It takes a special kind of performance to be one of the worst at your profession. It’s hard enough to deal with the fact that you’re the worst at something in a season or a year or whatever the case may be. But among the entire century to date? That’s almost impressive.
Behold the 2023 New York Jets offense, the worst NFL offense in the 21st century.
Noted by Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, the database for TruMedia goes back to the year 2000. The database includes 766 teams. The 2023 Jets rank dead last in terms of expected points added for play.
The 2020 Jets rank 745th.
2019: 734th
2018: 736thBest ranked: The 2002 Jets, at 156th. https://t.co/sXSbW12MNK
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) December 4, 2023
Dead. Last. No. 766 out of 766.
Not only that, the Jets offenses from 2020 (No. 745), 2019 (No. 734) and 2018 (No. 736) also rank near the very bottom of the list.
It almost seems surreal that a team has produced such poor offenses in such a short period of time compared to the rest of the league for almost 25 years.
The 2023 Jets have scored ten or fewer points in a game as a team four times out of 12 games. They have just ten offensive touchdowns and have failed to reach the end zone in three of their last five games.
The Jets are by far the worst third-down offense in the league as just 23.1%, including a 2/15 showing Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
Between quarterback play, injuries, the offensive line and play calling, the Jets have been going through quicksand on offense. Their defense is keeping them above water but just barely. It’s been that kind of year for the Jets.
