Let there be no buts about it: To New Yorkers, the “Butt Fumble” is as synonymous with Thanksgiving as parade floats and pumpkin pie.

That’s because 13 Thanksgivings ago, then- Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez ran into the backside of teammate Brandon Moore, fumbled the football and watched the New England Patriots return it for the most improbable of touchdowns — all in front of a national audience.

In honor of the infamous flub’s 13th anniversary, let’s take a rear-view look at the Butt Fumble.

It was Nov. 22, 2012, and at 4-6, the Jets were clinging to the slimmest of playoff hopes. Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the rival Patriots were as excellent as ever, and they already led, 14-0, when Sanchez took a snap under center with 9:11 left in the second quarter at MetLife Stadium.

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