Jets are one of 6-8 NFL teams with realistic shot at winning Super Bowl, head coach says

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Fans of the New York Jets are not used to being in the Super Bowl conversation. 

For an organization that has not made the NFL playoffs in 12 years, and last appeared in a Super Bowl in 1968, a season in which the Jets finish the year over .500 would be a reason to celebrate. 

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers during an introductory press conference at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on April 26, 2023, in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Elsa/Getty Images)

But head coach Robert Saleh sees more after the franchise-altering trade for Aaron Rodgers. 

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"You want all the positivity obviously, but once we kick off on Monday night in that opener, the results are all that's gonna matter," Saleh said Tuesday, according to NFL.com. "To achieve the results you want, it doesn't happen on game day. It happens today. It happened yesterday. It happens tomorrow. It happens with every breath you take in terms of how you're preparing to achieve and keep that positivity rolling. Would love to go 17-0 and cruise through the playoffs and win a championship, but you're not going to be able to unless you focus on the moment.

"So acknowledge the noise, acknowledge the positivity, be excited about it because there's… In my opinion, 32 coaches stand in front of their teams every year, talk about winning a championship and then realistically there's maybe six or eight teams that have an actual chance to do it, and I do think we are one of those teams.

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"But none of it matters unless we take care of it