The New York Jets just made NFL history, and not the kind anyone wants to brag about.
After Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Gang Green officially became the first team in league history to go without an interception in its first 11 games of the season. Yes, it’s Week 12, and the Jets still don’t have an interception.
The stat is even more jarring when you realize the Jets have forced just one takeaway all season, a lone fumble back in Week 6, when Jarvis Brownlee punched the ball out, and Andre Cisco jumped on it against the Broncos. In almost three months of football, that’s the entire list.
The Jets often find new ways to make the history books. It’s just never the version fans actually want.
New York’s team leaders are struggling to come up with answers to the problem.
“I can’t really answer that because it’s something that we talk about every day, it’s something that we work on in practice,” Jets veteran linebacker Quincy Williams said regarding New York’s inability to generate turnovers this season. “We do see visions of us doing it in the game, it just hasn’t gone our way.”
The longest slump at any point in a season since 1960 currently belongs to the San Fransico 49ers’ 2024 defense under coordinator Nick Sorensen (14 games), and at this rate, the Jets could certainly shatter that record as well.
Already fighting uphill every week, forcing a turnover even once in a game can do wonders for a team like the Jets, who need every single advantage they can get. With one takeaway all season, it’s no surprise they’re 2-9, including 2-5 in games decided by one score.
