1996 Game by Game
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| 1996 - Regular Season Record: 1-15 | ||
| 09/01/96 | at Denver | 31-6 |
| 09/08/96 | Indianapolis | 21-7 |
| 09/15/96 | at Miami | 36-27 |
| 09/22/96 | NY Giants | 13-6 |
| 09/29/96 | at Washington | 31-16 |
| 10/06/96 | Oakland | 34-13 |
| 10/13/96 | at Jacksonville | 21-17 |
| 10/20/96 | Buffalo | 25-22 |
| 10/27/96 | at Arizona | 31-21 |
| 11/10/96 | New England | 31-27 |
| 11/17/96 | at Indianapolis | 34-29 |
| 11/24/96 | at Buffalo | 35-10 |
| 12/01/96 | Houston | 35-10 |
| 12/08/96 | at New England | 34-10 |
| 12/14/96 | Philadelphia | 21-20 |
| 12/22/96 | Miami | 31-28 |
The 1996 Season in detail.
Week 1: at Denver Broncos
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Denver Broncos | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver
- Game attendance: 70,595
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- DEN - Sharpe 13 pass from Elway (Elam kick)
2nd Quarter
- DEN - McCaffrey 39 pass from Elway (Elam kick)
- DEN - Davis 1 run (Elam kick)
- DEN - Miller 26 run (Elam kick)
- DEN - FG Elam 28
4th Quarter NYJ - Slaughter 13 pass from Reich (pass failed)
Week 2: vs Indianapolis Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 65,534
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- IND - Faulk 1 run (Blanchard kick)
2nd Quarter
- IND - Dilger 22 pass from Harbaugh (Blanchard kick)
- NYJ - K.Johnson 11 pass from O'Donnell (Lowery kick)
4th Quarter
- IND - Harbaugh 12 run (Blanchard kick)
Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 36 |
at Pro Player Stadium, Miami
- Game attendance: 68,137
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Glenn 100 interception return (Lowery kick)
- NYJ - Slaughter 30 pass from O'Donnell (Lowery kick)
- MIA - Pritchett 74 pass from Marino (Nedney kick)
- MIA - Abdul-Jabbar 4 run (Nedney kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Wainwright 2 pass from Marino (kick failed)
- MIA - Carolan 12 pass from Marino (pass failed)
4th Quarter
- MIA - Abdul-Jabbar 7 run (Nedney kick)
- NYJ - Graham 78 pass from O'Donnell (run failed)
- NYJ - K.Johnson 29 pass from O'Donnell (Lowery kick)
- MIA - FG Nedney 29
Week 4: at New York Giants
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| New York Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 58,339
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 46
2nd Quarter
- NYG - Calloway 17 pass from Brown (Daluiso kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 39
4th Quarter
- NYG - FG Daluiso 20
- NYG - FG Daluiso 20
Week 5: at Washington Redskins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at RFK Stadium, Washington
- Game attendance: 52,068
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- WAS - FG Blanton 28
- NYJ - Murrell 9 run (Lowery kick)
- NYJ - FG Lowery 26
- WAS - Shepherd 12 run (Blanton kick)
- NYJ - FG Lowery 35
3rd Quarter
- WAS - Allen 8 run (Blanton kick)
- NYJ - FG Lowery 33
4th Quarter
- WAS - Shepherd 52 pass from Frerotte (Blanton kick)
- WAS - Allen 28 run (Blanton kick)
Week 6: vs Oakland Raiders
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Oakland Raiders | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 31 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 63,611
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- OAK - FG Ford 26
- NYJ - FG Lowery 43
- OAK - Dudley 23 pass from Hostetler (Ford kick)
- OAK - FG Ford 35
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 24
4th Quarter
- OAK - Hobbs 3 pass from Hostetler (Ford kick)
- OAK - Dudley 2 pass from Hostetler (Ford kick)
- NYJ - Van Dyke 3 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
- OAK - Aska 30 run (Ford kick)
Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville
- Game attendance: 65,699
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- JAX - FG Hollis 23
- NYJ - Murrell 14 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Chrebet 12 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
- JAX - FG Hollis 40
- JAX - Smith 15 pass from Brunell (Jackson pass from Brunell)
3rd Quarter
- JAX - Jackson 41 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 20
Week 8: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 49,775
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - K.Johnson 16 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
- BUF - FG Christie 48
2nd Quarter
- BUF - FG Christie 32
3rd Quarter
- BUF - FG Christie 47
- NYJ - K.Johnson 9 pass from Reich (Brady pass from Reich)
4th Quarter
- BUF - FG Christie 23
- BUF - Holmes 1 run (Christie kick)
- BUF - FG Christie 33
- NYJ - Chrebet 20 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
- BUF - FG Christie 47
Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix
- Game attendance: 28,088
