The New York Jets played the Cleveland Browns in front of a pathetic crowd at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Fans chose to stay home so it looked like a ghost town.
Those who did make the trip to the Meadowlands were mostly there to honor the late Nick Mangold, not to support their basement-dwelling football team.
We have not seen a crowd this small in the NFL in a few years. Can you blame them?
New York Jets fans skipped out on the tailgate.
One of the best parts of game day is the tailgate. Vibes are at their highest. There is still hope for your team to win. Nobody can hurt you.
Jets fan were not even interested in the tailgate. A parking lot that was full of tents, grills and coolers at the beginning of the season looked like the apocalypse.
Breaking: the Jets have also traded all of their season ticket holders pic.twitter.com/c1WisZsfAZ
— JetNation (@JetNation) November 9, 2025
There was plenty of room for activities.
Even the few tailgates that did pop up around the stadium were poorly attended.
#NflKickoff #Nyj #TakeFlight
— JERSEYKIDPICKS (@JerseyKidPicks) November 9, 2025
Sunday #Football
https://t.co/Hv9QSNrGbc pic.twitter.com/EksgvdDkRb
Except for one! Cleveland Browns fans kept the party going on the road.
The Cleveland Browns tailgate in New Jersey has officially started ….
— Paul Brown 🇬🇧 Browns fan🏈 London News 🎥Vlogger (@PaulBrown_UK) November 9, 2025
thank you to @bigapplebrowns and @gnatstailgaters for hosting us pic.twitter.com/t3avlNwCMf
Everybody else waited until closer to kickoff to arrive or decided to stay home.
The crowd at MetLife Stadium was empty.
MetLife Stadium holds a maximum capacity of 82,500 fans for football games. I would estimate the attendance on Sunday hovered closer to 30,000— if that.
Look at the lower bowl as players took the field:
It's #SaluteToService Day at MetLife! 🏈🎖️#JetUp (1-7) vs #DawgPound (2-6)
— Joe Henry (@joehenry_4) November 9, 2025
1 PM | ☁️ 62°
Here all day for @wfuvsports – follow for updates! pic.twitter.com/P6F8h45mRx
This photo was captured not too long thereafter:
Here is how it looked during the national anthem, as the Jets honored late offensive lineman Nick Mangold:
Mangold chant breaks out 🥺🙏🏼 #JetUP #Jets #NFL pic.twitter.com/7LogfftLfO
— J Jet🛩️ (@JJetsX) November 9, 2025
The seats did not fill up for kickoff and there was a lot of orange in the crowd.
Yikes. This is one of the worst crowds we have seen at an NFL game in recent history. It rivals the scene in Carolina at the end of 2023. Absolutely nobody showed up to watch the 1-7 New York Jets play the 2-6 Cleveland Browns.