1987 New York Jets season

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The 1987 New York Jets season was the 28th season for the team and the club's 18th season in the National Football League (NFL). It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–6 record from 1986 under head coach Joe Walton. The season was marred by a players' strike that resulted in the cancellation of all week-3 games, as well as Weeks 4 through 6 being played mostly with replacement players. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–9. For the second time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 8 interceptions in 393 passing attempts.

OwnerLeon Hess
General managerJim Kensil
Head coachJoe Walton
Offensive coordinatorRich Kotite
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1987 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
General managerJim Kensil
Head coachJoe Walton
Offensive coordinatorRich Kotite
Defensive coordinatorBud Carson
Home stadiumGiants Stadium
Results
Record6–9
Division place5th AFC East
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Al Toon
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Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1987 NFL draft
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1987 New York Jets draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 21 Roger Vick  Fillback Texas A&M
2 42 Alex Gordon  Linebacker Cincinnati
3 75 Onzy Elam  Linebacker Tennessee State
5 129 Kirby Jackson  Cornerback Mississippi State
6 161 Tracy Martin  Wide receiver North Dakota
7 187 Gerald Nichols  Defensive tackle Florida State
8 196 Eddie Hunter  Running back Virginia Tech
8 214 Mike Rice  Punter Montana
9 241 Ron McLean  Defensive tackle Cal State Fullerton
10 268 Sid Lewis  Cornerback Penn State
11 300 Kirk Timmer  Linebacker Montana State
12 327 Bill Ransdell  Quarterback Kentucky
      Made roster  
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Undrafted free agents

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1987 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Walter Briggs Quarterback Montclair State
Kirk Bumett Wide receiver Furman
John Chirico Running back Columbia
Bobby Curtis Linebacker Savannah State
Ted Gaffney Linebacker Boston College
Eddie Garrett Running back Michigan
Joseph Giaquinto Wide receiver Boston College
Dennis Hochman Kicker Sonoma State
Mark Johnson Safety Western Kentucky
Chris Jones Tackle Delaware State
Bill Sanders Tight end Sacramento State
Scott Saylor Tackle West Vriginia
John Thomas Tackle Toledo
Craig Vittum Tackle Norwich
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Personnel

1987 New York Jets staff

Front office

  • Owner – Leon Hess
  • President/general manager – Jim Kensil

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


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NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

1987 New York Jets replacement roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Roster

1987 New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 13 at Buffalo Bills W 31–28 1–0 Rich Stadium 76,718
2 September 21 New England Patriots W 43–24 2–0 Giants Stadium 70,847
3 September 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers Cancelled due to players' strike
4 October 4 Dallas Cowboys L 24–38 2–1 Giants Stadium 12,370
5 October 11 at Indianapolis Colts L 0–6 2–2 Hoosier Dome 34,927
6 October 18 Miami Dolphins W 37–31 (OT) 3–2 Giants Stadium 18,249
7 October 25 at Washington Redskins L 16–17 3–3 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 53,497
8 November 1 Indianapolis Colts L 14–19 3–4 Giants Stadium 60,863
9 November 9 Seattle Seahawks W 30–14 4–4 Giants Stadium 60,452
10 November 15 at Kansas City Chiefs W 16–9 5–4 Arrowhead Stadium 40,718
11 November 22 Buffalo Bills L 14–17 5–5 Giants Stadium 58,407
12 November 29 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–20 6–5 Giants Stadium 41,135
13 December 7 at Miami Dolphins L 28–37 6–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 62,592
14 December 13 at New England Patriots L 20–42 6–7 Sullivan Stadium 60,617
15 December 20 Philadelphia Eagles L 27–38 6–8 Giants Stadium 30,572
16 December 27 at New York Giants L 7–20 6–9 Giants Stadium 68,318
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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Season summary

Week 1

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• Jets 0 14107 31
Bills 0 7714 28
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  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C); wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Joe Namath
Scoring summary
Q2BUFJohnson 26-yard pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)BUF 7–0
Q2NYJWalker 55-yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)Tie 7–7
Q2NYJShuler 4-yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 14–7
Q3NYJLeahy 29-yard field goalNYJ 17–7
Q3BUFBurkett 6-yard pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)NYJ 17–14
Q3NYJHector 2-yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 24–14
Q4BUFRiddick 2-yard run (Norwood kick)NYJ 24–21
Q4NYJHector 1-yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 31–21
Q4BUFRiddick 1-yard pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)NYJ 31–28

