New York Jets 2024 schedule launch: Dwelling and street opponents and extra on season forward
The NFL will release the 2024 schedules for all 32 teams at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Here is what we know about the New York Jets’ schedule so far.
The Jets will play each team from the NFC West and AFC South, as well as the 2023 third-place teams from the NFC North, AFC North and AFC West. New York will also see its AFC East division rivals twice, once on the road and once at MetLife Stadium, as part of its 17-game schedule. The Jets will open the season as they did last year: on “Monday Night Football.” This time, they will be on the road against the San Francisco 49ers, a franchise with many ties to the Jets organization — most notably via head coach Robert Saleh and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. Saleh was the 49ers’ defensive coordinator from 2017 to 2020 and Ulbrich was a linebacker for the team from 2000 to 2009.
Here is the lineup of the Jets’ home and road opponents, listed alphabetically.
Jets’ 2024 opponents
| HOME | ROAD |
|---|---|
|
Buffalo Bills |
Arizona Cardinals |
|
Denver Broncos |
Buffalo Bills |
|
Houston Texans |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
|
Indianapolis Colts |
Miami Dolphins |
|
Los Angeles Rams |
Minnesota Vikings |
|
Miami Dolphins |
New England Patriots |
|
New England Patriots |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
|
Seattle Seahawks |
San Francisco 49ers |
|
Tennessee Titans |
The Jets went 7-10 in the 2023 regular season, missing the playoffs for the 13th straight season, which is the longest active streak in the NFL and tied with the Buffalo Sabres for the longest in all four major professional sports leagues. The Jets lost quarterback Aaron Rodgers four plays into the season last year with a torn Achilles and are hoping he can stay healthy long enough to snap their playoff skid in 2024.
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Week 1 keys to victory
Keep Rodgers on his feet: This is obvious and must be stated anyway. Rodgers was injured last year on a failed cut block from left tackle Duane Brown. Leonard Floyd — now with the 49ers — sacked him and wrecked the Jets’ season. The Jets put a lot into fixing the offensive line this offseason, adding Tyron Smith, John Simpson, Morgan Moses and first-round pick Olu Fashanu, and they need to step up against an elite defensive front.
Defend an explosive offense: The 49ers, who lost February’s Super Bowl to the Chiefs 25-22 in overtime, are loaded at offense. They bring back Brock Purdy at quarterback, along with elite weapons like Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle, and they made other offseason additions. This will be a great early test for Sauce Gardner, C.J. Mosley, Quinnen Williams and company to show that the last two years were not a fluke.
Come back Wednesday night for the Jets’ week-to-week schedule for 2024, plus more season analysis and predictions.
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(Photo of Quinnen Williams: Al Bello / Getty Images)
