The New York Jets haven’t made the NFL playoffs since 2010, but with a 6-3 record the team currently sits in second place in the AFC East with a real chance to make the playoffs this season as either a division winner or a wildcard team.
But even though he acknowledges the team is in a good position to make the playoffs this year, Jets head coach Robert Saleh doesn’t want to think about playoff scenarios just yet, saying “there’s a lot of football to be played.”
“We’ve got a good opportunity, obviously, over the next eight games to do something,” Saleh said according to the New York Post. “I don’t think [Sunday’s] games mattered much because we’re still in position where we still have to take care of our own business. There’s a lot of football to be played before we even think about scenarios. We also all have to play one another. We also have to play a lot of really good football teams. Obviously, this game coming up is the most important game. There’s so much football to play before we even think about what’s at stake.”
The only thing the Jets can do to ensure their playoff position is win each game in front of them. So that’s what Saleh is trying to do.
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