Jets fans have taken their share of lumps for too long.

They’ve witnessed a lot of losing. They’ve (understandably) griped and groused about the losing. And they’ve had fun poked at them for their constant frustration.

Jets fans, though, haven’t really asked for much. They haven’t demanded a Super Bowl title. They haven’t even taken on a playoffs-or-bust attitude.

Really, there’s one thing Jets fans have sought for the past decade-plus since they were last in the playoffs.

Relevance.

To be relevant during the season, not the offseason when they were either searching for a new head coach or general manager or entering the draft with one of the first few picks in the first round.

Well, the Jets are relevant again. In-season relevant.

As they prepare for Sunday’s game against the Packers at Lambeau Field, the Jets are 3-2, having won three of their past four games. Only the Bills and Chiefs, both at 4-1, have a better record than the Jets in the AFC at the moment.

And this, for the dreamers: If the regular season ended today, the Jets would be the fifth seed in the AFC and preparing for a playoff game — their first postseason game since the 2010 season.

Of course, five games do not make a season. And surely many Jets fans, with the inordinate amount of scar tissue that’s been built up over the years, remain skittish and fear this promising 3-2 start to be a potential tease to yet another disappointing 6-11 or 5-12 finish by season’s end.

Jets fans are in constant wait for the other shoe to drop.

I don’t see this as the Jets fate this season.

I believe the Jets will remain relevant and in the conversation for a possible playoff berth well into December, because they are a much more talented team than their teams that went 4-13, 2-14, 7-9, 4-12, 5-11 and 5-11 the past six seasons.

Those previous losing Jets teams didn’t have the defensive difference-makers this team has, including a deep defensive line that found its stride in Sunday’s 40-17 win over the Dolphins.

Quinnen Williams, who’s been playing consistently well, had six pressures in the game. Edge-rusher Carl Lawson appears to be finding his footing coming off of Achilles’ surgery last year. He produced eight quarterback pressures and seven quarterback hits, including a strip-sack, against the Dolphins. John Franklin-Myers, one of the unheralded players on the line, had seven pressures and five hits, including the play on which he hit Miami quarterback Skylar Thompson’s arm on a pass that was picked off by rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner.

Gardner has led a completely revamped secondary, having allowed only five receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown in his first five NFL games alongside fellow cornerback D.J. Reed, a veteran who’s been equally as stingy against opposing receivers.

Those flawed Jets teams didn’t have the offensive skill-position playmakers this team does with rookie receiver Garrett Wilson (23 catches for 282 yards and two TDs) and rookie running back Breece Hall (488 yards from scrimmage).

There is, indeed, a lot to be enthused about with this Jets team.

Head coach Robert Saleh’s task is to make sure his young players don’t fall into a trap of believing they’ve arrived yet, though. Because there’s a long way to go to remain relevant for this group.

“What we’ve accomplished is winning three games out of 17,’’ Saleh said. “We’ve got a long way to go to establish ourselves as a team that can … whatever. If you want to be a team that’s great, then winning is, you put it in the back shelf and you just keep on moving. We’ve got a big one with Green Bay and we’re going to have a big one the next week and a big one after that.

“The ability to compartmentalize or to push, enjoy the win until noon [Monday] and then move on right to Green Bay in terms of taking care of your body and preparing yourself the way you need to. That’s what championship teams do. We’ve got a long way to go. You’ve got to create consistency.

“It’s awesome that we’ve been able to get off to the start we have, but at the same time, it doesn’t mean anything because it all starts over every week.’’

This Jets team has its fan base excited. I have a friend who attends every Jets home game with his daughter and he texted me after the win over the Dolphins and said, “I will be staying for fourth quarters now.’’