New York Jets own the longest playoff drought in major North American pro sports after the Sabres clinched

Misery loves company, but unluckily for the New York Jets, they don’t person immoderate much company.

With the Buffalo Sabres clinching a playoff berth for the archetypal clip successful 14 seasons and ending the longest playoff drought successful NHL history, the Jets present person sole possession of the longest playoff drought among immoderate squad successful large North American nonrecreational sports.

The past clip the Jets made the playoffs was the 2010 season, erstwhile they mislaid successful the AFC Championship Game to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Barring a miraculous turnaround, it seems improbable the Jets volition marque the playoffs adjacent season.

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New York Jets caput manager Aaron Glenn reacts during the archetypal 4th against the New England Patriots astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Dec. 28, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

In Aaron Glenn’s archetypal play arsenic caput coach, the squad went 3-14 and became the archetypal squad successful NFL past not to grounds an interception implicit the people of the season. At the commercialized deadline, they traded distant prima defenders Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams successful speech for draught picks.

Justin Fields lone started 9 games for the Jets owed to wounded aft being signed past offseason with hopes helium could blossom into a starting quarterback. Backup Tyrod Taylor started 4 games earlier helium was injured, and the squad was forced to commencement undrafted rookie Brady Cook for 4 games.

The Jets overhauled their backmost country arsenic they look to retool. They traded Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs; Taylor remains a escaped agent, portion Cook remains connected the roster.

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Las Vegas Raiders backmost Geno Smith (7) warms up earlier the crippled against the Cleveland Browns astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Paradise, Nevada, connected Nov. 23, 2025. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images)

The Jets acquired Geno Smith, who spent 4 seasons with the franchise aft being drafted successful 2013, from the Las Vegas Raiders to beryllium their starting quarterback.

Smith had a unsmooth play with the Raiders, starring the NFL with 17 interceptions contempt missing 2 games owed to injury. He completed 67.4% of his passes for 3,205 yards with 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.

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New York Jets caput coach, Aaron Glenn, is shown during the 2nd quarter, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com)

For the Jets to extremity their playoff drought, they anticipation their 2 first-round picks successful this year’s draft, No. 2 wide and No. 16 overall, on with Smith and the remainder of their escaped cause class, tin crook things around.

If they don’t crook it around, the longest playoff drought successful large North American pro sports volition proceed for different year.

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