What a let down! The Jets came into the game at 3-2 with a real chance to get some momentum in a season that started with low expectations. Unfortunately, the Steelers had other plans, as the Jets dropped to 3-3 and the Steelers won their first game of the season. The tailgate party was a [...]
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The Jets came into week 3 at 1-1 after a heartbeaking loss to the heated division rival New England Patriots. Week 3 saw another divisonal game against the Buffalo Bills. It was a great day for a game and the Jets pulled out the win! The tailgate party before the game was also great, with [...]
It was a great day to kick off the season and once again the Jets were home for week 1 in the NFL. As far as the game, it was full of story lines as the Jets started their rookie QB Geno Smith and Ex Jet and former best defensive player Darrelle Revis returned with [...]
TailgateJoe, the biggest and best game day fanclub and tailgate party for the New York Jets fans as well as one of the best game day tailgate experiences in the NFL, has decided to have a little off season fun as our home field plays host to Wrestlemania 29 at Metlife Stadium. For those that [...]
Link to the original announcement As a native Staten Islander, the TGJ gang wanted to help bring a little comfort and relief to some of the hardest hit areas of NYC in our home borough. Once I had power restored late Friday I ran to restaurant depot and bought up 1,000 hot dogs and buns, [...]
Link to post-event recap and photos Well, Sandy hit us all very hard in the NY region. I lost power Sunday and just got it back Yesterday (Friday). So now that power is back, but not internet (thanks to my friends at Standard Burger in Staten Island for letting me use their wifi), I wanted [...]
We knew it was gonna be a tough game, unfortunately tough turned into blowout, ugh. At least the party and the food before the game was great. Thanks to all those TGJ members that came out for gameday, a great time was had with over 300 members! Here are a few pics from the day.
It was a great day, the start of football season, perfect weather, and a WIN!! Since it was week 1, we did our customary Mexican theme tailgate party, with taco bar, our famous carne asada steak soft tacos, and grilled chorizo in addition to our great burgers and chili dogs. With a group of over [...]
I have been tailgating regularly for Jets games since 2000. Always having enjoyed cooking and hosting parties, I always gravitated towards organizing and cooking at these tailgates. In that time, I have borrowed, bought, and used a wide range of devices for cooking out in the parking lot. As the group of friends grew year [...]
This past Saturday, Team TailgateJoe led by the tandem of Joe and Chef Sal, along with help from Joe G, took 1st place in Top Dog Audience Voting, as a majority of the over 600 attendees felt that our “Nick Mangold Over The Line Dog” was the best in a field of 24 chefs. Here [...]

