The New York Jets now know who they’ll be facing during the 2026 NFL season. The league officially announced each team’s full slate of opponents, giving Jets fans an early look at what will be another challenging road through the AFC and beyond. As always, the schedule features the familiar AFC East rivals, a mix of conference rotations, and a handful of high-profile matchups that should make for compelling home and road games. While dates and kickoff times won’t be released until the spring, the opponent list gives us plenty to break down as we start looking ahead to the 2026 season. Here are the 2026 NY Jets Opponents.
2026 NY Jets Opponents
Home: Buffalo, Miami, New England, Cleveland, Denver, Green Bay, Las Vegas, Minnesota
Away: Buffalo, Miami, New England, Arizona, Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, L.A. Chargers, Tennessee
NEW YORK — Jan. 5, 2026 — The NFL has determined each team’s 2026 regular-season opponents, the league announced today.
Under the NFL scheduling formula, every team plays 17 games as follows:
- Home and away against its three division opponents (six games).
- The four teams from another division within its conference on a rotating, three-year cycle (four games).
- The four teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating, four-year cycle (four games).
- Two intraconference opponents based on the prior year’s standings (two games). These games match a first-place team against the first-place teams in the two same-conference divisions the team is not scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place and fourth-place teams in a conference are matched in the same way each year.
- One interconference opponent based on the prior year’s standings on a rotating four-year cycle (one game). These games match a first-place team from one division against a first-place team in an opposite-conference division that the team is not scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place and fourth-place teams in each division are matched in the same way each year. The home conference for this game will rotate.
The 2026 schedule, with playing dates and times, will be announced in the Spring.
