The Jets finished the season with the dubious distinction of playing an entire NFL season without making a single interception.
No team in NFL history had done that since statistics for that began being recorded in 1933. Before this season, the 49ers held the record for fewest INTs with two in 2018.
To put the defensive futility in perspective, the Bears entered Sunday having made an NFL-high 22 INTs, followed by the Jaguars with 21, Chargers 19, Seahawks and Texans 18.
The Jets played 17 different players in the secondary this season and not one had a pick.
Opposing quarterbacks threw 515 passes against the Jets for 3,674 yards with 36 TDs and no INTs.
Meanwhile, entering Sunday, 87 players around the league had at least one INT.
The Jets had hands on a couple of passes in the game Sunday, with CB Tre Brown coming the closest in the first half as a deflected pass touched his hands and he failed to corral it. He held his hands on his helmet after the play.
“Yeah, I wanted that one bad,’’ Brown told The Post. “I wanted it to end the streak for the team and also to get one for myself. It’s been a crazy year. To go 17 games without getting one is kind of unheard of. But hey, things happen for a reason. Maybe we’ll turn it around and lead the league next year.’’
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn looks on during the second half against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mark Konezny-Imagn Images
The Jets also set an NFL record for fewest takeaways in a season with four. They bettered the record previously held by those 2018 49ers, who forced seven turnovers that year. All four of the Jets takeaways came on forced fumbles.
For context, the Bears entered Sunday leading the NFL with 32 takeaways, the Jags had 30, Steelers and Texans had 26 and Seahawks 25.
An example of how gutted the Jets roster was Sunday: Only 10 of the 22 players who started the season opener started against the Bills.
Five of them were the entire offensive line — Olu Fashanu, John Simpson, Josh Myers, Joe Tippmann and Armand Membou. That group remarkably started all 17 games.
Buffalo Bills fullback Reggie Gilliam (41) carries the ball defended by New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams (56) during the second quarter at Highmark Stadium. Mark Konezny-Imagn Images
The others are TE Jeremy Ruckert, edge Jermaine Johnson II, LBs Quincy Williams and Jamien Sherwood and DT Harrison Phillips.
The Jets’ 3-14 record is the third worst in franchise history and ties for the second-most losses in a season. They were 2-14 in 2020 under then-coach Adam Gase and were 1-15 in 1996 under the watch of Rich Kotite.
The Jets have had double-digit losses in 26 of their 66 seasons in existence (39 percent), including nine of the past 10.
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Before the game, the Jets downgraded RB Breece Hall (knee) and CB Brandon Stephens (neck) to out. They also signed QB Hendon Hooker to the regular roster and made him the No. 2 for the game.
They also signed DL Kingsley Jonathan and OL Kohl Levao to the active roster and elevated RB Raheem Blackshear and DB Sam Womack from the practice squad.
The 2026 Jets schedule will include home games against the Raiders, Broncos, Packers, Vikings, Browns, Bills, Dolphins and Patriots. Their road games are at Arizona, Tennessee, Rams, Chicago, Kansas City and Detroit.