The Jets can’t fly away from the turbulence.
Because the staff trudges by way of one other tough dropping season, New York Jets followers caught some random hearth from “Jeopardy!” Thursday night time — simply hours after a report alleged that proprietor Woody Johnson makes essential staff choices based mostly on participant scores from video-game franchise “Madden NFL.”
Followers of Gang Inexperienced have been left shocked when host Ken Jennings revealed the reply to the Last “Jeopardy!” clue within the class of “Tremendous Bowl Historical past” was based mostly on the Jets lack of postseason success for many years.
The clue, Jennings learn, was: “It’s the one staff to play within the Tremendous Bowl earlier than Neil Armstrong’s moon stroll that has not been again to the Huge Recreation since.”
Whereas all three contestants could must brush up on their soccer historical past, answering the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, and Houston Texans — Jennings revealed the right reply was the New York Jets.
“The winners of Tremendous Bowl 3, the Jets, are having a fairly tough 55-year streak,” Jennings mentioned.
Contestant Laura Faddah in the end emerged victorious as champion, wagering solely $2,400 of her $13,600 on the ultimate query.
Nevertheless, many followers of the Huge Apple franchise tuning in to America’s hottest quiz present additionally felt like losers.
“Even jeopardy is sh–ting on the jets at present. I’m in hell,” one depleted fan wrote on X.
“Jets followers can’t even watch jeopardy in peace as of late,” mentioned one person.
“Nobody on Jeopardy figuring out that the Jets have been in a Tremendous Bowl is likely to be the bottom second of their franchise. Even decrease than being in a Last Jeopardy query that’s kinda sh–ting on them,” one other identified.
“Rattling Last @Jeopardy why you gotta be so hurtful to us Jets followers? We undergo sufficient!” One Gang Inexperienced fan requested.
The final time the Jets have been in a Tremendous Bowl was in 1969, when quarterback Joe Namath, now 81, led the staff to a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts (now the Indianapolis Colts).
Except for Armstrong strolling on the moon, Gang Inexperienced final received a Lombardi Trophy when Richard Nixon was President-elect, over 500,000 US troops have been preventing within the Vietnam Battle, Led Zepplin was about to drop their first album, “The Brady Bunch” was filming its first season, and the Woodstock music pageant was nonetheless months away from occurring.
The blow on “Jeopardy!” was the icing on the cake for a depressing day and total season for the franchise.
Earlier Thursday, Jets followers realized that proprietor Woody Johnson nixed a possible commerce for former Broncos star and present Browns broad receiver Jerry Jeudy as a result of his “Madden NFL” score was too low — as relayed by former Jets normal supervisor Joe Douglas to Denver, in accordance with The Athletic.
The choice was reportedly influenced by his teenage sons, Brick, an 18-year-old Harvard freshman, and youthful brood Jack.
Jeudy has been one of many NFL’s greatest receivers this yr regardless of inconsistent quarterback play in Cleveland, totaling 70 catches for 1,052 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The Jets, who enter Week 16 with a 4-10 file, are out of playoff rivalry.
This yr will mark the 14th consecutive season that the staff will miss the playoffs and the nineteenth time in Johnson’s 25 years of possession.
