Newsday · Oct 31, 2018
Meet the AFC East, Mr. Darnold
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Sam Darnold doesn’t have the greatest working knowledge of the Jets’ long-standing AFC East rivalry with the Dolphins.
No familiarity with the great Dan Marino-Ken O’Brien duels, which took place before he was born. No Monday night miracle at the Meadowlands. No recollection of Herm Edwards’ “You play to win the game” reply to a reporter, the prelude to a spectacular late-season run to the 2002 playoffs.
While growing up in Southern California, the only team he rooted for was the one he ended up playing for.
