EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – With “Blue Monday” approaching, a new study has delivered more bad news for long-suffering New York Jets fans, ranking the team as one of the most depressing in the NFL to support.
The research, conducted by sports predictions site Pickswise, analyzed all 32 NFL teams across eight factors, including Super Bowl droughts, win percentages, ticket demand, and online fan sentiment. Each team was assigned a total score out of 10, with higher scores reflecting greater fan frustration.
The Jets landed at number 10 on the list with an index score of 6.90. According to the report, the team’s 58-year Super Bowl drought—the longest active in the NFL—played a major role, along with a 43 percent regular season win rate, the third lowest in the league. This season, the Jets finished 3-12, missing the postseason for the 15th consecutive year.
Fan enthusiasm also appears to be slipping, as average monthly Google searches for Jets tickets in New York reached just 27,100—far below the league average of 142,875. Despite the team’s struggles, online complaints have remained relatively subdued, with 20 Reddit posts referencing “depression” or “heartbreak” over the past year.
By contrast, the New York Giants ranked 24th overall, placing them among the NFL’s least depressing franchises to follow, with an index score of 5.16. Despite missing the playoffs this season, the Giants’ four Super Bowl victories and stronger historic record—52 percent regular season wins—helped keep fan morale higher than their cross-town rivals.
The study found the Minnesota Vikings to be the most depressing NFL team to support, followed by the Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, and Arizona Cardinals rounding out the top five.