A decade later, Mike Tannenbaum still hasn’t gotten over the 2011 AFC championship game. The former general manager of the New York Jets confirmed looked back on the contest during an appearance on the Around the NFL podcast earlier this week.
On that cold January afternoon, Tannenbaum witnessed what’s remained the last Gang Green postseason contest. In that game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jets nearly overcame a 24-3 halftime deficit to earn their ticket to Super Bowl 45 in Arlington, Texas.
Despite a pair of Mark Sanchez touchdown throws to Santonio Holmes and Jerricho Cotchery, the Jets fell by a 24-19 score.