Nik Needham of the Dolphins sacks Sam Darnold of the Jets during the fourth quarter of the game at Hard Rock Stadium on November 3, 2019. Credit: Getty Images/Eric Espada
Last place in the AFC East is at stake when the Jets play the Dolphins on Sunday.
Miami was expected to be at the bottom of the division, if not the conference and the entire NFL. The Jets are another story.
The Jets (4-8) believed they at least would be in the playoff hunt at this point of the season. A loss to Miami (3-9), and the Jets officially will be eliminated from the playoffs for the ninth straight season.