Overview
- Jennifer Mangold and the couple’s four children served as honorary captains for the pregame coin toss at MetLife Stadium.
- The team and fans wore shirts bearing Mangold’s image with “A True Jet,” and the Jets distributed commemorative T‑shirts throughout the stadium.
- Stadium tributes included giant No. 74 flags and banners, end‑zone photos, a video remembrance, and No. 74 decals on players’ helmets.
- Former tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson addressed the crowd before kickoff, and coach Aaron Glenn’s emotional Saturday speech moved players.
- Mangold died on Oct. 27 at 41 from complications of kidney disease, less than two weeks after publicly seeking a type O kidney donor.