The 2024 season is right around the corner for the Jets, and with it comes the release of Gang Green's schedule.
With Aaron Rodgers expected back fully healthy, the Jets will look to cash in on the hopes the team had in 2023 before Rodgers tore his Achilles in Week 1. New York added some key players in the draft and in free agency and now set its sights on offseason workouts before the season kicks off in September.
It's hard to gauge exactly what this season will look like before we know when each game will be played. But we do already know who the Jets will play in 2024 based on how they finished the 2023 season.
Here's a look at the Jets 2024 schedule ahead of the release, including opponents, storylines and primetime predictions.
2024 Jets opponents and locations
2023 at a glance
The 2023 season started and ended with Week 1 when Rodgers went down. New York trotted out a cavalcade of middling to downright awful quarterbacks in his place — from the recently departed Zach Wilson to Tim Boyle and Trevor Siemian.
The Jets finished 7-10 somehow, in part due to the strength of their defense and the running game of Breece Hall. Wilson and company strung solid wins early in the year against the Broncos, Eagles and Giants but went on rough losing streaks in the second half of the season.
New York finished with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, which they used to trade back and take offensive tackle Olu Fashanu in the first round instead of drafting tight end Brock Bowers.
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Jets 2024 schedule overview
The Jets finished third in the AFC East, meaning they'll take on other third-place teams in their respective AFC divisions. New York will also face the full slate of AFC South and NFC West teams — a tough gamut considering that group includes the Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Rams and49ers — all teams that were in or on the hunt for the playoffs late in the season.
In total, the Jets will see six playoff teams in 2024. That's the same number they faced this past season. Half will be home and half will be on the road. New York will play eight home games and nine away games.
Jets 2024 schedule
| Week | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 1 | at 49ers |
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| 6 | TBD |
| 7 | TBD |
| 8 | TBD |
| 9 | TBD |
| 10 | TBD |
| 11 | TBD |
| 12 | TBD |
| 13 | TBD |
| 14 | TBD |
| 15 | TBD |
| 16 | TBD |
| 17 | TBD |
| 18 | TBD |
Jets 2024 home games
| Team | 2023 record |
|---|---|
| Bills | 11-6 |
| Dolphins | 11-6 |
| Patriots | 4-13 |
| Texans | 10-7 |
| Colts | 9-8 |
| Rams | 10-7 |
| Seahawks | 9-8 |
| Broncos | 8-9 |
The Jets went 4-5 in home games this past season. New York beat the Bills and Patriots at MetLife but lost to the Dolphins. The Jets also got a pseudo-home game against the Giants that counted as a road win. Other key victories included wins over the Eagles and Texans.
The key here is the Jets won't have to travel to both Los Angeles and Seattle to face the Rams and Seahawks. The Jets also won't have to travel to Denver to see the Broncos, which they did in 2023. That's huge, as those are three notoriously hard places to play.
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Jets 2024 road games
| Team | 2023 Record |
|---|---|
| Bills | 11-6 |
| Dolphins | 11-6 |
| Patriots | 4-13 |
| Jaguars | 9-8 |
| Titans | 6-11 |
| Cardinals | 4-13 |
| 49ers | 12-5 |
| Steelers | 10-7 |
| Vikings | 7-10 |
Apart from the obvious AFC East road matches, this away schedule is favorable to the Jets. The trip to San Francisco and Arizona will be the furthest the Jets will travel in 2024. Otherwise, the Jets will make trips to Jacksonville and Minneapolis to play the Jaguars and Vikings. The Steelers and Titans aren't far away at all.
The Jets didn't have much of a travel schedule in 2023, either, which didn't work well for them. New York went 3-6 on the road, one of those "wins" being at MetLife Stadium against the Giants.
Jets 2024 schedule prediction
The Rodgers Effect is very real and should play a role in how many primetime games the Jets get in 2024. But after how badly that worked out for the NFL in 2023, it's safe to say the league may be a little more hesitant to hand the Jets too many big games.
Pencil in at least one AFC East game in primetime, as well as the 49ers' match since it'll be on the East Coast. There could be two more on the docket for New York depending on how the rest of the NFL's schedule shakes out.
