How many opponents have the Jets never faced in primetime?

5 opponents have never met the Jets on Monday night, Sunday night, or Thursday night, 1966 through 2025: Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Carolina Panthers. By window, the Jets have never faced 10 opponents on Monday night, 17 on Sunday night, and 22 on Thursday night.

Which teams have the Jets never played on Monday night?

Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, and Carolina Panthers. That is 10 of 31 opponents, 1970 through 2025, counting every Monday game as Primetime & Holiday History counts it.

Which opponents have the Jets never met outside a Sunday afternoon?

Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina Panthers: these pairings have met only in Sunday afternoon windows since 1966. Nothing on the 2026 schedule changes that.

How many schedulegamis do the Jets have on the 2026 schedule?

None. Every Jets standalone-window game in 2026 is against an opponent they have already met in that window.

New York Jets Schedulegami: Every Opponent Never Faced in Primetime

The Jets have never faced 10 of their 31 possible opponents on Monday night, 17 on Sunday night, and 22 on Thursday night, through the 2025 season; 5 opponents have never met them in any of the three. 3 opponents have never met the Jets outside a Sunday afternoon window: Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina Panthers. The Jets have no schedulegami on the 2026 schedule.

Every opponent, every matchup window

All 31 opponents, most meetings first. Each count is the number of games in that window, 1966 through 2025, and opens the head-to-head page; “never” means the pairing is open there, and “2026 first” means this season’s schedule carries their first.

Opponentopens the head-to-head	Meetingssince 1966	Mon nightsince 1970	Sun nightsince 1987	Thu nightsince 1978	Thanksgivingsince 1966	Christmassince 1966	Saturdaysince 1966	Kickoffsince 2002	Intlsince 2005	Fridaysince 1966	Wednesdayall-time
Dolphins	120	14	4	never	never	1	5	never	1	3	never
Patriots	119	9	5	6	1	never	3	never	never	never	never
Bills	118	7	1	4	never	never	3	never	1	never	never
Colts	73	2	3	1	never	never	2	never	never	never	never
Titans	34	3	1	never	never	never	2	never	never	never	never
Raiders	33	3	3	never	never	never	2	never	never	never	never
Browns	30	2	never	2	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Broncos	30	1	never	2	never	never	never	never	1	never	never
Bengals	28	never	1	never	1	never	never	never	never	never	never
Chiefs	27	never	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Steelers	27	never	1	1	never	never	2	never	never	never	never
Chargers	25	3	never	never	never	never	2	never	never	never	never
Seahawks	22	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Jaguars	18	1	never	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Rams	16	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Falcons	15	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	1	never	never
Lions	15	2	never	never	2	never	1	never	never	never	never
Saints	15	1	2	never	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Giants	15	never	never	never	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
49ers	15	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Cowboys	14	never	1	never	1	never	3	never	never	never	never
Packers	14	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Buccaneers	14	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Ravens	13	1	1	1	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Bears	13	2	1	never	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Vikings	13	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	1	never	never
Eagles	13	never	never	never	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Commanders	13	never	1	never	never	never	1	1	never	never	never
Cardinals	11	2	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never
Texans	11	1	never	1	never	never	1	never	never	never	never
Panthers	9	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never	never

Venue notes: primetime windows where every Jets meeting with that opponent has been in one city. A game in the other city would be a venue first, not a schedulegami.

The only Bills–Jets Sunday night game was in Buffalo, never in New York.
All 3 Colts–Jets Sunday night games have been in Indianapolis, never in New York.
The only Jets–Titans Sunday night game was in Houston, never in New York.
All 2 Browns–Jets Thursday night games have been in Cleveland, never in New York.
The only Broncos–Jets Monday night game was in New York, never in Denver.
The only Bengals–Jets Sunday night game was in New York, never in Cincinnati.
The only Chiefs–Jets Sunday night game was in New York, never in Kansas City.
The only Jets–Steelers Sunday night game was in Pittsburgh, never in New York.
The only Jaguars–Jets Monday night game was in New York, never in Jacksonville.
All 2 Falcons–Jets Monday night games have been in Atlanta, never in New York.
All 2 Lions–Jets Monday night games have been in Detroit, never in New York.
The only Saints–Jets Monday night game was in New Orleans, never in New York.
The only Cowboys–Jets Sunday night game was in New York, never in Dallas.
The only Packers–Jets Monday night game was in Green Bay, never in New York.
The only Ravens–Jets Monday night game was in New York, never in Baltimore.
The only Bears–Jets Sunday night game was in New York, never in Chicago.
All 2 Vikings–Jets Monday night games have been in New York, never in Minnesota.
The only Jets–Commanders Sunday night game was in Washington, never in New York.
Both Cardinals–Jets Monday night games were Cardinals home games, in St. Louis and Arizona, never in New York.
The only Texans–Jets Monday night game was in New York, never in Houston.

