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60 free New York Jets trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Being a Jets fan is a test of character, and this quiz is a test of memory. The 60 questions start with the broke Titans of New York at the Polo Grounds, the Werblin purchase and the Namath signing, then move through Super Bowl III, the Heidi Game, the New York Sack Exchange, the Mud Bowl, the 1-15 season, Parcells and Testaverde, Belichick's one-day tenure, Herm Edwards, Curtis Martin, Favre's single season, Rex Ryan's back-to-back AFC title games, Revis Island, the Butt Fumble, Fireman Ed, Sam Darnold's ghosts, Sauce and Garrett Wilson, the four-snap Aaron Rodgers debut and the 2025 season under Aaron Glenn. Some questions are for anyone who has watched a Jets game; others, like how many sacks the 1981 defence piled up or which town the team trains in, are for the fans who own a Titans throwback. It works for a tailgate at MetLife, a bar quiz in Queens or Jersey, or settling an argument in a group chat full of Giants fans. Every answer has been checked against a source, and each question shows its explanation and citation once you answer. Play it, share your score, and remember: you play to win the game.
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Q 01Before moving to Queens in 1964, where did the franchise play its first seasons as the Titans?
Polo Grounds
Harry Wismer's team wore navy blue and gold at the Polo Grounds and was so broke that by 1962 the league was paying its bills.
Q 02Why was the team renamed the Jets in 1963?
Its new stadium sat between two airports
The new Queens ballpark was going up near LaGuardia and Idlewild (now JFK); the name also happened to rhyme with the neighbouring Mets.
Q 03How much did Sonny Werblin's syndicate pay for the bankrupt Titans in 1963?
$1 million
One of the five partners, an oil man, had bought out all the others by 1984.
Q 04Which Flushing ballpark did the Jets share with the Mets from 1964 to 1983?
Shea Stadium
The Beatles played the first major stadium concert there in 1965; the Jets left for Giants Stadium in New Jersey in 1984.
Q 05Which New Jersey stadium became the Jets' home when it opened in 2010?
MetLife Stadium
They share the East Rutherford building with the Giants; it cost about $1.6 billion.
Q 06What was MetLife Stadium's seating capacity when it hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014?
82,500
It was the first outdoor cold-weather Super Bowl; the stadium also hosted the 2026 World Cup final.
Q 07Which team did the Jets beat in Super Bowl III?
Baltimore Colts
The 16-7 win on January 12, 1969, made them the first AFL team to beat an NFL champion; they have not been back since.
Q 08By how many points were the Jets underdogs going into Super Bowl III?
18
Joe Namath was named MVP without throwing a touchdown pass; a 4-yard run produced the only Jets touchdown.
Q 09Where did Joe Namath make his famous guarantee that the Jets would win Super Bowl III?
The Miami Touchdown Club
He said it three days before kickoff; the Colts' Earl Morrall then threw three interceptions.
Q 10Who scored the Jets' only touchdown in Super Bowl III?
Matt Snell
It was a 4-yard run, and Jim Turner added three field goals for the rest of the 16 points.
Q 11The Jets are one of only two NFL teams to have won their lone Super Bowl appearance. Which is the other?
New Orleans Saints
The Saints beat the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV in their only trip; the Bucs and Ravens have each been twice.
Q 12Joe Namath's 1965 rookie contract, a record at the time, was worth how much over three years?
$427,000
The Alabama quarterback signed on January 2, 1965; teammate Sherman Plunkett soon nicknamed him 'Broadway Joe'.
Q 13In 1967 Joe Namath became the first pro quarterback to pass for how many yards in a season?
4,000
He threw for 4,007 yards in just 14 games, a milestone that stood as remarkable for decades.
Q 21Mark Gastineau set a then-NFL record in 1984 with how many sacks?
22
Michael Strahan broke it with 22.5 in 2001; Gastineau's sack dance had already prompted a league ban after a 1983 brawl.
Q 22At which three positions did Joe Klecko make the Pro Bowl?
Defensive end, defensive tackle, nose tackle
The Temple product went into the Hall of Fame in 2023 and appeared in Burt Reynolds trucker films.
Q 23Which Dolphins linebacker intercepted Richard Todd three times in the 1982 AFC title game?
A. J. Duhe
Played on a soaked, uncovered Orange Bowl field, the game is remembered by Jets fans as the Mud Bowl.
Q 14Which household product did Joe Namath famously advertise on television?
Pantyhose
He wore Beautymist pantyhose for Hanes; his white cleats and sideline fur coats were just as much of a statement.
Q 15Joe Namath was born in which Pennsylvania steel town?
Beaver Falls
He played for Bear Bryant at Alabama, winning the 1964 national title, and finished his career with the 1977 Rams.
Q 16In the 1968 'Heidi Game', NBC cut away from a Jets-Raiders game to show a film with about how much time left?
65 seconds
The Jets led 32-29; Oakland scored twice in the final minute to win 43-32, and networks have shown games to the end ever since.
Q 17Weeb Ewbank is the only coach to win titles in both the AFL and which other league?
NFL
He won NFL championships with the Colts in 1958 and 1959, coaching Johnny Unitas before Namath.
Q 18Don Maynard, the Titans' first signing, retired as pro football's all-time leader in what?
Receiving yards
He finished with 11,834 receiving yards, went into the Hall of Fame in 1987 and had his number 13 retired.
Q 19Which of these was NOT a member of the Jets' New York Sack Exchange defensive line?
Lawrence Taylor
The fourth man was Abdul Salaam; the four rang the opening bell at the real Stock Exchange in November 1981.
Q 20How many sacks did the Jets record in 1981, leading the NFL?
66
A fan named Dan O'Connor came up with the Sack Exchange nickname in a team-magazine contest.
Q 24What was the Jets' record in 1996 under Rich Kotite, the worst in franchise history?
1-15
Bill Parcells arrived the next year and had them in the AFC Championship Game by 1998.
Q 25The 1998 Jets went 12-4 and won their first division title since the merger. Who was their quarterback?
Vinny Testaverde
He threw 29 touchdowns against 7 interceptions before the Broncos scored 23 unanswered points in the AFC title game.
Q 26Which running back, brought from the Patriots by Parcells in 1998, became the Jets' top rusher?
Curtis Martin
In 2004, at 31, he became the oldest player to win the NFL rushing title, by a single yard over Shaun Alexander.
Q 27Which jersey number did the Jets retire in 2012 for their all-time leading rusher?
28
He went into the Hall of Fame the same year with 14,101 career rushing yards.
Q 28Bill Belichick quit as Jets head coach after one day in 2000 with a note reading what?
I resign as HC of the NYJ
He scrawled it on a napkin; the Patriots later sent the Jets a 2000 first-round pick for the right to hire him.
Q 29Which Jets coach delivered the 2002 press-conference line 'You play to win the game!'?
Herm Edwards
Edwards, the Jets' first Black head coach, also scored on the Miracle at the Meadowlands fumble as an Eagle in 1978.
Q 30Which undrafted 5-foot-10 Hofstra receiver became 'Mr. Third Down' and second on the Jets' all-time receptions list?
Wayne Chrebet
The Jets trained on Hofstra's campus, which is how he got his walk-on shot; concussions ended his career in 2005.