1987 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
General managerJim Kensil
Head coachJoe Walton
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record6–9
Division place5th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Al Toon

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.

Offseason

Draft

1987 New York Jets draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 21 Roger Vick  FB Texas A&M
2 42 Alex Gordon  LB Cincinnati
      Made roster       Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

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

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

Roster

1987 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 13 at Buffalo Bills W 31–28 1–0 Rich Stadium 76,718
2 September 21 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 November 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 December 7 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.

Season summary

Week 1

1 234Total
Jets 0 14107 31
Bills 0 7714 28
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: 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 Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Joe Namath

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Week 2

1 234Total
Patriots 0 3714 24
Jets 6 02116 43

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Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

1 234OTTotal
Dolphins 10 07140 31
Jets 0 170146 37
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: 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 Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Joe Namath

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Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

1 234Total
Seahawks 0 0140 14
Jets 0 101010 30
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: 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 Barth
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf

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Week 9

1 234Total
Jets 3 0310 16
Chiefs 0 360 9
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: 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 Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Paul Maguire

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Week 10

Week 11

1 234Total
Bengals 0 1073 20
Jets 7 10010 27
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: 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 McElwee
  • TV announcers: Marv Albert and Joe Namath

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Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Indianapolis Colts(3) 9 6 0 .600 5–3 8–6 300 238 W2
New England Patriots 8 7 0 .533 6–2 8–4 320 293 W3
Miami Dolphins 8 7 0 .533 2–6 5–7 362 335 L1
Buffalo Bills 7 8 0 .467 4–4 6–6 270 305 L2
New York Jets 6 9 0 .400 3–5 6–5 334 360 L4

Awards and records

References

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  8. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
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