Jets schedulegamis in 2026

No Jets game on the 2026 schedule is a schedulegami. Every standalone-window game is against an opponent they have already met in that window.

2027 opponents and their open windows

The projected 2027 opponents from the Jets team page, with the windows each pairing has never played through the 2026 schedule. 3 opponents depend on Week 18 standings.

Opponent2027	Wherefor the Jets	How it's setformula	Open windowsthrough 2026	Statusof the matchup
Buffalo Bills	home	Division (twice a year)	Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Buffalo Bills	road	Division (twice a year)	Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Miami Dolphins	home	Division (twice a year)	Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Kickoff Game, Wednesday	confirmed
Miami Dolphins	road	Division (twice a year)	Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Kickoff Game, Wednesday	confirmed
New England Patriots	home	Division (twice a year)	Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
New England Patriots	road	Division (twice a year)	Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Jacksonville Jaguars	home	Conference rotation	Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Saturday, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Tennessee Titans	home	Conference rotation	Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Dallas Cowboys	home	Interconference rotation	Monday night, Thursday night, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
New York Giants	home	Interconference rotation	Monday night, Sunday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Houston Texans	road	Conference rotation	Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Indianapolis Colts	road	Conference rotation	Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Philadelphia Eagles	road	Interconference rotation	Monday night, Sunday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Washington Commanders	road	Interconference rotation	Monday night, Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, International, Friday, Wednesday	confirmed
Cleveland Browns	home	Same-place finisher, AFC North	Sunday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	pending Week 18 standings
Las Vegas Raiders	road	Same-place finisher, AFC West	Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	pending Week 18 standings
New Orleans Saints	home	17th game (place-based)	Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kickoff Game, International, Friday, Wednesday	pending Week 18 standings

Jets schedulegami FAQ

How many opponents have the Jets never faced in primetime?: 5 opponents have never met the Jets on Monday night, Sunday night, or Thursday night, 1966 through 2025: Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Carolina Panthers. By window, the Jets have never faced 10 opponents on Monday night, 17 on Sunday night, and 22 on Thursday night.
Which teams have the Jets never played on Monday night?: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, and Carolina Panthers. That is 10 of 31 opponents, 1970 through 2025, counting every Monday game as Primetime & Holiday History counts it.
Which opponents have the Jets never met outside a Sunday afternoon?: Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina Panthers: these pairings have met only in Sunday afternoon windows since 1966. Nothing on the 2026 schedule changes that.
How many schedulegamis do the Jets have on the 2026 schedule?: None. Every Jets standalone-window game in 2026 is against an opponent they have already met in that window.

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About the data

A schedulegami is a game placed in a broadcast window where those two teams have never met before. The pair is unordered. Venue does not matter: a pairing that has only ever met on Sunday night in one city has still met on Sunday night, so the same game in the other city is not a schedulegami. Sunday afternoon windows are never a schedulegami. Two levels are tracked: window-level, the first time a pairing meets in one window, and standalone-level, the first time a pairing meets outside a Sunday afternoon window.

Game history is the same file as Primetime & Holiday History, regular season only, with franchises carried forward under their current names. Coverage by window: Monday night: since 1970, every Monday game as Slot History counts it; Sunday night: since 1987; Thursday night: all Thursday games since 1966 as Slot History counts them; the first non-Thanksgiving Thursday game in the data is 1978; the weekly package began in 2006; Thanksgiving: since 1966; Christmas: since 1966; Saturday: since 1966; Kickoff Game: since 2002; International: since 2005; Friday: since 1966; Wednesday: all-time. A Sunday international game with a verified 8 PM ET or later kickoff counts as International and Sunday night; two games qualify, the 2005 49ers at Cardinals game in Mexico City and the 2026 Vikings at 49ers game in Mexico City. Schedulegami is a MockSlate term, first published September 2026.

Updated: September 9, 2026 · open primetime pairings for the Jets: 49 of 93