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1987 football season
The 1987 New York Jets season was the 28th season for the team and the club's 18th season in the National Football League (NFL). 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.
1987 New York Jets staff
Front office
Owner – Leon Hess
President/general manager – Jim Kensil Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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NFL replacement players [ edit ] After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
1987 New York Jets replacement roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 13
at Buffalo Bills
W 31–28
1–0
Rich Stadium
76,718
2
New England Patriots W 43–24
2–0
Giants Stadium
70,847
3
September 27
at Pittsburgh Steelers
Cancelled due to players' strike
4
October 4
Dallas Cowboys
L 24–38
2–1
Giants Stadium
12,370
5
October 11
at Indianapolis Colts
L 0–6
2–2
Hoosier Dome
34,927
6
October 18
Miami Dolphins W 37–31 (OT)
3–2
Giants Stadium
18,249
7
October 25
at Washington Redskins
L 16–17
3–3
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
53,497
8
November 1
Indianapolis Colts L 14–19
3–4
Giants Stadium
60,863
9
Seattle Seahawks
W 30–14
4–4
Giants Stadium
60,452
10
November 15
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 16–9
5–4
Arrowhead Stadium
40,718
11
November 22
Buffalo Bills L 14–17
5–5
Giants Stadium
58,407
12
November 29
Cincinnati Bengals
W 27–20
6–5
Giants Stadium
41,135
13
at Miami Dolphins
L 28–37
6–6
Joe Robbie Stadium
62,592
14
December 13
at New England Patriots
L 20–42
6–7
Sullivan Stadium
60,617
15
December 20
Philadelphia Eagles
L 27–38
6–8
Giants Stadium
30,572
16
December 27
at New York Giants
L 7–20
6–9
Giants Stadium
68,318
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jets
0
14 10 7
31
Bills
0
7 7 14
28
Date: September 13Location: Rich Stadium , Orchard Park, New York Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C); wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)Referee: Fred WyantTV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Joe Namath 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
Date: October 18Location: Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Referee: Dick JorgensenTV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Joe Namath 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
Date: November 9Location: Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C); wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)Referee: Gene BarthTV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf 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
Date: November 15Location: Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C); wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)Referee: Fred SilvaTV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Paul Maguire 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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2 3 4 Total
Bengals
0
10 7 3
20
• Jets
7
10 0 10
27
Date: November 29Location: Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 45 °F (7.2 °C); wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)Referee: Bob McElweeTV announcers: Marv Albert and Joe Namath 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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