The NY Jets are entering a new era in Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills as it will be the team's first without now-former head coach Robert Saleh since the 2020 season. Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich takes over a Jets team that will be debuting a new look in more ways than one on Monday Night Football.
Not only will tonight's game serve as the debut of Ulbrich as Jets head coach, but his team will also be donning their new throwback uniforms for the first time against their division rivals.
The Jets enter tonight's game one game back of the Bills for first place in the AFC East. A victory over the Bills tonight would send the Jets to the top of their division beyond the month of September for the first time since Week 12 of the 2010 season.
It's an opportunity for the Jets to start anew with a fresh outlook and an even fresher look. Let's take a closer look at the Jets' new throwback uniforms.
What jerseys are the NY Jets wearing tonight?
The Jets will be wearing their new throwback uniforms, dubbed "The Classic," in tonight's game against the Bills. The uniform is an all-white set based on the team's jerseys from 1998-2018. Below is a look at the team's initial announcement back in July.
The look is intended to pay homage to the Jets' Super Bowl III victory, featuring nameplates, numbers, and face masks from that iconic era. The design, however, is similar to what the team wore from throughout the 2000s until the rebrand in 2019. It's a combination throwback, featuring elements of uniforms from multiple periods of Jets history.
The Jets have been wearing their New York Sack Exchange-inspired uniforms this season after ditching the much-maligned "Take Flight" era jerseys in the offseason. The change has been well received by a majority of the Jets fan base.
Of course, many will be quick to draw comparisons between this game and the 2023 season opener. In Week 1 of last season, the Jets, wearing their new throwback uniforms, took on the Bills on Monday Night Football in Aaron Rodgers' debut.
The Jets will once again play host to the Bills on Monday night tonight in a fresh set of throwback uniforms. Rodgers is certainly hoping history doesn't repeat itself after that fateful night a year ago.
The post-Saleh era begins tonight. The Jets will be dressed for the occasion.