1991_New_York_Jets_season

1991 New York Jets season
1991 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
General manager	Dick Steinberg
Head coach	Bruce Coslet
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Oilers) 10–17
Pro Bowlers	QB Ken O'Brien
	← 1990; Jets seasons; 1992 →;

1991 New York Jets season

1991 season of NFL team New York Jets

The 1991 New York Jets season was the 32nd season for the team and the 22nd in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–10 record from 1990 under head coach Bruce Coslet.

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The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–8, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 1986 as one of three AFC Wild Card teams. In the Wild Card Round they would lose to the Houston Oilers, 17–10. The Jets would not make the playoffs again until 1998.

For the second time in their history, the Jets suffered the embarrassment of losing at home to a team which would finish 1–15. The Colts defeated the Jets 28–27 at Giants Stadium in week 11, their lone win under interim coach Rick Venturi. In 1980, the Jets lost 21–20 to the Saints at Shea Stadium in week 15.

Season Game Summaries

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	34	Browning Nagle	Quarterback	Louisville
3	63	Mo Lewis	Linebacker	Georgia
4	94	Mark Gunn	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh
6	148	Blaise Bryant	Running back	Iowa State
6	160	Mike Riley	Defensive back	Tulane
7	175	Doug Parrish	Defensive back	San Francisco State
8	202	Tim James	Defensive back	Colorado
9	234	Paul Glonek	Defensive tackle	Arizona
10	261	Al Baker	Running back	Kentucky
11	288	Rocen Keeton	Linebacker	UCLA
12	315	Mark Hayes	Offensive tackle	Arizona State

Player	Position	College
Pete Balistrieri	Wide receiver	Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Kip Beach	Tackle	Indiana State
Leroy Kinard	Running back	Liberty
Phil Logan	Wide receiver	Kentucky
Reggie Moore	Wide receiver	UCLA
Jim Scully	Linebacker	Hofstra
Matt Swinson	Tight end	Maine


	Quarterbacks 8 Browning Nagle 7 Ken O'Brien 11 Troy Taylor Running backs 30 Brad Baxter FB 29 A. B. Brown 34 Johnny Hector 24 Freeman McNeil 32 Blair Thomas Wide receivers 87 Chris Burkett 81 Terance Mathis 85 Rob Moore 88 Al Toon Tight ends 80 Mark Boyer 84 Chris Dressel 82 Pat Kelly		Offensive linemen 66 Dave Cadigan G 69 Jeff Criswell T 62 Roger Duffy C 75 Irv Eatman T 79 Mike Haight G 64 Trevor Matich C 72 Brett Miller T 53 Jim Sweeney C 67 Dwayne White G Defensive linemen 90 Dennis Byrd DT 91 Paul Frase DT 96 Mark Gunn DE 56 Jeff Lageman DE 94 Scott Mersereau DT 71 Bill Pickel DT 97 Marvin Washington DE		Linebackers 59 Kyle Clifton MLB 55 Bobby Houston OLB 95 Troy Johnson OLB 58 Joe Kelly OLB 57 Mo Lewis OLB Defensive backs 43 Mike Brim CB 40 James Hasty CB 25 R. J. Kors SS 22 Erik McMillan FS 21 Don Odegard CB 45 Tony Stargell CB 48 Brian Washington SS 31 Lonnie Young FS Special teams 4 Louie Aguiar P 2 Raúl Allegre K 5 Pat Leahy K		Reserve lists 89 Dale Dawkins WR (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 44 Patrick Egu RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Joe Mott LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Dennis Price CB (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform) 86 Ken Whisenhunt TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 47 Corwin Anthony TE 33 Blaise Bryant RB 74 Mark Hayes T 54 Pepper Jenkins LB 35 Leroy Kinard RB 17 Reggie Moore WR Rookies in italics 47 active, 5 inactive, 6(developmental) practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 3	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–24	0–1	Giants Stadium	31,577
2	August 10	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–19	0–2	Busch Stadium	52,935
3	August 17	at New York Giants	L 10–24	0–3	Giants Stadium	73,618
4	August 24	vs. Washington Redskins	W 13–9	1–3	Williams-Brice Stadium	69,117

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 16–13	1–0	Giants Stadium	61,204
2	September 8	at Seattle Seahawks	L 13–20	1–1	Kingdome	56,770
3	September 15	Buffalo Bills	L 20–23	1–2	Giants Stadium	65,309
4	September 23	at Chicago Bears	L 13–19 (OT)	1–3	Soldier Field	65,255
5	September 29	Miami Dolphins	W 41–23	2–3	Giants Stadium	71,170
6	October 6	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–14	3–3	Cleveland Stadium	71,042
7	October 13	Houston Oilers	L 20–23	3–4	Giants Stadium	70,758
8	October 20	at Indianapolis Colts	W 17–6	4–4	Hoosier Dome	53,025
9	Bye
10	November 3	Green Bay Packers	W 19–16 (OT)	5–4	Giants Stadium	67,435
11	November 10	Indianapolis Colts	L 27–28	5–5	Giants Stadium	44,792
12	November 17	at New England Patriots	W 28–21	6–5	Foxboro Stadium	30,743
13	November 24	San Diego Chargers	W 24–3	7–5	Giants Stadium	59,025
14	December 1	at Buffalo Bills	L 13–24	7–6	Rich Stadium	80,243
15	December 8	at Detroit Lions	L 20–34	7–7	Pontiac Silverdome	69,304
16	December 15	New England Patriots	L 3–6	7–8	Giants Stadium	55,689
17	December 22	at Miami Dolphins	W 23–20 (OT)	8–8	Joe Robbie Stadium	69,636
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

1991_New_York_Jets_season

1991 New York Jets season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Season Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday, September 1, 1991): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 2 (Sunday, September 8, 1991): at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3 (Sunday, September 15, 1991): vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 4 (Monday, September 23, 1991): at Chicago Bears

Week 5 (Sunday, September 29, 1991): vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 6 (Sunday, October 6, 1991): at Cleveland Browns

Week 7 (Sunday, October 13, 1991): vs. Houston Oilers

Week 8 (Sunday, October 20, 1991): at Indianapolis Colts

Week 9: BYE WEEK

Week 10 (Sunday, November 3, 1991): vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 11 (Sunday, November 10, 1991): vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 12 (Sunday, November 17, 1991): at New England Patriots

Week 13 (Sunday, November 24, 1991): vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 14 (Sunday, December 1, 1991): at Buffalo Bills

Week 15: (Sunday, December 8, 1991): at Detroit Lions

Week 16 (Sunday, December 15, 1991): vs. New England Patriots

Week 17 (Sunday, December 22, 1991): at Miami Dolphins

Postseason

Playoff Game Summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs (Sunday, December 29, 1991): at Houston Oilers

References

External links

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AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.813	7–1	10–2	458	318	L1
⁽⁶⁾ New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	314	293	W1
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	4–4	5–7	343	349	L2
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–9	211	305	L1
Indianapolis Colts	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–11	143	381	L6

Buccaneers	Game Statistics	Jets
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards
	Time of possession

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers (0–1)	3	3	0	7	13
Jets (1–0)	7	3	0	6	16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
NYJ	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving