1989 Game by Game
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| 1989 - Regular Season Record: 4-12 | ||
| 09/10/89 | New England | 27-24 |
| 09/17/89 | at Cleveland | 38-24 |
| 09/24/89 | at Miami | 40-33 |
| 10/01/89 | Indianapolis | 17-10 |
| 10/09/89 | L.A. Raiders | 14-7 |
| 10/15/89 | at New Orleans | 29-14 |
| 10/22/89 | at Buffalo | 34-3 |
| 10/29/89 | San Francisco | 23-10 |
| 11/05/89 | at New England | 27-26 |
| 11/12/89 | Miami | 31-23 |
| 11/19/89 | at Indianapolis | 27-10 |
| 11/26/89 | Atlanta | 27-7 |
| 12/03/89 | at San Diego | 20-17 |
| 12/10/89 | Pittsburgh | 13-0 |
| 12/17/89 | at L.A. Rams | 38-14 |
| 12/23/89 | Buffalo | 37-0 |
The 1989 Season in detail.
Week 1: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 64,541
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NE - Fryar 20 pass from Eason (Davis kick)
2nd Quarter
- NE - Morgan 30 pass from Eason (Davis kick)
- NE - Stephens 1 run (Davis kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Vick 1 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 40
- NYJ - Prokop 17 run (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Townsell 48 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- NE - Dupard 4 run (kick failed)
Week 2: at Cleveland Browns
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
at Muncipal Stadium, Cleveland
- Game attendance: 73,516
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Vick 39 run (Leahy kick)
- CLE - Slaughter 35 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)
- CLE - Gash 36 interception return (Bahr kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Townsell 49 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- CLE - Manoa 6 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 36
- CLE - Jones 9 run (Bahr kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 1 run (Leahy kick)
- CLE - Newsome 4 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)
- CLE - FG Bahr 21
Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 40 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
- Game attendance: 65,908
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 32
- MIA - Edmunds 8 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
2nd Quarter
- MIA - Edmunds 19 pass from Marino (kick failed)
- NYJ - Radachowsky 78 blocked field goal return (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Safety (punt snapped out of end zone)
- MIA - Banks 43 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - FG Stoyanovich 21
- NYJ - Toon 37 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Clayton 14 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 23 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- MIA - FG Stoyanovich 20
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Vick 11 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
Week 4: vs Indianapolis Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 65,542
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - McMillan 92 interception return (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 26
3rd Quarter
- IND - Brooks 55 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
4th Quarter
- IND - FG Biasucci 45
- IND - Verdin 49 punt return (Biasucci kick)
Week 5: vs Los Angeles Raiders
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 68,040
Scoring Summary
3rd Quarter
- LA - Fernandez 73 pass from Schroeder (Jaeger kick)
- NYJ - Vick 1 run (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- LA - Anderson 87 interception return (Jaeger kick)
Week 6: at New Orleans Saints
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
- Game attendance: 59,521
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NO - FG Andersen 42
- NO - FG Andersen 29
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Hasty 34 interception return (Leahy kick)
- NO - Hill 3 pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)
3rd Quarter
- NO - Hill 3 pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)
4th Quarter
- NO - Safety (Schreiber holding penalty in end zone)
- NO - Martin 53 pass from Hebert (Andersen kick)
- NYJ - McMillan 74 fumble return (Leahy kick)
Week 7: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park
- Game attendance: 76,811
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BUF - FG Norwood 38
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Thomas 3 run (Norwood kick)
- BUF - FG Norwood 27
3rd Quarter
- BUF - Reed 20 pass from Reich (Norwood kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 41
4th Quarter
- BUF - Harmon 12 pass from Reich (Norwood kick)
- BUF - K.Davis 7 pass from Reich (Norwood kick)
Week 8: vs San Francisco 49ers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 62,805
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- SF - Jones 10 pass from Young (Cofer kick)
- NYJ - McMillan 45 fumble return (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- SF - Rice 45 pass from Bono (Cofer kick)
- SF - FG Cofer 25
- SF - FG Cofer 41
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 34
- SF - FG Cofer 40
Week 9: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | |
| New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 26 |
at Sullivan Stadium, Boston
- Game attendance: 53,366
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 19 run (Leahy kick)
- NE - FG Davis 47
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Townsell 35 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NE - Stephens 35 run (kick failed)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 18
4th Quarter
- NE - FG Davis 26
- NYJ - Burkett 29 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- NE - Jones 65 pass from Wilson (Davis kick)
- NE - Dykes 11 pass from Wilson (Davis kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 23
Week 10: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 65,923
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 38
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 20
- NYJ - Vick 26 run (Leahy kick)
- MIA - FG Stoyanovich 59
- NYJ - McNeil 25 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
- MIA - A.Brown 8 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Clayton 78 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
- MIA - Schwedes 65 pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick)
- MIA - S.Smith 2 run (Stoyanovich kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 22
Week 11: at Indianapolis Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis
- Game attendance: 58,236
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- IND - FG Biasucci 45
2nd Quarter
- IND - Bentley 1 run (Biasucci kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 46
- IND - Beach 1 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
- IND - FG Biasucci 31
3rd Quarter
- IND - Dickerson 1 run (Biasucci kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Townsell 23 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
Week 12: vs Atlanta Falcons
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 40,429
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 28
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Toon 12 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 46
- ATL - Wilkins 16 pass from Miller (Davis kick)
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
Week 13: at San Diego Chargers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
- Game attendance: 38,954
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 9 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- SD - Butts 40 run (Bahr kick)
3rd Quarter
- SD - FG Bahr 39
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Vick 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Vick 14 run (kick failed)
- SD - A.Miller 8 pass from Tolliver (Bahr kick)
Week 14: vs Pittsburgh Steelers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 41,037
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- PIT - Worley 35 run (Anderson kick)
4th Quarter
- PIT - FG Anderson 42
- PIT - FG Anderson 45
Week 15: at Los Angeles Rams
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim
- Game attendance: 53,063
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- LA - Holohan 25 pass from Everett (Lansford kick)
- NYJ - Townsell 63 pass from Eason (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- LA - Bell 1 run (Lansford kick)
- LA - Anderson 43 pass from Everett (Lansford kick)
- LA - Bell 5 run (Lansford kick)
4th Quarter
- LA - FG Lansford 37
- LA - Gary 5 run (Lansford kick)
- NYJ - Neubert 35 pass from O’Brien (Leahy kick)
Week 16: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 37 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 21,148
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BUF - FG Norwood 26
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Kinnebrew 1 run (Norwood kick)
3rd Quarter
- BUF - Lofton 18 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
- BUF - Harmon 25 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
- BUF - Thomas 3 run(Norwood kick)
4th Quarter
- BUF - K.Davis 17 run (Norwood kick)

