JOE NAMATH

The downturn in offense from the first two weeks of the NFL season hasn’t touched all corners of the league with a handful of players and teams putting up staggering numbers.

Kayvon Thibodeaux looked like a lock to be this year’s top NFL draft pick until Aidan Hutchinson played his way into the conversation.

Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald.

Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died.

Versatile Baltimore Colts running back Tom Matte has died.

Top-ranked Alabama looks very much like a team capable of making another run at a national title.

New York Jets defensive lineman Carl Lawson is lost for the season after rupturing an Achilles tendon during a joint practice Thursday with the Green Bay Packers.

Joe Walton, the former New York Jets coach who built Robert Morris University’s football program from the ground up, has died.

The New York Jets have been on a mostly fruitless search for the next Joe Namath since he last played for the team in 1976.

Woody Johnson is happy to be back.

The 2021 NFL draft -- all 14 hours, 52 minutes of it -- is complete, and Nate Davis has a deep look on what went on, starting with Trevor Lawrence.

The New York Jets selected BYU quarterback Zach Wilson with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft.

They arrived in Orlando on Friday and drove 90 minutes to Tampa the following day to “check out the scene” and grab dinner. “The cardboard fans actually make it look like it’s full,” said Tampa native and longtime Bucs season-ticket holder Matt Geer. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issued an executive order last month requiring masks to be worn outside in the city’s most popular entertainment and recreation areas during Super Bowl festivities and the days following the event. It was his first Super Bowl since 1969 in Miami. Goodman’s oldest son, Lee, fell in love with the Buccaneers while playing video games and wanting nothing more than to see them in the Super Bowl for the first time in 18 years.

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Chad Henne came off the bench cold in the heat of a tense playoff game and delivered the game-sealing plays for Kansas City in his most consequential performance in a win since 2013. He got the nod again the following week in a playoff game against Green Bay with a limited number of plays on a wrist band. JEFF HOSTETLER: Hostetler had started just two games in almost seven full seasons for the Giants when Simms injured his foot in Week 14. FRANK REICH: Two years after losing to Hostetler, the Bills relied on a backup to make it to their third consecutive Super Bowl. He threw for 725 yards and six touchdowns in wins over Minnesota in the NFC title game and New England in the Super Bowl.

The New York Jets and Giants are both 0-4 for the first time since 1976, and victories might be tough to come by this season. The Big Apple is pretty rotten when it comes to its professional football teams, and it's tough to imagine things getting better any time soon. Both the Jets and Giants are 0-4 for the first time since 1976 — the only other time they've gotten off to similar dismal starts. Just four games into the NFL season, the Jets and Giants have firmly established themselves as the league's worst teams. I could be a Jets fan,'" said Bob Gray, a 60-year-old resident of West Caldwell, New Jersey, and a longtime Giants fan.

Fran TarkentonOne of the most reliable passers in NFL history, in 18 NFL seasons, Fran Tarkenton finished in the league’s top-10 leading passers 17 times. Dan MarinoThe greatest quarterback who never won a Super Bowl, Marino was a force for his entire 17-season NFL career. He’s the NFL’s all-time best in terms of career passing touchdowns, passing yards, passing yards per game and completion percentage. Honorable Mention: Michael Vick (2001-2015)If this was a list of the most exciting quarterbacks in NFL history, Michael Vick would probably top it. From a purely athletic standpoint, however, Newton is easily one of the most impressive quarterbacks in NFL history.