1986 New York Jets season

1986 season of NFL team New York Jets

1986 New York Jets season

Owner| Leon Hess
Head coach| Joe Walton
Home stadium| Giants Stadium
Results
Record| 10–6
Division place| 2nd AFC East
Playoffs| Won Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Chiefs) 35–15
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Browns) 20–23 (2OT)
Pro Bowlers| TE Mickey Shuler
WR Al Toon

* <- 1985
* Jets seasons
* 1987 ->

The 1986 New York Jets season was the 27th season for the team and the seventeenth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 11–5 record from 1985 and return to the playoffs under head coach Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season with a record of 10–6, qualifying for the top Wild Card spot in the playoffs despite losing their last five games of the season. They defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35–15 in the wild-card round, but lost to the Cleveland Browns in the divisional round. The loss to the Browns is infamous in Jets history. Leading 20–10 in the 4th quarter, the Jets collapsed when Mark Gastineau hammered Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar seconds after he released a pass; Gastineau was flagged for roughing the passer and the Browns rallied to force overtime and win 23–20 early in the game's second overtime.

The week-3 game against Miami was memorable as Ken O'Brien and Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino fought a wild shootout that culminated in the Jets winning 51–45 in overtime. Marino threw for 448 yards and six TD passes while O'Brien accumulated 479 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception for what would statistically be the best game of his career.

After 11 games, both the Jets and the New York Giants were 10–1, with many thinking there would be an all-New York Super Bowl for the first time. The Giants would indeed go on to finish 14–2 and win Super Bowl XXI.

## Offseason

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1986 NFL draft

1986 New York Jets draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 22  | Mike Haight | OT | Iowa |
2  | 49  | Doug Williams | Tackle | Texas A&M |
3  | 79  | Tim Crawford | LB | Texas Tech |
4  | 105  | Rogers Alexander | LB | Penn State |
5  | 132  | Ron Hadley | LB | Washington |
7  | 189  | Bob White | Tackle | Rhode Island |
8  | 215  | Robert Ducksworth | DB | Southern Miss |
9  | 245  | Nuu Faaola | RB | Hawaii |
10  | 272  | Carl Carr | LB | North Carolina |
11  | 299  | Vince Amoia | RB | Arizona State |
12  | 328  | Sal Cesario | Tackle | Cal Poly |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

## Roster

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1986 New York Jets roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 7 Ken O'Brien
* 10 Pat Ryan

Running backs (RB)

* 31 Marion Barber
* 30 Nuu Faaola
* 34 Johnny Hector
* 24 Freeman McNeil
* 49 Tony Paige

Wide receivers (WR)

* 84 Michael Harper
* 87 Kurt Sohn
* 88 Al Toon
* 83 Jo-Jo Townsell
* 85 Wesley Walker

Tight ends (TE)

* 81 Billy Griggs
* 89 Rocky Klever
* 82 Mickey Shuler

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 60 Dan Alexander G
* 63 Ted Banker G
* 64 Guy Bingham C
* 65 Joe Fields C
* 79 Mike Haight G
* 72 Gordon King T
* 53 Jim Sweeney T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 95 Tom Baldwin NT
* 78 Barry Bennett DE
* 98 Jerome Foster DE
* 93 Marty Lyons DE
* 74 Derland Moore NT
* 76 Ben Rudolph DE

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 54 Troy Benson ILB
* 59 Kyle Clifton ILB
* 50 Bob Crable OLB
* 94 Rusty Guilbeau OLB
* 55 Charles Jackson OLB
* 57 Kevin McArthur ILB
* 58 Matt Monger OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 27 Russell Carter CB
* 39 Harry Hamilton FS
* 47 Jerry Holmes CB
* 28 Carl Howard CB
* 48 Bobby Humphery CB
* 26 Lester Lyles SS
* 29 Johnny Lynn FS
* 36 Rich Miano SS

Special teams (ST)

* 13 Dave Jennings P
* 5 Pat Leahy K

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Reserve

* 43 Vince Amoia RB (IR)
* 52 Tim Crawford LB (IR)
* 99 Mark Gastineau DE (IR)
* 73 Joe Klecko NT (IR)
* 35 Kerry Glenn CB (IR)
* 80 Lam Jones WR (IR)
* 68 Reggie McElroy T (IR)
* 56 Lance Mehl LB (IR)
* 21 Kirk Springs S (IR)

Rookies in italics

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### Depth chart

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Defense

1986 New York Jets roster

| FS

Harry Hamilton
Johnny Lynn

| WLB | ILB | ILB | SLB

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Bob Crable | Lance Mehl | Kyle Clifton | ⋅
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| SS

