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Jets vs. Giants: head-to-head
Cold, Hard Football Facts for September 3, 2006
Here's how the Jets and Giants stack up in numerous meaningful and many not-so-meaningful categories:
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Category |
Jets |
Giants |
Edge |
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Franchise record |
316-386-8 (.450) |
604-514-33 (.540) |
Giants |
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Playoff record |
8-10 (.444) |
16-22 (.421) |
Jets |
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Hall of Famers |
5 |
20 |
Giants |
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Legendary lady's man |
Joe Namath |
Frank Gifford |
Giants* |
|
KO blow by a linebacker |
|
LT snaps Theismann's drumstick |
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NFL titles |
1 in 46 years |
6 in 81 years |
Giants |
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Current coach |
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Tom Coughlin (85-75) |
Giants |
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Unofficial nickname |
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"Big Blue" |
push** |
|
Superfan(s) |
Ed the Fireman |
Gallery Gods |
Jets |
|
Big ... |
on Long Island |
everywhere else |
Giants |
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Google hits |
29.8 million |
46.5 million |
Giants |
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Parcells years |
.604 |
.605 + 2 SB wins |
Giants |
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Odds to win SB XLI |
100-1 |
18-1 |
Giants |
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Stadium name |
Giants Stadium |
Giants Stadium |
Giants |
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Greatest moment |
Namath guarantee |
Norwood wide left |
Jets |
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Lowest moment |
|
Pisarcik fumble |
Giants |
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Mascot/cheerleaders |
none |
none |
push |
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Cheesy fight song |
"The Jets Keep Sailing Along" |
"Touchdown" |
push*** |
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'06 QB |
Chad Pennington
(92.1 career rating) |
Eli Mannning
(70.5 career rating) |
Jets |
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'06 Defensive leader |
Jonathan Vilma
|
Michael Strahan
(7 Pro Bowls) |
Giants |
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Classy veteran RB |
Curtis Martin
(4th all-time rusher) |
Tiki Barber
|
push |
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Stadium chant |
"J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets!" |
"Fi-re Fas-sel!" |
Jets |
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Best unit |
N.Y. Sack Exchange |
Thunder & Lightning (Dayne/Barber) |
Jets |
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Legendary owner |
Leon Hess |
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Giants |
* Gifford gets the nod in recent years. He was nearly 70 and married to Kathie Lee Gifford when he was busted banging stewardess-turned-Playboy cover girl Suzen Johnson. Namath had barely turned 60 when his mojo faded. His last public pick-up effort was a failed drunken attempt to kiss Suzy Kolber on national TV.
** Gang Green certainly wins out over Big Blue on originality. It seems every football team in the country that wears a blue jersey, from high school on up, touts itself as the "Big Blue." But Big Blue evens the score because nobody suffering from "Big Blue" has ever had their rotted leg amputated.
*** Both songs suck equally.
Perhaps it's just a matter of longevity, but at the end of the day, the old-school NFL Giants and their 81 years in professional football win out over the upstart Jets and their 46 short seasons.
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