that should’ve won two to three games and was hoping to be “IN THE HUNT” when they got towards November and December. Instead, it’s just another round of disappointment, heartbreak, and a lot of fan General Managers who now want Aaron Glenn removed from the building and the practice facility. Some wanted him to succeed; I wanted him to succeed, but now the Jets are going to waste another season with solid talent and a strong roster, which continues to fail under this head coach, and it’s sad to see a former Jet doing it.

This isn’t about which side of the ball the head coach was a coordinator from; it’s more about whether he has the ability to lead men and get wins with their game planning and calling the right plays to make it all work without a problem. Right now, the Jets have a problem. It’s on the sidelines and in the booth above, as both Glenn and Frank Reich are not getting it done. Real Change will come after Week 18. Until now, we wait and see if this Jets team will try to pull themselves out of the mud and make an attempt to get back into the win column because up next is the Raiders at home, then on the road to Kansas City, and then the Buffalo Bills head to MetLife Stadium.