1986 New York Jets (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1986 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 35-15 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 69307 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/1987 | A | Cleveland Browns | 20-23 | L | 2OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79650 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dan Alexander | 60 | ROG | 6-4 | 271 | 31 | Louisiana State | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Baldwin | 95 | NT | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Wisconsin; Thornton JC; Tulsa | 2 | 2 |
| Ted Banker | 63 | OL | 6-2 | 270 | 25 | Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 |
| Marion Barber | 31 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| Barry Bennett | 78 | RDE | 6-4 | 259 | 31 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 2 | 2 |
| Troy Benson | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Bingham | 64 | LOG | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Montana | 2 | 2 |
| Russell Carter | 27 | RCB | 6-2 | 197 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 2 |
| Kyle Clifton | 59 | LILB | 6-4 | 234 | 24 | Texas Christian | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Crable | 50 | LOLB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Nuu Faaola | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 217 | 22 | Hawaii | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Fields | 65 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 33 | Rutgers-Camden; Widener | 2 | 2 |
| Jerome Foster | 98 | DE | 6-2 | 270 | 26 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Gastineau | 99 | DE | 6-5 | 270 | 30 | Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona State; East Central | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Griggs | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Rusty Guilbeau | 94 | ROLB | 6-4 | 243 | 28 | McNeese State | 2 | 2 |
| Harry Hamilton | 39 | FS | 6-0 | 193 | 24 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Harper | 84 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Holmes | 47 | LCB | 6-2 | 175 | 29 | Chowan JC; West Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Carl Howard | 28 | CB | 6-2 | 189 | 25 | Rutgers | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphery | 48 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | New Mexico State | 2 | 0 |
| Charles Jackson | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 31 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Jennings | 13 | P | 6-4 | 202 | 34 | St. Lawrence | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon King | 72 | ROT | 6-6 | 272 | 30 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Rocky Klever | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Montana | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Leahy | 5 | K | 6-0 | 196 | 35 | St. Louis | 2 | 0 |
| Lester Lyles | 26 | SS | 6-3 | 212 | 24 | Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Lynn | 29 | DB | 6-0 | 196 | 30 | UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| Marty Lyons | 93 | LDE | 6-5 | 269 | 29 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin McArthur | 57 | RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Lamar | 2 | 2 |
| Freeman McNeil | 24 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 27 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Rich Miano | 36 | S | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Hawaii | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Monger | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 239 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 |
| Derland Moore | 74 | DT | 6-4 | 265 | 35 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien | 7 | QB | 6-4 | 207 | 26 | Sacramento State; UC Davis | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 49 | FB | 5-11 | 235 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Ryan | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 |
| Mickey Shuler | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 30 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Kurt Sohn | 87 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 29 | Nassau CC; North Carolina State; Fordham | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Sweeney | 52 | LOT | 6-4 | 285 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Al Toon | 88 | WR | 6-4 | 205 | 23 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 |
| Jojo Townsell | 83 | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 26 | UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 182 | 31 | California | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 55 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:23 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 6/12 50.0% | 1/1 100.0% | 8 | 54 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:37 | 48 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 6/14 42.9% | 1/4 25.0% | 5 | 45 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Pat Leahy | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Billy Griggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kevin McArthur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Toon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wesley Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 55 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 38 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Leahy | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman McNeil | 56 | 206 | 3.7 | 25t | 2 |
| Pat Ryan | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Jennings | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 269 | 4.0 | 25t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 142 | 3.0 | 15 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ryan | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 12 | 256 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 42t | 4 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 32 | 224 | 126.6 |
| Ken O'Brien | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 8 | 134 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 34 | 100 | 79.7 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 33 | 62.3 | 20 | 390 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 42t | 4 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 66 | 324 | 109.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 102 | 54 | 52.9 | 44 | 671 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 37t | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.9 | 6 | 14 | 657 | 60.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Toon | 9 | 141 | 15.7 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Mickey Shuler | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Freeman McNeil | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Wesley Walker | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 42t | 1 | ||
| Kurt Sohn | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Tony Paige | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Billy Griggs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 | ||
| Dan Alexander | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 390 | 11.8 | 42t | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 671 | 12.4 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Carter | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kevin McArthur | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Jerry Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 21t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Jennings | 17 | 646 | 38.0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 557 | 30.9 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 646 | 35.9 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 556 | 30.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 434 | 39.5 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 387 | 35.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Sohn | 4 | 5 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 5 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 2 | 70 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo Townsell | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 29 | 0 | |
| Guy Bingham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Billy Griggs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Marty Lyons | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Mark Gastineau | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| Tom Baldwin | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 14.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11.0 | 66.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Clifton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Toon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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