1985_New_York_Jets_season

1985 New York Jets season
1985 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
General manager	Jim Kensil
Head coach	Joe Walton
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Patriots) 14–26
Pro Bowlers	QB Ken O'Brien; RB Freeman McNeil; DT Joe Klecko; DE Mark Gastineau; LB Lance Mehl
	← 1984; Jets seasons; 1986 →;

1985 New York Jets season

1985 season of NFL team New York Jets

The 1985 New York Jets season was the 26th season for the team and the 16th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–9 record from 1984 under head coach Joe Walton. Among quarterbacks, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions, with only eight interceptions in 488 passing attempts. The Jets finished the season with a record of 11–5, qualifying for the top Wild Card spot in the playoffs. On October 14, during a Monday Night Halftime ceremony, the Jets retired Joe Namath's number 12, and helped inspire the Jets to a 23–7 victory over the Dolphins. In the Wild Card round of the playoffs, they fell at home to the eventual AFC champion New England Patriots 26–14.

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The Jets playing against the New England Patriots in week 7

NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitled Just The Beginning; it was narrated by Jeff Kaye.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1985 New York Jets draft
1	10	Al Toon *	Wide receiver	Wisconsin
2	40	Lester Lyles	Cornerback	Virginia
3	67	Donnie Elder	Cornerback	Memphis State
4	94	Doug Allen	Wide receiver	Arizona State
5	120	Troy Benson	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
5	124	Brian Luft	Defensive tackle	USC
5	134	Tony Smith	Wide receiver	San Jose State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan Running backs 31 Marion Barber Jr. 23 Dennis Bligen 34 Johnny Hector 24 Freeman McNeil 49 Tony Paige FB Wide receivers 22 Nick Bruckner 88 Chy Davidson 84 Bobby Humphery 87 Kurt Sohn 88 Al Toon 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends 81 Billy Griggs 89 Rocky Klever 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander T 63 Ted Banker G 64 Guy Bingham C 65 Joe Fields G 68 Reggie McElroy T 66 Billy Shields T 53 Jim Sweeney C Defensive linemen 95 Tom Baldwin DT 78 Barry Bennett DE 74 Ron Faurot DE 99 Mark Gastineau DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 93 Marty Lyons DE 76 Ben Rudolph DT		Linebackers 59 Kyle Clifton 50 Bob Crable 52 Jim Eliopulos 56 Lance Mehl 57 John Woodring Defensive backs 27 Russell Carter CB 35 Kerry Glenn CB 39 Harry Hamilton FS 28 Carl Howard CB 40 Bobby Jackson CB 26 Lester Lyles SS 29 Johnny Lynn CB 20 Davlin Mullen CB 21 Kirk Springs SS Special teams 13 Dave Jennings P 5 Pat Leahy K		Reserve lists 54 Troy Benson OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Rusty Guilbeau LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 80 Lam Jones WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 10	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–37	0–1	Giants Stadium	30,097
2	August 17	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–24	0–2	Riverfront Stadium	40,371
3	August 24	at New York Giants	L 31–34 (OT)	0–3	Giants Stadium	63,174
4	August 31	at Green Bay Packers	W 30–20	1–3	Lambeau Field	56,753