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Week 2

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Team 1 234Total
Patriots 0 3714 24
• Jets 6 02116 43
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Scoring summary
Q1NYJLeahy 37-yard field goalNYJ 3–0
Q1NYJLeahy 34-yard field goalNYJ 6–0
Q2NEFranklin 32-yard field goalNYJ 6–3
Q3NYJToon 58-yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 13–3
Q3NYJHector 5-yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 20–3
Q3NETippett 29-yard fumble return (Franklin kick)NYJ 20–10
Q3NYJHector 9-yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 27–10
Q4NYJSafety, Lyons tackled Tatupu in end zoneNYJ 29–10
Q4NEBaty 1-yard pass from Eason (Franklin kick)NYJ 29–17
Q4NYJFa'aola 1-yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 36–17
Q4NEStarring 12-yard pass from Eason (Franklin kick)NYJ 36–24
Q4NYJFa'aola 1-yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 43–24

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Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

More information Team, OT ...
Team 1 234OTTotal
Dolphins 10 07140 31
• Jets 0 170146 37
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  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Joe Namath
Scoring summary
Q1MIABeecher 19-yard field goalMIA 3–0
Q1MIASmith 5-yard pass from Mackey (Beecher kick)MIA 10–0
Q2NYJHarper 35-yard pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)MIA 10–7
Q2NYJE. Hunter 7-yard pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)NYJ 14–10
Q2NYJRagusa 34-yard field goalNYJ 17–10
Q3MIAMackey 1-yard run (Beecher kick)Tie 17–17
Q4NYJBligen 7-yard run (Ragusa kick)NYJ 24–17
Q4NYJS. Hunter 5-yard pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)NYJ 31–17
Q4MIAMackey 5-yard run (Beecher kick)NYJ 31–24
Q4MIALewis 1-yard pass from Mackey (Beecher kick)Tie 31–31
OTNYJE. Hunter 8-yard pass from RyanNYJ 37–31

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Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Seahawks 0 0140 14
• Jets 0 101010 30
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  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C); wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf
Scoring summary
Q2NYJTownsell 91-yard punt return (Leahy kick)NYJ 7–0
Q2NYJLeahy 35-yard field goalNYJ 10–0
Q3NYJLeahy 36-yard field goalNYJ 13–0
Q3SEAWarner 3-yard run (Johnson kick)NYJ 13–7
Q3SEALargent 29-yard pass from Krieg (Johnson kick)SEA 14–13
Q3NYJGriggs 4-yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 20–14
Q4NYJHector 1-yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 27–14
Q4NYJLeahy 26-yard field goalNYJ 30–14

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Week 9

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Team 1 234Total
• Jets 3 0310 16
Chiefs 0 360 9
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  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C); wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Paul Maguire
Scoring summary
Q1NYJLeahy 39-yard field goalNYJ 3–0
Q2KCLowery 42-yard field goalTie 3–3
Q3KCLowery 43-yard field goalKC 6–3
Q3NYJLeahy 24-yard field goalTie 6–6
Q3KCLowery 18-yard field goalKC 9–6
Q4NYJToon 18-yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 13–9
Q4NYJLeahy 21-yard field goalNYJ 16–9

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Week 10

Week 11

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Bengals 0 1073 20
• Jets 7 10010 27
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  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7.2 °C); wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers: Marv Albert and Joe Namath
Scoring summary
Q1NYJMcNeil 18-yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 7–0
Q2NYJLeahy 24-yard field goalNYJ 10–0
Q2CINBrown 17-yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)NYJ 10–7
Q2NYJHector 1-yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 17–7
Q2CINBreech 31-yard field goalNYJ 17–10
Q3CINKattus 3-yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)Tie 17–17
Q4CINBreech 35-yard field goalCIN 20–17
Q4NYJLeahy 23-yard field goalTie 20–20
Q4NYJMiano 67-yard blocked field goal return (Leahy kick)NYJ 27–20

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Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Standings

More information AFC East, W ...
AFC East
 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Indianapolis Colts(3) 9 6 0 .600 5–3 8–6 300 238 W2
New England Patriots 8 7 0 .533 6–2 8–4 320 293 W3
Miami Dolphins 8 7 0 .533 2–6 5–7 362 335 L1
Buffalo Bills 7 8 0 .467 4–4 6–6 270 305 L2
New York Jets 6 9 0 .400 3–5 6–5 334 360 L4
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