New York Jets Mike Vaccaro The essential building block and narrative change the Jets can create in Week 2 By Mike Vaccaro Published Sep. 19, 2026, 5:25 p.m. ET New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) waves to the crowd as he leaves the field after the win over Tennessee Titans during the second half at Nissan Stadium. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Look, if we’re being honest, you don’t have to look very far to find all the negative anecdotes you like (and more than a few that you won’t like) about the Jets and their tormented, torturous history. Sometimes, they come right to you.
This little nugget, for instance: Did you know that since 1960 there have been 23 teams who have finished a season with only one win. Would you like to guess which franchise has been the benefactor for those woebegone teams the most?
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Yes. The Jets. They’ve done that odd trick four times: 1968 (Buffalo — and think of it: They did this in the year the Jets won the Super Bowl!); 1972 (Houston); 1980 (New Orleans); and 1991 (Indianapolis). The next closest is the Colts with three.
