New York Jets
Value$10.35BHeartbreak#1629.3Founded: 1960 · Metro Area: New York · AFC · AFC East · Home: MetLife Stadium
Rating through time
Where New York Jets sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1960 to 2026. Above average in 19 of 67 seasons.
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One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
The Heartbreak Index29.3 · #16
The Damned · NFL/AFL, 1968
The Heartbreak Index29.3 · #16
The Damned · NFL/AFL, 1968
- NFL/AFL since 196811.2
- NFL final appearance since 19683.2
- NFL deep run since 20100.4
- Four Snaps · 2023 · 0.50 pangsRodgers' Achilles, season dead in one play
- The Butt Fumble · 2012 · 0.40 pangsHumiliation class rather than near-miss class
fell one round short, 2010 · fell one round short, 2009 · fell one round short, 1998 · fell one round short, 1982
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 436-573-8 |
| Win pct | 0.433 |
| Playoff record | 12-13-0 (0.480) |
| Championship appearances | 1 (1 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 5 (1 wins) |
| Total seasons | 67 |
| .500 or better seasons | 31 |
| Most recent championship | 1968 |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
MetLife Stadium
2010-present- New Meadowlands Stadium 2010-2010
- MetLife Stadium 2011-2026
Giants Stadium
1984-2009Shea Stadium
1964-1983Polo Grounds IV
1960-1963Season-by-season1960 to 2026 · 67 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Show all 67 seasons
In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by New York Jets players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 112 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
Super Bowl MVP
- 1968Joe Namath · QB
Walter Payton MOY
- 1984Marty Lyons · RDT
- 1995Boomer Esiason · QB
AP Comeback Player
- 2006Chad Pennington · QB
AP Offensive Rookie
- 2022Garrett Wilson · WR
AP Defensive Rookie
- 1988Erik McMillan · FS
- 1995Hugh Douglas · RDE
- 2004Jonathan Vilma · MLB
- 2013Sheldon Richardson · DT
- 2022Sauce Gardner · CB