Lester Lyles

| CB

Jerry Holmes

| DE | NT | DE

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Barry Bennett | Joe Klecko | Marty Lyons
Mark Gastineau | Tom Baldwin | ⋅
|  | CB

Russell Carter

Offense

1986 New York Jets roster
| WR

Al Toon

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Jim Sweeney | Ted Banker | Joe Fields | Dan Alexander | Reggie McElroy
⋅ | ⋅ | Guy Bingham | ⋅ | Gordon King
| TE

Mickey Shuler
Rocky Klever
| WR

Wesley Walker

|  | QB

Ken O'Brien

|  | RB

Freeman McNeil
Johnny Hector
|  | FB

Tony Paige

| Special teams

PK Pat Leahy
P Dave Jennings
KR Bobby Humphery
PR Kurt Sohn

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## Schedule

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### Regular season

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | September 7  | at Buffalo Bills | W 28–24  | 1–0  | Rich Stadium | 79,951
2  | September 11  | New England Patriots | L 6–20  | 1–1  | Giants Stadium | 72,422
3  | September 21  | Miami Dolphins | W 51–45 (OT)  | 2–1  | Giants Stadium  | 71,025
4  | September 28  | at Indianapolis Colts | W 26–7  | 3–1  | Hoosier Dome | 56,075
5  | October 5  | Buffalo Bills | W 14–13  | 4–1  | Giants Stadium  | 69,504
6  | October 12  | at New England Patriots | W 31–24  | 5–1  | Sullivan Stadium | 60,342
7  | October 20  | Denver Broncos | W 22–10  | 6–1  | Giants Stadium  | 73,759
8  | October 26  | New Orleans Saints | W 28–23  | 7–1  | Giants Stadium  | 44,246
9  | November 2  | at Seattle Seahawks | W 38–7  | 8–1  | Kingdome | 62,497
10  | November 9  | at Atlanta Falcons | W 28–14  | 9–1  | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 53,476
11  | November 16  | Indianapolis Colts | W 31–16  | 10–1  | Giants Stadium  | 65,149
12  | November 24  | at Miami Dolphins | L 3–45  | 10–2  | Miami Orange Bowl | 70,206
13  | November 30  | Los Angeles Rams | L 3–17  | 10–3  | Giants Stadium  | 70,539
14  | December 7  | at San Francisco 49ers | L 10–24  | 10–4  | Candlestick Park | 58,091
15  | December 13  | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–45  | 10–5  | Giants Stadium  | 58,044
16  | December 21  | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–52  | 10–6  | Riverfront Stadium | 51,619
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries

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#### Week 1 at Buffalo Bills

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See also: 1986 Buffalo Bills season

New York Jets (0–0) at Buffalo Bills (0–0)

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Jets | 7 | 7 | 0| 14| 28
Bills | 7 | 3 | 0| 14| 24

at Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York

* Date: September 7
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C) • Wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
* Game attendance: 79,951
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Griese
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

Jets

* Ken O'Brien
18/25, 318 Yds, 2 TD
* Freeman McNeil
21 Rush, 72 Yds
* Al Toon
6 Rec, 119 Yds, TD

Bills

* Jim Kelly
20/33, 292 Yds, 3 TD
* Greg Bell
17 Rush, 44 Yds
* Andre Reed
5 Rec, 95 Yds, TD

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The Jets spoiled the debut of Bills quarterback Jim Kelly.

Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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1  | 8:55  |  |  |  | Bills  | Bell 2-yard touchdown reception from Kelly, Norwood kick good  | 0  | 7
1  | 6:14  |  |  |  | Jets  | Paige 2-yard touchdown run, Leahy kick good  | 7  | 7
2  | 3:51  |  |  |  | Jets  | Toon 46-yard touchdown reception from O'Brien, Leahy kick good  | 14  | 7
2  | 3:05  |  |  |  | Bills  | 19-yard field goal by Norwood  | 14  | 10
4  | 14:00  |  |  |  | Bills  | Reed 55-yard touchdown reception from Kelly, Norwood kick good  | 14  | 17
4  | 9:58  |  |  |  | Jets  | Hector 1-yard touchdown run, Leahy kick good  | 21  | 17
4  | 5:24  |  |  |  | Jets  | Walker 71-yard touchdown reception from O'Brien, Leahy kick good  | 28  | 17
4  | 3:55  |  |  |  | Bills  | Metzelaars 4-yard touchdown reception from Kelly, Norwood kick good  | 28  | 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 28  | 24

#### Week 2: vs. New England Patriots

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The NFL scheduled the Jets to host the Patriots in a rare Thursday night game. The Jets were limited to two field goals as Tony Collins caught two touchdowns in a 20–6 Jets loss where the two teams combined for just 486 yards of offense.

