The 2022 season was the New York Jets' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd overall, their fourth under general manager Joe Douglas and their second under head coach Robert Saleh.

The team raced out to a strong start, and with a Week 7 victory over the Denver Broncos, they improved on their 4–13 record from 2021.

Despite poor offensive performances led by quarterback Zach Wilson and scoring less than 7 points in each of their final three games of the season, the defense made major improvements, ranking fourth in defense in terms of both scoring and yardage, allowing a total of only 316 points and total of 5,288 yards (3,220 passing, 2,068 rushing).

Nick Chubb scored a touchdown with 1:55 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Jets didn't have any timeouts.

Two plays later Joe Flacco connected with a wide open Corey Davis to cut the lead to 6 points.

The Jets recovered the onside kick and scored the game winning touchdown 9 plays later and won 31–30.

In Zach Wilson's return after a preseason meniscus injury, the Jets went up 10–0 on Pittsburgh, before falling behind 20–10 after Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky was benched for rookie Kenny Pickett; however, the Jets would mount two touchdown drives late in the fourth quarter, with Pickett throwing two interceptions, to take a 24–20 comeback victory.

This was the Jets' second-ever win in the state of Pennsylvania, having previously gone a combined 1–16 against the Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles.

This win marked the first time the Jets had defeated the Packers led by Aaron Rodgers (having previously been 0–3),[9] and was their first victory over Green Bay since 2006.

Rookie RB Breece Hall left the game with a knee injury which turned out to be an ACL tear which lead him to miss the rest of the season.

Mike White injured his ribs during the loss so Zach Wilson will start next week against the Detroit Lions.

After the first half, he was benched and replaced by Chris Streveler who sparked some hope but the Jaguars defense proved to be too much for Jets to overcome and they lost 3–19.