1985 New York Jets season

1985 New York Jets season
Head coach	Joe Walton (3rd season)
General manager	Jim Kensil (Since 1977)
Owner	Leon Hess (Since 1968)
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Wild Card 26–14 vs. New England Patriots

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. He had 8 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 14th, 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 playoffs, they fell at home to the division rival, and eventual AFC champion New England Patriots in the Wild Card round.

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 31–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	57,123
2	September 15, 1985	Buffalo Bills	W 42–3	The Meadowlands	63,449
3	September 22, 1985	at Green Bay Packers	W 24–3	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,667
4	September 29, 1985	Indianapolis Colts	W 25–20	The Meadowlands	61,987
5	October 6, 1985	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 29–20	Riverfront Stadium	51,785
6	October 14, 1985	Miami Dolphins	W 23–7	The Meadowlands	73,807
7	October 20, 1985	at New England Patriots	L 20–13	Sullivan Stadium	58,163
8	October 27, 1985	Seattle Seahawks	W 17–14	The Meadowlands	69,320
9	November 3, 1985	at Indianapolis Colts	W 35–17	Hoosier Dome	59,683
10	November 10, 1985	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–17	Miami Orange Bowl	73,965
11	November 17, 1985	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 62–28	The Meadowlands	65,344
12	November 24, 1985	New England Patriots	W 16–13 (OT)	The Meadowlands	74,100
13	November 28, 1985	at Detroit Lions	L 31–20	Pontiac Silverdome	65,531
14	December 8, 1985	at Buffalo Bills	W 27–7	Rich Stadium	23,122
15	December 14, 1985	Chicago Bears	L 19–6	The Meadowlands	74,752
16	December 22, 1985	Cleveland Browns	W 37–10	The Meadowlands	59,073

Week 15 game against the Chicago Bears was broadcast nationally on CBS with commentators Pat Summerall and John Madden.

Game summaries

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 14 0 0 14 • Jets 0 0 7 10 17 Date: October 27 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 61°F; wind 14 Referee: Jerry Seeman TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary 2 SEA Daryl Turner 45 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick) SEA 7–0 2 SEA Jacob Green 79 yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick) SEA 14–0 3 NYJ Freeman McNeil 16 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) SEA 14–7 4 NYJ Pat Leahy 41 yard field goal SEA 14–10 4 NYJ Wesley Walker 15 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) NYJ 17–14

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Standings

AFC East
	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

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
WC	December 28, 1985	New England Patriots	L 26–14	The Meadowlands	70,958

Awards and honors

• Freeman McNeil, Pro Bowl selection
• Ken O'Brien, AFC Pro Bowl selection
• Ken O'Brien, NFL passing leader (96.2 passer rating)

External links

• 1985 statistics

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com