#### Week 3 vs. Dolphins

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Week Three: Miami Dolphins (1–1) at New York Jets (1–1)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Dolphins | 7 | 14 | 17| 7| 0| 45
Jets | 3 | 28 | 0| 14| 6| 51

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Date: September 21
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,025
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
* Box Score, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* NYJ – Pat Leahy 32-yard field goal, 4:29. Jets 3–0.
* MIA – James Pruitt 6-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 2:36. Dolphins 7–3.

Second quarter

* NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 12:09. Jets 10–7.
* NYJ – Johnny Hector 8-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 10:00. Jets 17–7.
* MIA – Dan Johnson 1-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 7:26. Jets 17–14.
* MIA – Mark Duper 13-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 5:06. Dolphins 21–17.
* NYJ – Wesley Walker 65-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 3:12. Jets 24–21.
* NYJ – Wesley Walker 50-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:34. Jets 31–21.

Third quarter

* MIA – Mark Duper 46-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 10:48. Jets 31–28.
* MIA – Fuad Reveiz 44-yard field goal, 7:12. Tie 31–31.
* MIA – Bruce Hardy 1-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 4:12. Dolphins 38–31.

Fourth quarter

* NYJ – Dennis Bligen 7-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 8:42. Tie 38–38.
* MIA – Mark Clayton 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 2:56. Dolphins 45–38.
* NYJ – Wesley Walker 21-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:00. Tie 45–45.

Overtime

* NYJ – Wesley Walker 43-yard pass from Ken O'Brien, 12:25. Jets 51–45.

Top passers

* MIA – Dan Marino – 30/50, 448 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT
* NYJ – Ken O'Brien – 29/43, 479 Yds, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

* MIA – Tony Nathan – 4 Rush, 36 Yds
* NYJ – Johnny Hector – 22 Rush, 82 Yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

* MIA – Mark Clayton – 8 Rec, 174 Yds, TD
* NYJ – Wesley Walker – 6 Rec, 194 Yds, 4 TD

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The Jets-Dolphins rivalry reached an apex in this week-3 matchup as Ken O'Brien and Dan Marino unleashed ten combined touchdowns, the last a 43-yard score to Wesley Walker and a 51–45 overtime win for the Jets.

#### Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

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The two teams combined for six fumbles and three interceptions as Pat Leahy booted four field goals and Ken O'Brien had a touchdown throw for the Jets’ 26–7 win.

#### Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills

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The Jets limited Jim Kelly to 211 yards, one touchdown, and one interception as Mickey Shuler caught the winning 36-yard touchdown for a 14–13 New York win.

#### Week 6: at New England Patriots

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Johnny Hector and Steve Grogan had memorable performances as the Jets raced to a 24–0 halftime lead. Subbing for injured Tony Eason, Grogan stormed the Patriots back in the second half with three touchdowns and a career-high 401 passing yards. Hector, with a career-high 143 rushing yards, also scored three times, and in the final minute Grogan completed a deep pass to Irving Fryar, but Fryar fumbled to the Jets, ending a 31–24 Jets win.

#### Week 7: Monday Night Football at Denver Broncos

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The two teams used four quarterbacks (John Elway, Gary Kubiak, Ken O'Brien, and Pat Ryan) and combined for ten quarterback sacks, 22 penalties (for 172 yards), and just 490 yards of offense as the Jets ran away with a 22–10 win.

#### Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Despite being shut out 17–0 in the fourth quarter, the Jets beat the Saints 28–23. Al Toon caught three touchdowns against his son's future team and Freeman McNeil added a fourth score. The Jets grabbed three fumbles and picked off the Saints twice.

#### Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks

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Gale Gilbert was intercepted twice as the Jets crushed the Seahawks 38–7. Ken O'Brien threw for 431 yards and four touchdowns as the Jets put up 553 yards of offense.

#### Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons

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Three Ken O'Brien touchdowns in the second quarter were enough to upend the Falcons in a 28–14 final. O'Brien and Falcons quarterback David Archer combined for 672 passing yards.

#### Week 11: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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The Jets picked off Jack Trudeau four times and won 31–16, their ninth straight win putting them at a seemingly commanding 10–1.

#### Week 12: Monday Night Football at Miami Dolphins

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Mounting injuries for the Jets had steadily weakened the club and the repercussions began in a 45–3 massacre by the Dolphins in Miami. Dan Marino tossed four touchdowns and Lorenzo Hampton blasted to 188 all-purpose yards and three scores. Ken O'Brien completed just 11 of 21 passes with an interception, and Pat Ryan took over under center but was picked off himself; the Jets also fumbled twice.

