1981 Game by Game
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| 1985 - Regular Season Record: 10-5-1 | ||
| 09/06/81 | at Buffalo | 31-0 |
| 09/13/81 | Cincinnati | 31-30 |
| 09/20/81 | at Pittsburgh | 38-10 |
| 09/27/81 | Houston | 33-17 |
| 10/04/81 | at Miami | 28-28 (OT) |
| 10/11/81 | New England | 28-24 |
| 10/18/81 | Buffalo | 33-14 |
| 10/25/81 | Seattle | 19-3 |
| 11/01/81 | at N.Y. Giants | 26-7 |
| 11/08/81 | at Baltimore | 41-14 |
| 11/15/81 | at New England | 17-6 |
| 11/22/81 | Miami | 16-15 |
| 11/29/81 | Baltimore | 25-0 |
| 12/06/81 | at Seattle | 27-23 |
| 12/12/81 | at Cleveland | 14-13 |
| 12/20/81 | Green Bay | 28-3 |
| 12/27/81 Wild Card | Buffalo | 31-27 |
The 1981 regular season.
Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park
- Game attendance: 79,754
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BUF - FG Mike-Mayer 21
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Cribbs 28 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
3rd Quarter
- BUF - Butler 19 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
- BUF - Cribbs 14 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
- BUF - Leaks 1 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
Week 2: vs Cincinnati Bengals
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 49,454
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Barkum 40 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 14 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- CIN - FG Breech 44
- NYJ - FG Leahy 49
- CIN - Kreider 7 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 23
- CIN - A.Griffin 1 run (Breech kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 23
- CIN - A.Griffin 3 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
- CIN - St. Clair 12 fumble return (Breech kick)
- NYJ - Barkum 8 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh
- Game attendance: 52,973
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- PIT - Davis 9 run (Trout kick)
2nd Quarter
- PIT - FG Trout 25
- PIT - Pollard 23 run (Trout kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 47
3rd Quarter
- PIT - Bradshaw 1 run (Trout kick)
- PIT - Pollard 1 run (Trout kick)
4th Quarter
- PIT - Thornton 1 run (Trout kick)
- NYJ - McNeil 17 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
Week 4: vs Houston Oilers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Houston Oilers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 33 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 50,309
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Long 1 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- HOU - Campbell 3 run (Fritsch kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Walker 28 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 40 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- HOU - FG Fritsch 38
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Safety (Buttle tackled Carter in end zone)
- HOU - Burrough 70 pass from Stabler (Fritsch kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 41
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Long 2 run (Leahy kick)
Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Game attendance: 68,273
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Barkum 15 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Franklin 2 run (von Schamann kick)
- NYJ - Walker 9 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- MIA - Moore 6 pass from Strock (von Schamann kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Franklin 1 run (von Schamann kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Walker 14 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Moore 23 pass from Strock (von Schamann kick)
- NYJ - B.Jones 36 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
Week 6: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 55,093
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Barkum 17 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NE - Tatupu 2 run (Smith kick)
- NYJ - Barkum 5 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 29 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- NE - Collins 9 run (Smith kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Ray 43 interception return (Leahy kick)
- NE - Hasselbeck 11 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
4th Quarter
- NE - FG Smith 22
Week 7: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| New York Jets | 6 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 33 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 54,607
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 24
- NYJ - FG Leahy 29
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Lewis 23 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Harper 29 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Barkum 19 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- BUF - Butler 67 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
- NYJ - B.Jones 61 fumble return (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 39
- NYJ - FG Leahy 22
Week 8: vs Seattle Seahawks
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 49,678
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- SEA - Largent 10 run (Herrera kick)
3rd Quarter
- SEA - Largent 27 pass from Zorn (kick failed)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 34
4th Quarter
- SEA - Smith 4 run (kick failed)
Week 9: at New York Giants
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 26 | |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
- Game attendance: 74,740
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 37
- NYJ - FG Leahy 33
- NYJ - Walker 39 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 42
- NYJ - Reese 4 fumble return (Danelo kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 38
- NYJ - Ray 64 interception return (Leahy kick)
Week 10: at Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 41 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
- Game attendance: 31,521
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 25
- BAL - McMillan 2 pass from B.Jones (Wood kick)
- NYJ - Walker 34 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- BAL - McMillan 1 run (Wood kick)
- NYJ - Augustyniak 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - J.Jones 25 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Long 1 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Harper 3 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 41
Week 11: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Boston
- Game attendance: 45,342
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NE - FG Smith 42
- NYJ - Harper 4 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 47
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Newton 5 run (Leahy kick)
- NE - FG Smith 29
Week 12: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 59,962
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 29
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 49
- MIA - Nathan 4 run (von Schamann kick)
- MIA - Safety (Gordon tackled Todd in end zone)
- MIA - FG von Schamann 46
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 45
- MIA - FG von Schamann 23
- NYJ - Barkum 11 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
Week 13: vs Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 53,593
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 30 run (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 37
- NYJ - FG Leahy 22
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 1 run (kick failed)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 27
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 27
Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Game attendance: 53,105
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- SEA - McCullum 6 pass from Krieg (kick failed)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Dierking 11 pass from Todd (kick blocked)
- SEA - T.Brown 21 run (Alvarez kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 26
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Dierking 15 run (Leahy kick)
- SEA - Krieg 1 run (Alvarez kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Long 1 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- SEA - Largent 57 pass from Krieg (Alvarez kick)
Week 15: at Cleveland Browns
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
- Game attendance: 56,866
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - J.Jones 28 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- CLE - FG Bahr 26
- NYJ - Harper 7 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- CLE - Hill 8 pass from Sipe (Bahr kick)
4th Quarter
- CLE - FG Bahr 20
Week 16: vs Green Bay Packers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Green Bay Packer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 56,340
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Long 1 run (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- GB - FG Stenerud 31
- NYJ - Harper 3 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Jones 47 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Walker 38 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
