After a brief stretch that hinted at progress, the New York Jets have come crashing back to earth - and hard. What looked like a possible midseason turnaround, with three narrow wins over struggling teams, has now been washed away by two blowout losses that left no doubt about where this team stands. The Jets were outscored 82-30 in back-to-back defeats to the Dolphins and Jaguars, and any whispers of a cultural shift have gone quiet.
Fourteen games into the 2025 season, it’s hard to sugarcoat what we’re seeing from this Jets team under head coach Aaron Glenn. It’s been rough - even by Jets standards.
This is a franchise that’s seen its fair share of tough seasons, but this one is carving out a spot near the bottom of the pile. New York has now dropped six games by double digits.
They haven’t won a single game by more than 10 points. The only other team in the league that shares that dubious distinction?
The Tennessee Titans.
The numbers back up what the eye test has been telling us. The Jets’ Simple Rating System (SRS) - a stat that adjusts point differential for strength of schedule - sits at -10.4.
That’s the second-worst mark in the NFL, ahead of only the Las Vegas Raiders (-11.4). And in the context of Jets history, that’s a staggering low.
As of December 15, that -10.4 SRS ties the 2021 squad for the fourth-worst performance in franchise history. That’s saying something when you consider the Jets have been around for 66 seasons and are 134 games below .500 all-time.
Here’s a look at where this 2025 team stacks up among the worst SRS seasons in Jets history:
- 1976 Jets: -13.8
- 2020 Jets: -11.5
- 1995 Jets: -11.2
- 2021 Jets: -10.4
- 2025 Jets: -10.4
- 1989 Jets: -10.1
- 1996 Jets: -10.1
- 1963 Jets: -9.4
- 1962 Titans: -9.1
- 2016 Jets: -8.5
That’s the company this current team is keeping - a list of seasons that even the most diehard fans try to forget.
And it’s not as if this was a team with sky-high expectations that simply fell short. The bar was already low coming into the year.
Then the Jets lowered it even further by trading away key pieces midseason. But even with that context, the product on the field has been alarmingly poor.
Other teams in similar rebuilding modes - like the Titans (-7.9 SRS), Saints (-6.5), and Giants (-5.7) - have at least managed to look competitive. The Jets?
Not so much.
As for Aaron Glenn, his job appears safe for now. The front office’s decision to move key veterans at the deadline essentially signaled a commitment to Glenn beyond this season.
Barring a major shift, he’ll be back in 2026. He might even have enough runway to carry that into 2027.
But just because his job isn’t in immediate danger doesn’t mean the evaluation should stop. Glenn is in charge of a team that, statistically, is one of the five worst in franchise history.
That’s no small thing. This is a franchise that’s been through decades of tough stretches, and yet this season still manages to stand out for all the wrong reasons.
The Jets have a lot of questions to answer this offseason. Glenn’s status might not be at the top of the list in the short term, but the long-term picture is murkier. Because if this is what a rebuilding year looks like, it’s fair to ask: what exactly is being built?