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 37
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - K.Johnson 34 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
- NYJ - Anderson 1 run (Lowery kick)
3rd Quarter
- ARI - Centers 1 pass from Graham (Davis kick)
- ARI - Centers 2 pass from Graham (Davis kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Murrell 1 run (Lowery kick)
- ARI - Moore 6 pass from Graham (Davis kick)
- NYJ - Cobb 2 run (Lowery kick)
Week 11: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 61,843
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Graham 26 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Murrell 1 run (Lowery kick)
- NYJ - Murrell 1 run (Lowery kick)
- NE - Glenn 26 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick)
3rd Quarter
- NE - Martin 1 run (Vinatieri kick)
- NE - FG Vinatieri 30
- NYJ - FG Lowery 26
4th Quarter
- NE - Coates 17 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick)
- NYJ - FG Lowery 32
- NE - Byars 2 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick)
Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 24 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 34 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
- Game attendance: 48,322
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 23
- IND - FG Blanchard 25
2nd Quarter
- IND - Warren 1 run (Blanchard kick)
- NYJ - Graham 52 pass from Reich (kick blocked)
- NYJ - Graham 17 pass from Reich (pass failed)
3rd Quarter
- IND - Harrison 4 pass from Harbaugh (pass failed)
- IND - Daniel 35 interception return (Blanchard kick)
- NYJ - Murrell 1 run (pass failed)
- IND - FG Blanchard 49
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Graham 52 pass from Reich (Johnson pass from Reich)
- IND - Safety (Dent sacked Reich in end zone)
- IND - FG Blanchard 37
- IND - FG Blanchard 50
Week 13: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 35 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park
- Game attendance: 60,854
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 38
- BUF - Reed 3 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Reed 22 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
- BUF - Tasker 19 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
3rd Quarter
- BUF - Tasker 18 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Graham 8 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
- BUF - Moulds 97 kickoff return (Christie kick)
Week 14: vs Houston Oilers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Houston Oilers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 21,731
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- HOU - Wycheck 23 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
- HOU - Sanders 83 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
2nd Quarter
- HOU - George 35 run (Del Greco kick)
- NYJ - K.Johnson (Lowery kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 34
- STL - Bruce 1 pass from Rypien (Biasucci kick)
4th Quarter
- HOU - George 1 run (Del Greco kick)
- HOU - Thomas 24 run (Del Greco kick)
Week 15: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Foxboro, Massachussetts
- Game attendance: 54,621
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NE - Coates 2 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick)
2nd Quarter
- NE - FG Vinatieri 19
- NYJ - FG Lowery 27
- NE - Martin 19 run (Vinatieri kick)
- NE - FG Vinatieri 41
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - K.Johnson 4 pass from Foley (Lowery kick)
- NE - Law 38 interception return (Vinatieri kick)
4th Quarter
- NE - Grier 1 run (Vinatieri kick)
Week 16: vs Philadelphia Eagles
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 29,176
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - K.Johnson 4 pass from Foley (Lowery kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Lowery 27
3rd Quarter
- PHI - Fryar 40 pass from Detmer (Anderson kick)
- NYJ - Glenn 13 interception return(Lowery kick)
- NYJ - FG Lowery 29
4th Quarter
- PHI - Jones 2 pass from Detmer (Anderson kick)
- PHI - Fryar 14 pass from Detmer (Anderson kick)
Week 17: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 31 | |
| New York Jets | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 49,933
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Douglas 62 fumble return (Lowery kick)
- NYJ - Murrell 1 run (Lowery kick)
2nd Quarter
- MIA - McDuffie 1 pass from Marino (Nedney kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Barnett 33 pass from Marino (Nedney kick)
- NYJ - Brady 11 pass from Foley (Lowery kick)
- MIA - Abdul-Jabbar 17 (Nedney kick)
- MIA - FG - Nedney 38
4th Quarter
- MIA - Hill 1 pass from Marino (Nedney kick)
- NYJ - Chrebet 9 pass from Reich (Lowery kick)
