1987 Game by Game
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| 1987 - Regular Season Record: 6-9 | ||
| 09/13/87 | at Buffalo | 31-28 |
| 09/21/87 | New England | 43-24 |
| 10/04/87 | Dallas | 38-24 |
| 10/11/87 | at Indianapolis | 6-0 |
| 10/18/87 | Miami | 37-31 (OT) |
| 10/25/87 | at Washington | 17-16 |
| 11/01/87 | Indianapolis | 19-14 |
| 11/09/87 | Seattle | 30-14 |
| 11/15/87 | at Kansas City | 16-9 |
| 11/22/87 | Buffalo | 17-14 |
| 11/29/87 | Cincinnati | 27-20 |
| 12/07/87 | at Miami | 37-28 |
| 12/13/87 | at New England | 42-20 |
| 12/20/87 | Philadelphia | 38-27 |
| 12/27/87 | at N.Y. Giants | 20-7 |
The 1987 Season in detail.
Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park
- Game attendance: 75,718
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter
- BUF - T.Johnson 26 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
- NYJ - Walker 55 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Shuler 4 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
‘’’3rd Quarter’’’
- NYJ - FG Leahy 29
- BUF - Burkett 6 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
- NYJ - Hector 2 run (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- BUF - Riddick 2 run (Norwood kick)
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- BUF - Riddick 1 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
Week 2: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |
| New York Jets | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 43 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 70,487
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 37
- NYJ - FG Leahy 34
2nd Quarter
- NE - FG Franklin 32
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 58 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Hector 5 run (Leahy kick)
- NE - Tippett 29 fumble return (Franklin kick)
- NYJ - Hector 9 run (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Safety (Lyons tackled Tatupu in end zone)
- NE - Baty 1 pass from Eason (Franklin kick)
- NYJ - Faaola 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NE - Starring 12 pass from Eason (Franklin kick)
- NYJ - Faaola 1 run (Leahy kick)
Week 4: vs Dallas Cowboys
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 12,370
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Ragusa 20 kick
- DAL - Burbage 13 pass from Sweeney (Zendejas kick)
2nd Quarter
- DAL - FG Zendejas 33
- DAL - Adams 27 run (Zendejas kick)
- DAL - Edwards 33 pass from Sweeney (Zendejas kick)
- NYJ - Kurisko 41 pass from Norrie (Ragusa kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Chirico 3 run (Ragusa kick)
- DAL - Burbage 13 pass from Sweeney (Zendejas kick)
- DAL - Burbage 13 pass from Sweeney (Zendejas kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Harper 78 punt return (Ragusa kick)
Week 5: at Indianapolis Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis
- Game attendance: 34,927
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- IND - FG Jordan 35
3rd Quarter
- IND - FG Jordan 25
Week 6: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 18,249
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- MIA - FG Beecher 19
- MIA - Smith 5 pass from Mackey (Beecher kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Harper 35 pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)
- NYJ - E.Hunter 7 pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)
- NYJ - FG Ragusa 34
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Mackey 1 run (Beecher kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Bligen 7 run (Ragusa kick)
- NYJ - S.Hunter 5 pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)
- MIA - Mackey 5 run (Beecher kick)
- MIA - Lewis 1 pass from Mackey (Beecher kick)
Overtime
- NYJ - E.Hunter 8 pass from Ryan
Week 7: at Washington Redskins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 | |
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington
- Game attendance: 53,497
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- WAS - Clark 20 pass from Schroeder (Haji-Sheikh kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 33
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 23
- NYJ - Shuler 15 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 21
- WAS - Bryant 2 pass from Schroeder (Haji-Sheikh kick)
- WAS - FG Haji-Sheikh 28
Week 8: vs Indianapolis Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 60,863
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- IND - FG Biasucci 36
2nd Quarter
- IND - Bouza 44 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
- NYJ - Hector 12 run (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- IND - FG Biasucci 44
4th Quarter
- IND - FG Biasucci 38
- IND - FG Biasucci 33
- NYJ - Hector 20 run (Leahy kick)
Week 9: vs Seattle Seahawks
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 60,452
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Townsell 91 punt return (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 35
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 36
- SEA - Warner 3 run (Johnson kick)
- SEA - Largent 29 pass from Krieg (Johnson kick)
- NYJ - Griggs 4 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 26
Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
- Game attendance: 40,718
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 39
2nd Quarter
- KC - FG Lowery 42
3rd Quarter
- KC - FG Lowery 43
- NYJ - FG Leahy 24
- KC - FG Lowery 18
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 18 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 21
Week 11: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 58,407
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Shuler 32 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- BUF - Broughton 25 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
3rd Quarter
- BUF - Mueller 2 run (Norwood kick)
- BUF - FG Norwood 42
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Sohn 4 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
Week 12: vs Cincinnati Bengals
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 41,135
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 18 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 24
- CIN - Brown 17 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- CIN - FG Breech 31
3rd Quarter
- CIN - Kattus 3 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
4th Quarter
- CIN - FG Breech 35
- NYJ - FG Leahy 23
- NYJ - Miano 67 blocked field goal return (Leahy kick)
Week 13: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
- Game attendance: 58,879
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- MIA - Johnson 2 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
- MIA - Stradford 1 run (Reveiz kick)
2nd Quarter
- MIA - Stradford 1 run (Reveiz kick)
- MIA - Stradford 1 run (kick failed)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 44 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- MIA - FG Reveiz 18
- NYJ - Ryan 8 run (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 14 run (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Marino 5 run (Reveiz kick)
- NYJ - Humphrey 46 fumble return (Leahy kick)
Week 14: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 | |
| New England Patriots | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
at Sullivan Stadium, Boston
- Game attendance: 60,617
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NE - Jones 16 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 42
- NE - Grogan 2 run (Franklin kick)
2nd Quarter
- NE - Fryar 26 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 24
- NE - Starring 28 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- NE - Jones 17 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
3rd Quarter
- NE - Dupard 7 run (Franklin kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 6 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Toon 28 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
Week 15: vs Philadelphia Eagles
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 30,572
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- PHI - Toney 3 run (McFadden kick)
- PHI - FG McFadden 38
- NYJ - FG Leahy 42
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Sohn 9 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Vick 5 run (Leahy kick)
- PHI - Quick 45 pass from Cunningham (McFadden kick)
- PHI - Quick 13 pass from Cunningham (McFadden kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 29
3rd Quarter
- PHI - Byars 2 run (McFadden kick)
- PHI - Carter 14 pass from Cunningham (McFadden kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 51 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
Week 16: at New York Giants
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| New York Giants | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 62,497
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 14 run (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYG - FG Allegre 29
- NYG - Bavaro 12 pass from Simms (Allegre kick)
- NYG - Turner 16 pass from Simms (Allegre kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYG - FG Allegre 23
