Jets QB Sam Darnold (14) and RB Le'Veon Bell (26). Credit: AP/Adam Hunger
The seats inside MetLife Stadium were empty Sunday, but the Jets did everything they could to make it feel like they were playing a real game.
Music and crowd noise were piped in. The public address announcer belted out downs and distances. The players were dressed in their game jerseys. The first time the starting offense took the field, Sam Darnold waved for the fans to get up and even cupped his ear. They tried to simulate everything.
“It was cool,” Darnold said on a Zoom call.