New York Jets Trivia

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NEW YORK JETS TRIVIA

1) What were the New York Jets originally called?

PROS BULLDOGS FLYERS TITANS

The team was founded in 1959 as the Titans of New York, an original member of the American Football League.

2) What QB led the Jets to victory in Super Bowl III?

JOE NAMATH BOOMER ESIASON JOHNNY UNITAS AL WOODALL

Jets quarterback Joe Namath made an appearance three days before the Super Bowl at the Miami Touchdown Club and brashly guaranteed a victory. His team backed up his words by controlling most of the game.

3) What nickname did Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam earn for the New York Jets' defensive line?

GANG GREEN BIG GREEN WRECKING CREW FEARSOME FOURSOME NEW YORK SACK EXCHANGE

In November 1981, Gastineau, Klecko, Salaam and Lyons were invited to ring the ceremonial opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, which served as the inspiration for their nickname.

4) How many fair catches did Jets punt returner Bake Turner call on November 20, 1966, in a game against the Miami Dolphins?

4 7 5 6

Turner called for seven fair catches against the Dolphins that day, tying him with Lem Barney, Bobby Morse and Chris Carr for the NFL record.

5) Which Jets WR was the first NFL player to reach 10,000 receiving yards?

AL TOON EDDIE BELL DON MAYNARD WESLEY WALKER

Although Maynard never led the league in receiving any one season, at the time of his retirement, the four-time AFL All-Star had 633 career catches for 11,834 yards, both pro records at the time. He would later say, "The record I'm the proudest of is being the first guy to get 10,000 yards in receptions. Others may do it but I'm the first and only one guy can be the first."

6) Which Jets DE got 107½ quarterback sacks in his first 100 starts?

MARTY LYONS JOHN ABRAHAM JOE KLECKO MARK GASTINEAU

At the time of his retirement, Gastineau was the NFL's all-time leader in sacks.

7) Which Jets LB is best known for the hit that benched Drew Bledsoe and started Tom Brady's career?

CALVIN PACE JONATHAN VILMA MO LEWIS MARVIN JONES

On September 23, 2001, with 5:03 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Jets-Patriots game, linebacker Mo Lewis slammed into Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe along the right sideline at old Foxboro Stadium. That moment changed the NFL forever. Bledsoe returned for a series, threw one more pass, and then was replaced by unknown backup Tom Brady. Everybody knows the rest of the story.

8) Which Jets QB holds the record for most fumbles in a single game?

MARK SANCHEZ CHAD PENNINGTON GENO SMITH BROWNING NAGLE

Six fumbles in one game is a record that just shouldn't happen, but Chad Pennington didn't get the memo. On September 11, 2005, he fumbled a franchise record six times against the Kansas City Chiefs, one fumble shy of the NFL record set by Len Dawson.

9) Who is the New York Jets all-time leading scorer?

PAT LEAHY CURTIS MARTIN NICK FOLK EMERSON BOOZER

Placekicker Pat Leahy played 18 seasons with the Jets, accumulating a franchise record 1,470 points.

10) Jets punter Steve O'Neal owns the NFL record for longest punt in football history. How long was it?

75 YARDS 84 YARDS 89 YARDS 98 YARDS

On Sept. 21, 1969, rookie punter Steve O'Neal made history. Punting from his own 1-yard line, he blasted a 98-yard punt that went 75 yards through the thin Denver air and over the head of the Broncos' return man, before bouncing to the Denver 1-yard line.