2022 New York Jets season
The 2022 season was the New York Jets' 53rd in the National Football League, their 63rd overall, their fourth under general manager Joe Douglas and their second under head coach Robert Saleh.
The team raced out to a strong start, and with a Week 7 victory over the [2022 2022 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos], they improved on their 4–13 record from 2021. However, despite starting 7–4 on the year, the Jets suffered a late-season collapse. Their playoff hopes were dashed as none of the quarterbacks could keep up and they fell into a brutal six-game losing streak, while also failing to score a touchdown in their final three games, and were eliminated from playoff contention after a Week 17 loss to the [2022 2022 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]. A loss to the [2022 2022 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins] the following week led to the Jets finishing with a 7–10 record, which clinched New York's third consecutive season with double-digit losses. It was also the twelfth straight year the Jets did not qualify for the postseason, breaking the franchise record set from 1970–1980, as well as extending the longest active postseason drought in the NFL. They also finished below.500 for the seventh consecutive season. As of the 2024 season, this is the team's most recent finish last in the AFC East.
Despite poor offensive performances led by quarterback Zach Wilson and scoring less than 7 points in each of their final three games of the season, the defense made major improvements, ranking fourth in defense in terms of both scoring and yardage, allowing a total of only 316 points and total of 5,288 yards. The Jets also became the third team to win both Offensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year in the same season, with first-round picks Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner respectively achieving the awards.
Draft
Draft trades| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
| Keshunn Abram | WR | Kent State | |
| Tony Adams | S | Illinois | |
| Irvin Charles | WR | IUP | |
| Calvin Jackson | WR | Washington State | |
| Zonovan Knight | RB | NC State | |
| DQ Thomas | LB | Middle Tennessee |
Preseason
The Jets' preseason opponents and schedule were announced on May 12.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–21 | 1–0 | Lincoln Financial Field | ||
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | W 24–16 | 2–0 | MetLife Stadium | ||
| 3 | August 28 | New York Giants | W 31–27 | 3–0 | MetLife Stadium |
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Baltimore Ravens
After a somewhat slow start, the Ravens outscored the Jets, who were led by former Ravens QB Joe Flacco, 21–3 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters en route to a 24–9 season opening victory. Lamar Jackson threw for 213 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception; the first two touchdowns went to Devin Duvernay while the third one was caught by Rashod Bateman. Flacco threw for 307 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in a losing effort. This was Jets' fourth straight season opening loss.Week 2: at Cleveland Browns
Nick Chubb scored a touchdown with 1:55 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Jets didn't have any timeouts. The Browns had a 99.9% chance of winning at that point. Two plays later Joe Flacco connected with a wide open Corey Davis to cut the lead to 6 points. The Jets recovered the onside kick and scored the game winning touchdown 9 plays later and won 31–30.Garrett Wilson scored 2 touchdowns, including the game winner, in his NFL debut.
Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow threw for 3 touchdowns as the Bengals won 27–12.Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers
In Zach Wilson's return after a preseason meniscus injury, the Jets went up 10–0 on Pittsburgh, before falling behind 20–10 after Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky was benched for rookie Kenny Pickett; however, the Jets would mount two touchdown drives late in the fourth quarter, with Pickett throwing two interceptions, to take a 24–20 comeback victory.This was the Jets' second-ever win in the state of Pennsylvania, having previously gone a combined 1–16 against the Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles.
Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins
The Jets scored 40 points for the first time since Week 1 of 2018 and just the third time in the past decade, and snapped a 12-game losing streak against divisional opponents dating back to Week 17 of the 2019 season.This win also marked the first time the Jets recorded a winning percentage over.500 since week 1 of 2018.