New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.
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30 Facts About New York Jets
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The Jets compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference East division.
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Since 1968, the New York Jets have appeared in the playoffs 13 times, and in the AFC Championship Game four times, most recently losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010.
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Apart from the Browns and the Detroit Lions, who have never reached the Super Bowl, the New York Jets' drought is the longest among current NFL franchises and they are historically among the less successful franchises.
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The New York Jets' owners hired Weeb Ewbank as the general manager and head coach.
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Ewbank and quarterback Joe Namath led the Jets to prominence in 1969, when New York defeated the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III and solidified the AFL's position in the world of professional football.
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Additionally, through the 2000s the New York Jets visited the playoffs five times, a franchise record, under the direction of three coaches.
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New York Jets's efforts began to accrue debt as the Titans' first two seasons were mediocre with attendance dropping in the team's second year.
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New York Jets did not live to see his dream realized, dying on May 7,1999.
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In 1977, the New York Jets were to play one September game at Giants Stadium and an October 2 game at Shea.
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New York Jets hoped to renegotiate other aspects of the lease—the Jets received no money from ticketholders parking at Shea.
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The New York Jets were featured in the first NFL playoff game in the stadium's history, falling to the Patriots on December 28,1985.
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Cablevision was fixated against the New York Jets owning the land as Madison Square Garden, located only a few blocks away, would be forced to compete with the stadium.
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The following year, the New York Jets signed Pro Bowl running back Curtis Martin from the Patriots.
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New York Jets's decision was influenced by the passing of the team owner, Leon Hess, before the '99 season, who at one point was offering Belichick a $1 million bonus to stay put.
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New York has maintained a rivalry with the Miami Dolphins since the Dolphins' inception in 1966.
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The New York Jets went on to complete an improbable victory of their own on October 23,2000 in what is known as The Monday Night Miracle.
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New York Jets previously maintained a high tension rivalry against their in-town counterparts, the New York Giants, that has since diminished due to the infrequency with which the teams meet in the regular season.
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New York Jets met the Giants in 1988 during the final game of the regular season.
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New York Jets redesigned their uniforms and primary logo for the 2019 season.
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In 1990, the New York Jets modified this design by adding thin black outlines to the numerals, lettering, stripes and helmet decals, changing the facemasks from white to black, and adding a set of green pants to be worn with the white jerseys.
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New York Jets were the first NFL team to wear a "throwback" uniform, in 1993 for a home game against the Cincinnati Bengals celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1968 championship team.
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Thursday Night Football carriage of a New York Jets game is incumbent on the producing network for that game, which is simulcast by NFL Network.
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New York Jets established a Ring of Honor on July 20,2010, to commemorate former players.
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New York announced their official All-Time Four Decade team in 2003, which was determined by the fans of the team.
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New York Jets have had a history of selecting players who turned out to be draft busts.
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Confident in their decision, the New York Jets drafted Thomas with the second overall pick in 1990, expecting him to be a solid player for years to come.
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At quarterback, the New York Jets found themselves dealing with the consequences of drafting University of Alabama QB Richard Todd in 1976.
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The New York Jets' run defense was stout with all three in the line up, finishing fifth as a team in rushing yards allowed in 2014.
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