It was a wonderful holiday weekend for the New York Jets’ playoff odds, as losses by the Patriots, Raiders, and Dolphins put the Jets back into a prime position to compete for a wild card.
However, one more game remained that would affect the Jets’ odds: Monday night’s Colts at Chargers game.
After the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day games, the clearest path to the playoffs for New York was to win out and have the Patriots lose at least one game. But the Chargers presented some alternative scenarios that could push the Jets into the postseason if the Patriots did not lose another game.