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Chris Jones’ viral comment about the Jets caught the attention of New York fans

The oddsmakers aren’t expecting much of a game Sunday when the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, 6-1, play host to the 0-7 Jets.

Naturally, the Chiefs aren’t treating the game at Arrowhead Stadium as a cakewalk, because that can be a recipe for disaster. Nevertheless, a comment by defensive lineman Chris Jones went viral on Thursday because it was unintentionally amusing.

ESPN’s Adam Teicher shared this quote from Jones:

This was widely shared on social media with many funny things said. Here are three examples:

Jets fans saw an entire clip of what Jones said, which included praise for New York quarterback Sam Darnold (and Jones said “People tend to forget that because of their record”).

Those Jets fans had a variety of responses, which included some self-deprecating humor.

Here is a sample of what was shared on Twitter:

This story was originally published October 30, 2020 at 11:31 AM.

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