#### Week 13: vs. LA Rams

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Three years after the infamous set-to between Jackie Slater and Mark Gastineau the Rams returned to The Meadowlands and won 17–3. Despite 350 yards of offense the Jets managed the one field goal while coughing up four turnovers and committing eight penalties to one Rams foul.

#### Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers

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Four Niners backs (including ex-Buffalo Bill Joe Cribbs) rushed for 198 yards and three scores as the Niners won 24–10, knocking the Jets to 10–4.

#### Week 15 vs. Steelers

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See also: 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Week Fifteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (5–9) at New York Jets (10–4)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Steelers | 0 | 17 | 0| 28| 45
Jets | 0 | 14 | 3| 7| 24

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Date: December 13, 1986
* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather: Clear, 32 °F (0 °C)
* Game attendance: 58,044
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
* Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database

Game information

First quarter No Scoring Second quarter

* PIT – Walter Abercrombie 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 12:10. Steelers 7–0. Drive:
* NYJ – Jo-Jo Townsell 93-yard kickoff return (Pat Leahy kick), 11:54. Tie 7–7.
* PIT – Gary Anderson 36-yard field goal, 9:07. Steelers 10–7. Drive:
* PIT – Walter Abercrombie 7-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 1:54. Steelers 17–7. Drive:
* NYJ – Kurt Sohn 24-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:14. Steelers 17–14. Drive:

Third quarter

* NYJ – Pat Leahy 18-yard field goal, 9:04. Tie 17–17. Drive:

Fourth quarter

* PIT – Mark Malone 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 11:11. Steelers 24–17. Drive:
* PIT – John Stallworth 40-yard pass from Mark Malone (Gary Anderson kick), 7:48. Steelers 31–17. Drive:
* PIT – Lupe Sanchez 67-yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick), 6:00. Steelers 38–17.
* NYJ – Mickey Shuler 5-yard pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick), 2:47. Steelers 38–24. Drive:
* PIT – Walter Abercrombie 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 0:37. Steelers 45–24. Drive:

Top passers

* PIT – Mark Malone – 16/27, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT
* NYJ – Ken O'Brien – 20/30, 197 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

* PIT – Earnest Jackson – 23 rushes, 101 yards
* NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 23 rushes, 137 yards

Top receivers

* PIT – John Stallworth – 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD
* NYJ – Mickey Shuler – 8 receptions, 69 yards, TD

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In a Saturday NFL doubleheader with the Broncos–Redskins game following, the Jets hosted the Steelers and were buried 45–24. Ken O'Brien and Pat Ryan combined for 262 yards and two touchdowns but were intercepted three times as five Steelers backs rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns.

#### Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

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The AFC East slipped away from the Jets as they were crushed 52–21 by the Bengals. Boomer Esiason exploded to five touchdowns as the Jets had to settle for a wildcard playoff spot.

## Postseason

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Round  | Date  | Opponent (seed)  | Result  | Venue  | Attendance

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Wild Card  | December 28  | Kansas City Chiefs (5)  | W 35–15  | Giants Stadium | 69,307
Divisional  | January 3, 1987  | at Cleveland Browns (1)  | L 20–23 (2OT)  | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,106

### AFC Wild Card Playoffs

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Wild Card vs Kansas City Chiefs

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Chiefs | 6 | 0 | 0| 9| 15
Jets | 7 | 14 | 7| 7| 35

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Date: December 28, 1986
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 75,212
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bob Griese

* Scoring
* KC – Smith 1 run (kick failed)
* NYJ – McNeil 4 run (Leahy kick)
* NYJ – McNeil 1 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
* NYJ – Toon 11 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
* NYJ – McArthur 21 interception return (Leahy kick)
* KC – Lewis recovered blocked punt in end zone (Lowery kick)
* NYJ – Griggs 6 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
* KC – Safety, Jennings ran out of end zone

### AFC Divisional Playoff

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Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)

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Jets | 7 | 3 | 3| 7| 0| 0| 20
Browns | 7 | 3 | 0| 10| 0| 3| 23

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 79,720
* Referee: Ben Dreith
* TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

## Standings

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AFC East

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
New England Patriots(3) | 11  | 5  | 0  | .688  | 7–1  | 8–4  | 412  | 307  | W1
New York Jets(4) | 10  | 6  | 0  | .625  | 6–2  | 8–4  | 364  | 386  | L5
Miami Dolphins | 8  | 8  | 0  | .500  | 5–3  | 6–6  | 430  | 405  | L1
Buffalo Bills | 4  | 12  | 0  | .250  | 1–7  | 3–11  | 287  | 348  | L3
Indianapolis Colts | 3  | 13  | 0  | .188  | 1–7  | 2–10  | 229  | 400  | W3

## References

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## External links

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