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2022 New York Jets

The 2022 New York Jets went 7–10, finishing 4th in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 296 points and allowed 316.

Record
7–10
Home
3–5
Road & neutral
4–5
Points
296–316
AFC East
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 296 points, the fourth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 316, the fourth-fewest. Their point differential was -20.

How the season unfolded

The Jets started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 7–10.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 4 to Week 7.

Their longest losing streak was six games, from Week 13 to Week 18.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 40–17 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 5 (October 9, 2022).

Their heaviest loss was 23–6 to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 17 (January 1, 2023).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–6.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 2–4 against the AFC East, splitting with the Dolphins and the Bills and getting swept by the Patriots.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–7 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–8, two games better than their record.

Before and after

That was a three-win improvement on 2021, when they went 4–13.

In 2023, they went 7–10.

2022 schedule and results

2022 New York Jets · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2022vs Baltimore RavensL 9–24
Week 2Sep 18, 2022at Cleveland BrownsW 31–30
Week 3Sep 25, 2022vs Cincinnati BengalsL 12–27
Week 4Oct 2, 2022at Pittsburgh SteelersW 24–20
Week 5Oct 9, 2022vs Miami DolphinsW 40–17
Week 6Oct 16, 2022at Green Bay PackersW 27–10
Week 7Oct 23, 2022at Denver BroncosW 16–9
Week 8Oct 30, 2022vs New England PatriotsL 17–22
Week 9Nov 6, 2022vs Buffalo BillsW 20–17
Week 11Nov 20, 2022at New England PatriotsL 3–10
Week 12Nov 27, 2022vs Chicago BearsW 31–10
Week 13Dec 4, 2022at Minnesota VikingsL 22–27
Week 14Dec 11, 2022at Buffalo BillsL 12–20
Week 15Dec 18, 2022vs Detroit LionsL 17–20
Week 16Dec 22, 2022vs Jacksonville JaguarsL 3–19
Week 17Jan 1, 2023at Seattle SeahawksL 6–23
Week 18Jan 8, 2023at Miami DolphinsL 6–11

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2022 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.