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 8	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 0–31	0–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	57,123
2	September 15	Buffalo Bills	W 42–3	1–1	Giants Stadium	63,449
3	September 22	at Green Bay Packers	W 24–3	2–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,667
4	September 29	Indianapolis Colts	W 25–20	3–1	Giants Stadium	61,987
5	October 6	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 29–20	4–1	Riverfront Stadium	51,785
6	October 14	Miami Dolphins	W 23–7	5–1	Giants Stadium	73,807
7	October 20	at New England Patriots	L 13–20	5–2	Sullivan Stadium	58,163
8	October 27	Seattle Seahawks	W 17–14	6–2	Giants Stadium	69,320
9	November 3	at Indianapolis Colts	W 35–17	7–2	Hoosier Dome	59,683
10	November 10	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–21	7–3	Miami Orange Bowl	73,965
11	November 17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 62–28	8–3	Giants Stadium	65,344
12	November 24	New England Patriots	W 16–13 (OT)	9—3	Giants Stadium	74,100
13	November 28	at Detroit Lions	L 20–31	9–4	Pontiac Silverdome	65,531
14	December 8	at Buffalo Bills	W 27–7	10–4	Rich Stadium	23,122
15	December 14	Chicago Bears	L 6–19	10–5	Giants Stadium	74,752
16	December 22	Cleveland Browns	W 37–10	11–5	Giants Stadium	59,073
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets (0–1)	0	0	0	0	0
Raiders (1–0)	7	14	7	3	31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NYJ	Passing	Ken O'Brien	16/29, 192 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Freeman McNeil	17 CAR, 44 YDS
	Receiving	Mickey Shuler	7 REC, 88 YDS
RAI	Passing	Jim Plunkett	14/21, 242 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Marcus Allen	20 CAR, 76 YDS, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Todd Christensen	6 REC, 87 YDS

Jets	Game Statistics	Raiders
14	First downs	19
24–62	Rushes–yards	35–122
192	Passing yards	258
16–29–2	Passes	15–22–0
10–61	Sacked–yards	4–24
131	Net passing yards	234
193	Total yards	356
0	Return yards	125
7–43	Punts	4–37
1–0	Fumbles–lost	0–0
2–10	Penalties–yards	7–60
28:21	Time of possession	31:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NYJ	Passing	Ken O'Brien	15/31, 246 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Johnny Hector	21 CAR, 80 YDS
	Receiving	Wesley Walker	6 REC, 140 YDS
NE	Passing	Steve Grogan	11/32, 171 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Craig James	22 CAR, 94 YDS
	Receiving	Stanley Morgan	3 REC, 71 YDS

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SEA	Passing	Dave Krieg	9/20, 148 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Randall Morris	23 CAR, 88 YDS
	Receiving	Daryl Turner	2 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
NYJ	Passing	Ken O'Brien	13/25, 182 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Freeman McNeil	22 CAR, 151 YDS
	Receiving	Rocky Klever	3 REC, 43 YDS

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	428	320	W7
New York Jets⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	393	264	W1
New England Patriots⁽⁵⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	8–4	362	290	W1
Indianapolis Colts	5	11	0	.313	1–7	2–10	320	386	W2
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	1–7	2–12	200	381	L6

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins (4–2)	0	0	7	0	7
Jets (5–1)	0	6	10	7	23

1985_New_York_Jets_season

Offseason

Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Pre season

Schedule

Preseason Game summaries

Week P1 (Saturday, August 10, 1985): vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week P2 (Saturday, August 17, 1985): at Cincinnati Bengals

Week P3 (Saturday, August 24, 1985): at New York Giants

Week P4 (Saturday, August 31, 1985): at Green Bay Packers

Regular season

Schedule

Regular Season Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday, September 8, 1985): at Los Angeles Raiders

Week 2 (Sunday, September 15, 1985): vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 3 (Sunday, September 22, 1985): at Green Bay Packers

Week 4 (Sunday, September 29, 1985): vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 5 (Sunday, October 6, 1985): at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 6 (Monday, October 14, 1985): vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 7 (Sunday, October 20, 1985): at New England Patriots

Week 8 (Sunday, October 27, 1985): vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 9 (Sunday, November 3, 1985): at Indianapolis Colts

Week 10 (Sunday, November 10, 1985): at Miami Dolphins

Week 11 (Sunday, November 17, 1985): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 12 (Sunday, November 24, 1985): vs. New England Patriots

Week 13 (Thursday, November 28, 1985): at Detroit Lions

Week 14 (Sunday, December 8, 1985): at Buffalo Bills

Week 15 (Saturday, December 14, 1985): vs. Chicago Bears

Week 16 (Sunday, December 22, 1985): vs. Cleveland Browns

Standings

Playoffs

Playoff Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs (Saturday, December 28, 1985): vs. New England Patriots

Awards and honors

External links

References

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