The last time the Jets and Giants each started 0-4

Joe Namath sits on the sidelines during the Jets vs Dolphins game at Shea Stadium on November 7, 1976. Credit: Newsday/Mitch Turner

The Giants and Jets both lost their first four games of the season, but at least there was no booing, because they did not play in front of their fans.

And thankfully there were other things going on in the world to distract the populace.

In New York sports, the Yankees were on a roll, firmly in World Series contention. And in the real world, a closely contested Presidential election was nearing its climax.

So it went in the late summer and early fall . . . of 1976.

That was the only previous time the Giants and Jets both began the season 0-4, and it was just as…