The 1987 New York Jets seasonNational Football League . 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.
Offseason [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ]
1987 New York Jets staff
Front office
Owner – Leon Hess
President/General Manager – Jim Kensil
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
[ 1]
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Game site
Attendance
1
000000001987-09-13-0000 September 13, 1987 at Buffalo Bills
W 31–28Rich Stadium
76,718
2
000000001987-09-21-0000 September 21, 1987 New England Patriots W 43–24The Meadowlands
70,847
3
000000001987-09-27-0000 September 27, 1987 at Pittsburgh Steelers
Cancelled due to players' strike
4
000000001987-10-04-0000 October 4, 1987 Dallas Cowboys L 38–24The Meadowlands
12,370
5
000000001987-10-11-0000 October 11, 1987 at Indianapolis Colts
L 6–0Hoosier Dome
34,927
6
000000001987-10-18-0000 October 18, 1987 Miami Dolphins W 37–31 (OT)The Meadowlands
18,249
7
000000001987-10-25-0000 October 25, 1987 at Washington Redskins
L 17–16Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
53,497
8
000000001987-11-01-0000 November 1, 1987 Indianapolis Colts L 19–14The Meadowlands
60,863
9
000000001987-11-09-0000 November 9, 1987 Seattle Seahawks W 30–14The Meadowlands
60,452
10
000000001987-11-15-0000 November 15, 1987 at Kansas City Chiefs
W 16–9Arrowhead Stadium
40,718
11
000000001987-11-22-0000 November 22, 1987 Buffalo Bills L 17–14The Meadowlands
58,407
12
000000001987-11-29-0000 November 29, 1987 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–20The Meadowlands
41,135
13
000000001987-12-07-0000 December 7, 1987 at Miami Dolphins
L 37–28Joe Robbie Stadium
62,592
14
000000001987-12-13-0000 December 13, 1987 at New England Patriots
L 42–20Sullivan Stadium
60,617
15
000000001987-12-20-0000 December 20, 1987 Philadelphia Eagles L 38–27The Meadowlands
30,572
16
000000001987-12-27-0000 December 27, 1987 at New York Giants
L 20–7Giants Stadium
68,318
Season summary [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
• Jets
0
14
10
7
31
Bills
0
7
7
14
28
Scoring summary
Q2
BUF Johnson 26 yard pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)BUF 7–0
Q2
NYJ Walker 55 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)Tie 7–7
Q2
NYJ Shuler 4 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 14–7
Q3
NYJ Leahy 29 yard field goal
NYJ 17–7
Q3
BUF Burkett 6 yard pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)NYJ 17–14
Q3
NYJ Hector 2 yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 24–14
Q4
BUF Riddick 2 yard run (Norwood kick)NYJ 24–21
Q4
NYJ Hector 1 yard run (Leahy kick)
NYJ 31–21
Q4
BUF Riddick 1 yard pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
NYJ 31–28
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1
2
3
4
Total
Patriots
0
3
7
14
24
• Jets
6
0
21
16
43
Scoring summary
Q1
NYJ Leahy 37 yard field goalNYJ 3–0
Q1
NYJ Leahy 34 yard field goal
NYJ 6–0
Q2
NE Franklin 32 yard field goalNYJ 6–3
Q3
NYJ Toon 58 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 13–3
Q3
NYJ Hector 5 yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 20–3
Q3
NE Tippett 29 yard fumble return (Franklin kick)NYJ 20–10
Q3
NYJ Hector 9 yard run (Leahy kick)
NYJ 27–10
Q4
NYJ Safety, Lyons tackled Tatupu in end zone
NYJ 29–10
Q4
NE Baty 1 yard pass from Eason (Franklin kick)NYJ 29–17
Q4
NYJ Fa'aola 1 yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 36–17
Q4
NE Starring 12 yard pass from Eason (Franklin kick)NYJ 36–24
Q4
NYJ Fa'aola 1 yard run (Leahy kick)
NYJ 43–24
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1
2
3
4
OT
Total
Dolphins
10
0
7
14
0
31
• Jets
0
17
0
14
6
37
Scoring summary
Q1
MIA Beecher 19 yard field goal
MIA 3–0
Q1
MIA Smith 5 yard pass from Mackey (Beecher kick)MIA 10–0
Q2
NYJ Harper 35 yard pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)
MIA 10–7
Q2
NYJ E. Hunter 7 yard pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)
NYJ 14–10
Q2
NYJ Ragusa 34 yard field goal
NYJ 17–10
Q3
MIA Mackey 1 yard run (Beecher kick)
Tie 17–17
Q4
NYJ Bligen 7 yard run (Ragusa kick)
NYJ 24–17
Q4
NYJ S. Hunter 5 yard pass from Ryan (Ragusa kick)
NYJ 31–17
Q4
MIA Mackey 5 yard run (Beecher kick)
NYJ 31–24
Q4
MIA Lewis 1 yard pass from Mackey (Beecher kick)
Tie 31–31
OT
NYJ E. Hunter 8 yard pass from Ryan
NYJ 37–31
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1
2
3
4
Total
Seahawks
0
0
14
0
14
• Jets
0
10
10
10
30
Scoring summary
Q2
NYJ Townsell 91 yard punt return (Leahy kick)NYJ 7–0
Q2
NYJ Leahy 35 yard field goal
NYJ 10–0
Q3
NYJ Leahy 36 yard field goal
NYJ 13–0
Q3
SEA Warner 3 yard run (Johnson kick)NYJ 13–7
Q3
SEA Largent 29 yard pass from Krieg (Johnson kick)SEA 14–13
Q3
NYJ Griggs 4 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 20–14
Q4
NYJ Hector 1 yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 27–14
Q4
NYJ Leahy 26 yard field goal
NYJ 30–14
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1
2
3
4
Total
• Jets
3
0
3
10
16
Chiefs
0
3
6
0
9
Scoring summary
Q1
NYJ Leahy 39 yard field goalNYJ 3–0
Q2
KC Lowery 42 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q3
KC Lowery 43 yard field goal
KC 6–3
Q3
NYJ Leahy 24 yard field goal
Tie 6–6
Q3
KC Lowery 18 yard field goal
KC 9–6
Q4
NYJ Toon 18 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 13–9
Q4
NYJ Leahy 21 yard field goal
NYJ 16–9
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Week 11 [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
10
7
3
20
• Jets
7
10
0
10
27
Scoring summary
Q1
NYJ McNeil 18 yard pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)NYJ 7–0
Q2
NYJ Leahy 24 yard field goal
NYJ 10–0
Q2
CIN Brown 17 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)NYJ 10–7
Q2
NYJ Hector 1 yard run (Leahy kick)NYJ 17–7
Q2
CIN Breech 31 yard field goal
NYJ 17–10
Q3
CIN Kattus 3 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)Tie 17–17
Q4
CIN Breech 35 yard field goal
CIN 20–17
Q4
NYJ Leahy 23 yard field goal
Tie 20–20
Q4
NYJ Miano 67 yard blocked field goal return (Leahy kick)NYJ 27–20
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