But while plenty of people laughed at Snoop's joke. Darnold clearly did not - and it set up a few moments of awkward laughter from the audience with the realization of the quarterback's dismissal of jokes about his former team. That, in a way, registers as a win for the Jets.

The preseason projections were low because the Vikings had to replace Kirk Cousins and start either rookie J.J. McCarthy or Sam Darnold. Although McCarthy missed the season with a meniscus tear, Darnold had the best season of his professional career.