# Geno Smith dialing up shot at historically great Jets season with one potential hurdle

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/geno-smith-dialing-up-shot-at-historically-great-jets-season-with-one-potential-hurdle/
- Published: 2026-11-05T02:53:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T03:23:47+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/sports/geno-smith-dialing-up-historically-great-jets-season-with-one-potential-hurdle/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Smith is on pace to challenge several Jets passing records.
- New York’s 2-6 record overshadows his individual progress.
- Upcoming games against Kansas City and Buffalo will test the team.

## Summary

Geno Smith is on course to challenge several New York Jets single-season passing records, despite the team’s 2-6 start. His play is helping coaches assess young players, and teammates say they trust his decisions, but the records may mean little if the Jets continue to lose.

At the season’s midpoint, Smith is on pace to pass Joe Namath’s 4,007 yards and Chad Pennington’s 104.2 passer rating and 68.9 per cent completion rate; he is five touchdowns short of Ryan Fitzpatrick’s record pace of 31. Smith ranks sixth in the NFL in air yards per attempt at 8.4, but mistakes, weak red-zone scoring and defensive struggles have contributed to the losing record. The Jets face Kansas City and Buffalo next, and Smith’s record bid depends on keeping his starting place, with rookie Cade Klubnik a possible successor.

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