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Contents A Winning Team 4 League Play 6 Kicking Off 8 Highlight Reel 10 Halftime Stat Break 14 Coaches Corner 16 Star Players 18 MetLife Stadium 22 Go Gang Green 24 Final Call 26 Through the Years 28 Postgame Recap 30 Glossary 31 Websites 31 Index 32
A Winning Team Green and white are the team’s colors The New York Jets are a football team in the National Football League NFL They are based in Florham Park New Jersey But they are a home team for New York City New York The Jets have had good seasons and bad But time and again they’ve proven themselves Let’s see what makes the Jets one of the NFL’s greatest teams 4
