The New York Jets helped organize the ultimate road game -- a flag-football contest for U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan. The soldiers wore green and white -- Jets colors -- but the vibe was red, white and blue.
The Jets supplied official jerseys, footballs, kicking tees, whistles and coaching clipboards to the 10th Mountain Division, and it played a competitive, 11-on-11 game on Friday morning ET. After a spirited build-up -- yes, there was trash-talking -- the NCOs (non-commissioned officers) defeated the officers 36-7.
Afterward, they received heartfelt messages from two members of the Jets, Eric Decker and Nick Mangold, who Skyped from the team's training facility in Florham Park, New Jersey.