1988 season of NFL team New York Jets
A ticket for a September 1988 game between the Jets and the Cleveland Browns. The 1988 New York Jets season was the 29th season for the team and the 19th in the National Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–9 record from 1987 under head coach Joe Walton . The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–7–1. Although for the second straight year they failed to qualify for the playoffs, they would play the spoiler, as a victory over their cross-town rival New York Giants in week 16 kept the Giants out of the playoffs due to a series of tiebreakers. For the third time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 7 interceptions in 424 passing attempts.
The Jets endured a major distraction when Mark Gastineau , the team's main pass rusher who appeared to be experiencing a career-renaissance, abruptly retired in midseason to tend to ailing actress Brigitte Nielsen .
1988 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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Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 4
at New England Patriots
L 3–28
0–1
Sullivan Stadium
44,027
2
September 11
at Cleveland Browns
W 23–3
1–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
74,434
3
September 18
Houston Oilers
W 45–3
2–1
Giants Stadium
64,483
4
September 25
at Detroit Lions
W 17–10
3–1
Pontiac Silverdome
29,250
5
October 2
Kansas City Chiefs
T 17–17 (OT)
3–1–1
Giants Stadium
66,110
6
October 9
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 19–36
3–2–1
Riverfront Stadium
57,482
7
October 17
Buffalo Bills L 14–37
3–3–1
Giants Stadium
70,218
8
October 23
at Miami Dolphins
W 44–30
4–3–1
Joe Robbie Stadium
68,292
9
October 30
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 24–20
5–3–1
Giants Stadium
64,862
10
November 6
at Indianapolis Colts
L 14–38
5–4–1
Hoosier Dome
59,233
11
November 13
New England Patriots L 13–14
5–5–1
Giants Stadium
48,358
12
November 20
at Buffalo Bills
L 6–9 (OT)
5–6–1
Rich Stadium
78,389
13
November 27
Miami Dolphins W 38–34
6–6–1
Giants Stadium
52,752
14
December 4
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 34–38
6–7–1
Arrowhead Stadium
30,059
15
December 10
Indianapolis Colts W 34–16
7–7–1
Giants Stadium
46,284
16
December 18
New York Giants
W 27–21
8–7–1
Giants Stadium
69,770
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
3
0 0 0
3
• Patriots
3
3 10 12
28
[ 3]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jets
3
3 3 14
23
Browns
3
0 0 0
3
Date: September 11Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C) • wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)Referee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (NBC): Mel Proctor and Al DeRogatis Scoring summary 1 NYJ Pat Leahy 22 yard field goalJets 3–0 1 CLE Matt Bahr 47 yard field goalTie 3–3 2 NYJ Pat Leahy 29 yard field goal Jets 6–3 3 NYJ Pat Leahy 23 yard field goal Jets 9–3 4 NYJ Roger Vick 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 16–3 4 NYJ Roger Vick 3 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) Jets 23–3
[ 4]
1
2 3 4 Total
Oilers
3
0 0 0
3
• Jets
14
14 3 14
45
Date: September 18Location: Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)Referee: Bob McElweeTelevision network: NBC
[ 5]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jets
3
7 0 7
17
Lions
3
0 7 0
10
[ 6]
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Chiefs
0
0 3 14 0
17
Jets
3
7 0 7 0
17
[ 7]
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
9
3 7 0
19
• Bengals
6
13 7 0
26
Date: October 9Location: Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)Referee: Dick HantakTV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
[ 8]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bills
17
14 3 3
37
Jets
0
7 7 0
14
Date: October 17Location: Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)Referee: Dick JorgensenTV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, and Dan Dierdorf
[ 9]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jets
6
24 7 7
44
Dolphins
7
3 13 7
30
Date: October 23Location: Joe Robbie Stadium , Miami, Florida Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)Referee: Bob McElweeTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
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1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
10
0 0 10
20
• Jets
0
10 7 7
24
[ 11]
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
0
14 0 0
14
• Colts
7
3 21 7
38
[ 12]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Patriots
0
0 7 7
14
Jets
0
3 3 7
13
[ 13]
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Jets
0
3 0 3 0
6
• Bills
0
0 3 3 3
9
Date: November 20Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New YorkGame start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 78,389Game weather: 43 °F (6.1 °C) • wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) Scoring summary 2 NYJ Pat Leahy 23 yard field goalJets 3–0 3 BUF Scott Norwood 25 yard field goalTie 3–3 4 BUF Scott Norwood 26 yard field goal Bills 6–3 4 NYJ Pat Leahy 40 yard field goal Tie 6–6 OT BUF Scott Norwood 30 yard field goal Bills 9–6
[ 14]
1
2 3 4 Total
Dolphins
7
7 20 0
34
• Jets
7
17 0 14
38
Date: November 27Location: Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 54 °F (12.2 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)Referee: Jerry SeemanTV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
[ 15]
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
10
10 7 7
34
• Chiefs
14
7 0 17
38
[ 16]
1
2 3 4 Total
Colts
6
7 3 0
16
• Jets
10
0 21 3
34
Date: December 10Location: Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 12:30 p.m. Game weather: 31 °F (−0.6 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)Referee: Johnny GrierTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
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1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
0
7 7 7
21
• Jets
10
3 7 7
27
Scoring summary 1 NYJ Pat Leahy 41 yard field goalJets 3–0 1 NYJ Mickey Shuler 5 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 10–0 2 NYJ Pat Leahy 20 yard field goal Jets 13–0 2 NYG Stephen Baker 5 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick)Jets 13–7 3 NYJ Freeman McNeil 6 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 20–7 3 NYG Stephen Baker 9 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick) Jets 20–14 4 NYG Lionel Manuel 9 yard pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick)Giants 21–20 4 :37 NYJ Al Toon 5 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)Jets 27–21
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