2020 New York Jets season | |
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Owner | Woody & Christopher Johnson |
General manager | Joe Douglas |
Head coach | Adam Gase |
Home field | MetLife Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–14 |
Division place | 4th AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
Uniform | |
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The 2020 season was the New York Jets' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, their second under general manager Joe Douglas and their second and final under head coach Adam Gase. They failed to improve upon their 7–9 record from 2019 or return to the playoffs for the first time since 2010. Their 2–14 record was their worst record since their 1996 campaign in which they went 1–15, and shortly after the Jets closed their season with a loss to the New England Patriots the team fired Gase as head coach.
The Jets became the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention after a loss in Week 11 dropped them to 0–10.[1][2] They continued their losing streak to week 14, resulting in a franchise-worst 0–13 start, before they claimed their first victory in Week 15 against the Los Angeles Rams to prevent a winless season. With the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers qualifying for the postseason for the first time since 2002 and 2007 respectively, the Jets now have the longest active postseason drought in the NFL, with 2010 being the last season the Jets qualified for the postseason.
On July 20, the Jets confirmed that their home games would take place behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[3]