"The Jets have yet to intercept a pass. Ten games, 302 passes, zero picks. If the drought continues Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, they will be the first team in NFL history to go without an interception through its first 11 games, and picking off Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson may be a tough task -- as he's only thrown three interceptions in seven games. The longest interception slump at any point in a season since 1960 is 14 in a row ( San Francisco 49ers, 2024)."
""That's -- wow, I don't know what to really say about that," Jets all-time interception leader Bill Baird, 86, said by phone from Fresno, California. "That seems to go along with their struggles." Baird, a starting safety on the Jets' Super Bowl III team in 1969, knows a thing or two about interceptions. He made 34 in his career and coached the Jets' defensive backs from 1981 to 1984. He honed his craft as a rookie on the Baltimore Colts, covering the likes of Raymond Berry and John Mackey with Johnny Unitas throwing the ball -- all future Hall of Famers. "The No. 1 reason to play defensive back," Baird said, "is to get interceptions.""
The New York Jets have not recorded an interception through 10 games and 302 opponent passes. If the streak continues through the upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens, the Jets would be the first NFL team ever to go without an interception through its first 11 games. Intercepting Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson could be especially difficult, as he has thrown only three interceptions in seven games. The longest interception drought since 1960 is 14 consecutive games by the San Francisco 49ers in 2024. Jets all-time interception leader Bill Baird described the shortage as striking and connected it to team struggles. Current Jets players and coaches are aware of the interception drought and discuss it in meetings.
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