1986 Game by Game
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| 1986 - Regular Season Record: 10-6 | ||
| 09/07/86 | at Buffalo | 28-24 |
| 09/11/86 | New England | 20-6 |
| 09/21/86 | Miami | 51-45 (OT) |
| 09/28/86 | at Indianapolis | 26-7 |
| 10/05/86 | Buffalo | 14-13 |
| 10/12/86 | at New England | 31-24 |
| 10/20/86 | Denver | 22-10 |
| 10/26/86 | New Orleans | 28-23 |
| 11/02/86 | at Seattle | 38-7 |
| 11/09/86 | at Atlanta | 28-14 |
| 11/16/86 | Indianapolis | 31-16 |
| 11/24/86 | at Miami | 45-3 |
| 11/30/86 | L.A. Rams | 17-3 |
| 12/07/86 | at San Francisco | 10-6 |
| 12/13/86 | Pittsburgh | 45-24 |
| 12/21/86 | at Cincinnati | 52-20 |
| 12/28/86 Wild Card | Kansas City | 35-15 |
| 01/08/86 Divisional Round | at Cleveland | 20-17 (2OT) |
The 1986 Season in detail.
Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park
- Game attendance: 79.951
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BUF - Bell 2 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
- NYJ - Paige 2 run (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 46 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- BUF - FG Norwood 19
4th Quarter
- BUF - Reed 55 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 71 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- BUF - Metzelaars 4 pass from Kelly (Norwood (kick)
Week 2: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 72,422
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NE - Collins 6 pass from Eason (Franklin kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 33
- NYJ - FG Leahy 47
3rd Quarter
- NE - Collins 10 pass from C.James (Franklin kick)
- NE - FG Franklin 45
4th Quarter
- NE - FG Franklin 42
Week 3: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 51 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 71,025
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 32
- MIA - Pruitt 6 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Hector 8 run (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Johnson 1 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
- MIA - Duper 13 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
- NYJ - Walker 65 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 50 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Duper 46 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
- MIA - FG Reveiz 44
- MIA - Hardy 1 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Bligen 7 run (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Clayton 4 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
- NYJ - Walker 21 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
Overtime
- NYJ - Walker 43 pass from O'Brien
Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 26 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis
- Game attendance: 56,075
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 34
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Paige 3 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 48
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 47
- NYJ - Sohn 17 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 24
- IND - Brooks 3 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
Week 5: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 69,504
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 4 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- BUF - Bell 40 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
3rd Quarter
- BUF - FG Norwood 23
4th Quarter
- BUF - FG Norwood 32
- NYJ - Shuler 36 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
Week 6: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 | |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
at Sullivan Stadium, Boston
- Game attendance: 60,342
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 46
- NYJ - Shuler 1 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NE - FG Franklin 26
- NE - Morgan 44 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
- NE - Fryar 69 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NE - Jones 18 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick)
Week 7: vs Denver Broncos
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| New York Jets | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 73,759
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Hector 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 25
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 27
- NYJ - Walker 23 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Safety (Humphrey tackled Elway in end zone)
3rd Quarter
- DEN - FG Karlis 47
4th Quarter
- DEN - Winder 20 pass from Kubiak (Karlis kick)
Week 8: vs New Orleans Saints
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 44,246
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NO - FG Andersen 26
- NO - FG Andersen 53
- NYJ - Toon 16 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Toon 62 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 6 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NO - Tice 1 pass from Wilson (Andersen kick)
- NO - Tice 29 pass from Wilson (Andersen kick)
- NO - FG Andersen 28
Week 9: at Seattle Seahwaks
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
- Game attendance: 62,497
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 50
- SEA - Turner 27 pass from Gilbert (Johnson kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 50 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 83 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - McNeil 9 run (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 36 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Shuler 1 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
- Game attendance: 53,476
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Toon 59 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 46 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 16 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 3 run (Leahy kick)
- ATL - Cox 20 pass from Archer (Luckhurst kick)
4th Quarter
- ATL - Whisenhunt 23 pass from Archer (Luckhurst kick)
Week 11: vs Indianapolis Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | |
| New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 65,149
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Walker 19 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- IND - McMillan 4 run (Biasucci kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Walker 5 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- IND - Safety (Leiding tackled Jennings in end zone)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 48
4th Quarter
- IND - Brooks 48 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
- NYJ - Hector 17 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Walker 5 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
Week 12: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Game attendance: 70,206
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- MIA - Hampton 54 run (Reveiz kick)
2nd Quarter
- MIA - Hampton 1 run (Reveiz kick)
- MIA - Hampton 1 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
3rd Quarter
- MIA - Moore 22 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 45
- MIA - FG Reveiz 39
4th Quarter
- MIA - Hardy 1 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
- MIA - Moore 21 pass from Marino (Reveiz kick)
Week 13: vs Los Angeles Rams
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 70,539
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- LA - House 60 pass from Everett (Lansford kick)
- LA - FG Lansford 38
4th Quarter
- LA - Dickerson 4 run (Lansford kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 25
Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francsico
- Game attendance: 60,946
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- SF - Craig 1 run (Wersching kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 22
- SF - Craig 5 run (Wersching kick)
3rd Quarter
- SF - Rathman 29 run (Wersching kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 10 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
- SF - FG Wersching 33
Week 15: vs Pittsburgh Steelers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 45 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game attendance: 76,025
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- PIT - Abercrombie 1 run (Anderson kick)
- NYJ - Townsell 93 kickoff return (Leahy kick)
- PIT - FG Anderson 36
- PIT - Abercrombie 7 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- NYJ - Sohn 24 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 18
4th Quarter
- PIT - Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
- PIT - Stallworth 40 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- PIT - Sanchez 67 interception return (Anderson kick)
- NYJ - Shuler 5 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
- PIT - Abercrombie 1 run (Anderson kick)
Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
- Game attendance: 51,619
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Humphrey 96 kickoff return (Leahy kick)
- CIN - Wilson 2 run (Breech kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - McNeil 6 run (Leahy kick)
- CIN - Collinsworth 12 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
- NYJ - McNeil 2 run (Leahy kick)
- CIN - FG Breech 43
3rd Quarter
- CIN - Holman 34 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
- CIN - Collinsworth 42 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
- CIN - Munoz 2 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
4th Quarter
- CIN - Collinsworth 21 pass from Esiason (Breech kick)
- CIN - Kinnebrew 2 run (Breech kick)
