The New York Jets haven’t had much to brag about over the past 15 years, but they do finally have something to brag about now: The Jets officially hold the title of having the longest active playoff drought in North American professional sports.
The Jets have gone 15 seasons without sniffing the playoffs. Going into the 2025 NFL season, they were tied with the Buffalo Sabres for the longest playoff drought in North American pro sports, but the Sabres clinched a playoff spot over the weekend, ending their drought at just 14 seasons, so the Jets now stand alone.
When you think about it, it’s a drought that shouldn’t even be possible. The NFL thrives on parity: The league is literally designed to help the worst teams get better by giving them a higher pick in the draft, but the Jets have defied all the odds by NOT getting better. It’s almost impressive how long they’ve been able to stay bad.
With the Jets now holding the title of the longest active postseason drought, now felt like a good time to take a look at the longest active playoff droughts in the NFL and then after we do that, we’re going to rank each team based on their chance of ending their drought this year.
Over the past five seasons, 28 of the league’s 32 teams have made the playoffs at least once. So who are the four teams that have failed to make the postseason in that span? Let’s take a look:
Longest active playoff droughts in NFL
Jets (15 seasons): Last playoff appearance came in 2010Falcons (Eight seasons): Last playoff appearance came in 2017Colts (Five seasons): Last playoff appearance came in 2020Saints (Five seasons): Last playoff appearance came in 2020
So will any of these droughts end this year? Let’s rank each team by their chances of getting it done.
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