“The Talk of the Town” is exactly what the New York Jets were in 1981. The Giants finished 9-7 after eight-straight losing seasons but the Jets upped them by 1.5 with a 10-5-1 mark.
The catch is this: the Jets hadn’t experienced a winning season since 1969. It was 12 seasons since the organization’s last playoff appearance.
Richard Todd, Wesley Walker and Freeman McNeil led the offense while the New York Sack Exchange cemented itself as the NFL’s upstarts. November 1981 is when the famed image was taken at the actual New York Stock Exchange in the city.