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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Joseph McBride

New York Jets take over unwanted record as Sacramento end 16-year Play-Off wait

The NFL season may still be months away but the New York Jets have already been given the perfect motivation to end their play-off drought.

After 16 years of regular season heartache, the Sacramento Kings finally clinched a play-off spot on Wednesday night with a dominant 120-80 win over the already eliminated Portland Trail Blazers. The Kings just needed a single win to book their ticket to the postseason, and finally did so in style with a 40-point triumph over their opponents.

Until Wednesday night, the Kings held the longest active postseason drought across all major leagues in American sports. That's now been handed over to the Jets in the NFL, who haven't featured in a play-off game since 2010.

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