The NFL scrambled the Jets’ schedule Sunday as the league moves games around due to COVID-19 postponements for other teams.
The Jets will now play at Miami next week at 4:05 p.m. That game had been scheduled for Week 10 on Nov. 15. The Jets will now have a bye that week. The game at the Chargers, which had been scheduled for Sunday, will move to Nov. 22 (Week 11) at 4:05 p.m.
The Jets found out about the changes after their game Sunday.
“We’ve got to play somebody, so it doesn’t affect me,” linebacker Avery Williamson said. “It shouldn’t affect anybody.”
RB Le’Veon Bell returned after missing three games with a hamstring injury — but he was not very effective, as usual during his time with the Jets. He had 13 carries for 60 yards and one catch for 7 yards. He was stuffed on a fourth-and-1 run and stopped on a third-and-1 pitch to the outside, on which he looked very slow.
Bell, who has not done any interviews since Sept. 10, refused to do a Zoom interview with reporters after the game.
Jets head coach Adam Gase was asked if he could provide a reason to hope this 0-5 start can be turned around. He pointed to how the team is practicing.
“If you were there day in and day out and saw those guys how they practiced last week, you wouldn’t know what our record was,” Gase said.
The Jets were unable to practice Friday after a player had a positive COVID-19 test. The test turned out to be a false positive, but the Jets sent all players and coaches home. They ended up doing some makeup work on Saturday.
“Not practicing Friday kind of took the wind out of our sails a little bit,” Gase said, “but I thought they did a good job Saturday when they came in, and we kind of extended the day and tried to make up for all that stuff through walk-throughs and going through the practice the day before.”
Gase did not have an update on starting QB Sam Darnold, who is dealing with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder. He said he should know more Monday about Darnold’s availability for next week. … WR Chris Hogan left the game with an ankle injury. Gase, who said the injury “didn’t look good,” added that Hogan will undergo an MRI exam on Monday.
Rookie CB Lamar Jackson made his first start in place of an injured Bless Austin. … George Fant moved to LT from RT with Mekhi Becton sidelined. Chuma Edoga started at RT. It was the fourth different offensive line combination the Jets have used in five games.


