The Jets have been a laughingstock in football circles all season. But now they officially are a national joke, having qualified as the target of a satirical "Saturday Night Live" skit over the weekend.
It was about a fictional television network peddling an alternate reality in which the Jets (and Knicks) are consistent winners.
OK, so the real message was more about politics than sports – we won’t take a stand on that part here – but the point is, in order for the premise to work, even non-sports fans had to know the Jets are awful.