The hosts of the 57th Annual CMA Awards, Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, got things started on Wednesday night with a lot of jokes, starting with Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, and the New York Jets.
“We are back, and you know what that means,” Manning told the crowd at the start of their monologue.
“Yup, Travis and Taylor weren’t available,” Bryan responded.
“Luke, do you know the difference between Taylor Swift and the New York Jets,” Manning then asked, before his co-host responded: “Uh, Taylor can sell out a stadium.”
“You nailed it,” Manning replied. “I had you do that punchline, Luke, so I wouldn’t get in trouble.”
Kinks? What kinks? 😉 @LukeBryan and Peyton Manning get our vote for hosts of the year! #CMAawards pic.twitter.com/otem9BUEqX
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) November 9, 2023
After noticing the diss, the New York Jets organization responded to X by displaying a picture of what looked to be a full MetLife Stadium.
what are we talking about Peyton pic.twitter.com/sT4iWkFSmX
— New York Jets (@nyjets) November 9, 2023
In any case, according to ESPN, the Jets have the third-highest average attendance of any NFL team this season with over 80,000 fans each home game.
They have reported that more than 403,000 people have attended their five home games at MetLife Stadium this season, which is a league record. Additionally, Swift’s three Eras Tour appearances at the stadium in May drew over 217,000 spectators.
There isn’t any animosity between them because after the concerts, MetLife praised the singer on social media and declared her to be the venue’s top-selling artist.
