A week that began with a 23-point loss and a trade request and ended with the best team in the division coming to New Jersey. In between, the Jets made exactly one deal, kept the player who asked to leave, and spent three days watching two receivers practice on a limited basis. Here is what actually happened.
The Jets lost 35–12 at Kansas City to fall to 2–7, traded safety Andre Cisco to Detroit and kept Will McDonald IV through the deadline despite his trade request. Garrett Wilson and Omar Cooper Jr. were limited in practice. Buffalo, 7–1, visits Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET.
What happened at Kansas City?
The Jets stayed with the Chiefs for a half and then stopped scoring, losing 35–12 and dropping to 2–7. The one unambiguous positive came from the rookie edge: David Bailey took two sacks and two forced fumbles off Patrick Mahomes inside a single drive, and his 40 pressures through eight career games are the most by any player in the Next Gen Stats era, which begins in 2016. We went through what decided it in our Week 9 recap of the Chiefs loss.
Did the Jets do anything at the trade deadline?
One deal, and a modest one. Safety Andre Cisco went to the Detroit Lions for a late sixth-round pick, announced Monday, November 9; the club’s own release lists it as a 2028 selection, while reporting later in the week said the year had been changed to 2029. Nobody has explained the difference, and we are noting it rather than picking a side in our account of the Jets’ deadline. Nothing else moved before the 4:00 p.m. ET cutoff on Tuesday.
Why did Will McDonald IV ask out, and why is he still here?
No reason has been reported, and the Jets have not explained the decision to keep him. NFL Network reported on November 9 that McDonald had told the team he wanted to be traded — hours after the loss at Arrowhead — and the deadline passed the next day with him still on the roster, as we laid out in our story on the trade request. He spoke on Wednesday and the headline on the club’s own site was the whole message: “I want to help the team win.”
Are the coaches the problem?
Partly, and not in the way the fan base assumes. Five of the seven losses came by a combined 25 points, which is the kind of margin that invites the question, so we tested a Jets fan’s case against Aaron Glenn and Frank Reich game by game in our look at whether the coaching staff cost the Jets games. The short version: the evidence backs the charge against Glenn’s end-of-game management, mostly does not back it against Reich, and points at a defense whose calls Glenn makes himself.
Who is hurt going into the Bills game?
Eight Jets were on Thursday’s report and three did not practice. Garrett Wilson (concussion), Omar Cooper Jr. (ankle), Joseph Ossai (ankle) and Nahshon Wright (back) were limited both days; Harrison Phillips (ankle) and Trevin Wallace (groin) did not practice at all, and cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. sat Thursday with an illness. Safety VJ Payne, designated for return from reserve/injured, was a full participant twice. No game statuses had been published as of Thursday — those come Friday afternoon. The running list is on our Jets injury report hub, and the club’s document is the Jets’ Thursday Week 10 injury report.
What else moved on the roster?
The Jets signed linebacker Troy Reeder to the active roster on November 9, per the club’s own announcement. With Wallace not practicing and Demario Davis now in his 15th season, the inside linebacker room was the logical place to add a body.
What to watch next week
Two things, in order. Buffalo arrives Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium on CBS at 7–1, leading the NFL in both points and yards per game, on a short week after Monday night — the matchups, the quotes and the full injury table are in our Week 10 preview of Jets vs. Bills. Before that, Friday afternoon’s final report decides whether Wilson plays. It is also the Jets’ last home game before road trips to the Chargers on November 22 and the Dolphins on November 29 and their Week 13 bye, so the home schedule, such as it was, ends here. Everything else sits on the Jets analysis hub.
Frequently asked questions
Did the Jets make a trade at the 2026 deadline?
One. Safety Andre Cisco went to the Detroit Lions for a sixth-round pick; the club’s own announcement lists it as a 2028 selection. No other Jets player moved before the November 10 cutoff.
Was Will McDonald IV traded?
No. NFL Network reported on November 9 that McDonald had asked the Jets to trade him, and he was still on the roster when the deadline passed a day later.
What is the Jets’ record?
New York is 2–7 after the 35–12 loss at Kansas City and has lost four games in a row.
Who do the Jets play next?
Buffalo, on Sunday, November 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium, with CBS on the regional broadcast.
Is Garrett Wilson playing against the Bills?
The Jets have not said. Wilson was a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday and the club had issued no game status as of Thursday’s report; designations are expected Friday afternoon.
When is the Jets’ bye week?
Week 13, after road games at the Chargers on November 22 and the Dolphins on November 29.