1985 season of NFL team New York Jets
The Jets playing against the New England Patriots in week 7 The1985 New York Jets season was the 26th season for the team and the 16th in theNational Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–9 record from 1984 under head coachJoe Walton . Among quarterbacks, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions, with only eight interceptions in 488 passing attempts. The Jets finished the season with a record of 11–5, qualifying for the top Wild Card spot in theplayoffs . On October 14, during a Monday Night Halftime ceremony, the Jets retired Joe Namath's number 12, and helped inspire the Jets to a 23–7 victory over the Dolphins. In the Wild Card round of the playoffs, they fell at home to the eventualAFC championNew England Patriots 26–14.
NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitledJust The Beginning ; it was narrated byJeff Kaye .
1985 New York Jets staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Preseason Game summaries [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 atLos Angeles Raiders L 0–310–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,123 2 September 15 Buffalo Bills W 42–31–1 Giants Stadium 63,449 3 September 22 atGreen Bay Packers W 24–32–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,667 4 September 29 Indianapolis Colts W 25–203–1 Giants Stadium 61,987 5 October 6 atCincinnati Bengals W 29–204–1 Riverfront Stadium 51,785 6 October 14 Miami Dolphins W 23–75–1 Giants Stadium 73,807 7 October 20 atNew England Patriots L 13–205–2 Sullivan Stadium 58,163 8 October 27 Seattle Seahawks W 17–146–2 Giants Stadium 69,320 9 November 3 atIndianapolis Colts W 35–177–2 Hoosier Dome 59,683 10 November 10 atMiami Dolphins L 17–217–3 Miami Orange Bowl 73,965 11 November 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 62–288–3 Giants Stadium 65,344 12 November 24 New England Patriots W 16–13 (OT)9–3 Giants Stadium 74,100 13 November 28 atDetroit Lions L 20–319–4 Pontiac Silverdome 65,531 14 December 8 atBuffalo Bills W 27–710–4 Rich Stadium 23,122 15 December 14 Chicago Bears L 6–1910–5 Giants Stadium 74,752 16 December 22 Cleveland Browns W 37–1011–5 Giants Stadium 59,073 Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
Regular Season Game summaries [ edit ] [ 1]
Jets Game statistics Raiders 14 First downs 19 24–62 Rushes–yards 35–122 192 Passing yards 258 16–29–2 Passes 15–22–0 10–61 Sacked–yards 4–24 131 Net passing yards 234 193 Total yards 356 0 Return yards 125 7–43 Punts 4–37 1–0 Fumbles–lost 0–0 2–10 Penalties–yards 7–60 28:21 Time of possession 31:39
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Team Category Player Statistics BUF Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Bills Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving GB Passing Rushing Receiving
Jets Game statistics Packers First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics IND Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Colts Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving CIN Passing Rushing Receiving
Jets Game statistics Bengals First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics MIA Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Dolphins Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Week 7: New York Jets at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Jets (5–2) 0 3 3 7 13 Patriots (4–3) 3 3 0 14 20
atSullivan Stadium •Foxboro, Massachusetts
Date : October 20, 1985Game time : 4:00 p.m.EDT Game weather : Cloudy • 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind NNW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Game attendance : 58,163Referee :Fred Silva TV announcers (NBC ) :Marv Albert (play-by-play) andBob Griese (color commentator)[ 14]
Jets Game statistics Patriots First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics SEA Passing Dave Krieg 9/20, 148 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Randall Morris 23 CAR, 88 YDS Receiving Daryl Turner 2 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD NYJ Passing Ken O'Brien 13/25, 182 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Freeman McNeil 22 CAR, 151 YDS Receiving Rocky Klever 3 REC, 43 YDS
Seahawks Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving IND Passing Rushing Receiving
Jets Game statistics Colts First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Week 10: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Jets (7–3) 0 3 7 7 17 Dolphins (6–4) 0 7 7 7 21
atMiami Orange Bowl •Miami, Florida
Date : November 10, 1985Game time : 4:01 p.m.EDT Game weather : Mostly Sunny • 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind E 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)Game attendance : 73,965Referee :Bob McElwee TV announcers (NBC ) :Dick Enberg (play-by-play) andMerlin Olsen (color commentator)[ 20]
Team Category Player Statistics NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving MIA Passing Rushing Receiving
Jets Game statistics Dolphins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics TB Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Buccaneers Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Week 12: New England Patriots at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Patriots (8–4) 0 3 0 10 0 13 Jets (9–3) 6 0 7 0 3 16
atGiants Stadium •East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : November 24, 1985Game time : 1:01 p.m.EST Game weather : Sunny • 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind NW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn) to 22 miles per hour (35 km/h; 19 kn)Game attendance : 74,100Referee :Bob Frederic TV announcers (NBC ) :Charlie Jones (play-by-play) andMerlin Olsen (color commentator)[ 24]
Team Category Player Statistics NE Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Patriots Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving DET Passing Rushing Receiving
Jets Game statistics Lions First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving BUF Passing Rushing Receiving
Jets Game statistics Bills First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics CHI Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Bears Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Team Category Player Statistics CLE Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Browns Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Playoff Game summaries [ edit ] [ 33]
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (A5) New England Patriots at (A4) New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Patriots (12–5) 3 10 10 3 26 Jets (11–6) 0 7 7 0 14
atGiants Stadium •East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : December 28, 1985Game time : 4:07 p.m.EST Game weather : Partly Cloudy • 33 °F (1 °C) • Wind NW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn) to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h; 26 kn)Game attendance : 70,958Referee :Jerry Seeman TV announcers (NBC ) :Marv Albert (play-by-play),Bob Griese (color commentator) andAhmad Rashad (sideline reporter)[ 34]
Team Category Player Statistics NE Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Patriots Game statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
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Formerly theNew York Titans (1960–1962)
