1985 New York Jets season

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

1985 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachJoe Walton
General managerJim Kensil
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Patriots) 14–26
Pro BowlersQB Ken O'Brien
RB Freeman McNeil
DT Joe Klecko
DE Mark Gastineau
LB Lance Mehl
The Jets playing against the New England Patriots in Week 7.

Personnel

Staff

1985 New York Jets staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


Roster

1985 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 8at Los Angeles RaidersL 31–0Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum57,123
2September 15Buffalo BillsW 42–3Giants Stadium63,449
3September 22at Green Bay PackersW 24–3Milwaukee County Stadium53,667
4September 29Indianapolis ColtsW 25–20Giants Stadium61,987
5October 6at Cincinnati BengalsW 29–20Riverfront Stadium51,785
6October 14Miami DolphinsW 23–7Giants Stadium73,807
7October 20at New England PatriotsL 20–13Sullivan Stadium58,163
8October 27Seattle SeahawksW 17–14Giants Stadium69,320
9November 3at Indianapolis ColtsW 35–17Hoosier Dome59,683
10November 10at Miami DolphinsL 21–17Miami Orange Bowl73,965
11November 17Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 62–28Giants Stadium65,344
12November 24New England PatriotsW 16–13 (OT)Giants Stadium74,100
13November 28at Detroit LionsL 31–20Pontiac Silverdome65,531
14December 8at Buffalo BillsW 27–7Rich Stadium23,122
15December 14Chicago BearsL 19–6Giants Stadium74,752
16December 22Cleveland BrownsW 37–10Giants Stadium59,073

Week 7 at Patriots

Week Seven: New York Jets (5–1) at New England Patriots (3–3)
1 2 34Total
Jets 0 3 3713
Patriots 3 3 01420

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 58,163
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Bob Griese
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information

Week 8 vs Seahawks

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks (4–3) at New York Jets (5–2)
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 0014
Jets 0 0 71017

at Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind SW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) to 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
  • Game attendance: 69,320
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Gamebook
Game information

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

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
WCDecember 28, 1985New England PatriotsL 26–14The Meadowlands
70,958

Awards and honors

  • Ken O'Brien, NFL passing leader (96.2 passer rating)

References

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