The New York Jets had serious playoff hopes for much of the 2022 season. They owned a 7-4 record through 11 games and looked poised for a playoff push even after losing Breece Hall and Alijah Vera-Tucker.
While New York remained mathematically alive until Week 17, it can be argued that the team’s playoff hopes effectively died in its Week 14 loss to Buffalo. Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Minnesota, the Jets were 7-5 and still very much in the playoff hunt. But with a 20-12 loss to Buffalo, the Jets were on their first losing streak of the season and seemed to have lost all of their momentum.