Schedule 1986 New York Jets season

1 schedule

1.1 regular season
1.2 game summaries

1.2.1 week 1: @ buffalo bills
1.2.2 week 2: vs. new england patriots
1.2.3 week 3: vs. miami dolphins
1.2.4 week 4: @ indianapolis colts
1.2.5 week 5: vs. buffalo bills
1.2.6 week 6: @ new england patriots
1.2.7 week 7: monday night football @ denver broncos
1.2.8 week 8: vs. new orleans saints
1.2.9 week 9: @ seattle seahawks
1.2.10 week 10: @ atlanta falcons
1.2.11 week 11: vs. indianapolis colts
1.2.12 week 12: monday night football @ miami dolphins
1.2.13 week 13: vs. la rams
1.2.14 week 14: @ san francisco 49ers
1.2.15 week 15: vs. pittsburgh steelers
1.2.16 week 16: @ cincinnati bengals


1.3 postseason

schedule
regular season

game summaries
week 1: @ buffalo bills

three years after being drafted buffalo, jim kelly made debut bills 3 touchdowns , 292 passing yards. wasn t enough ken o brien tossed 318 yards , 2 scores in new york s 28-24 win.

week 2: vs. new england patriots

the nfl scheduled jets host patriots in rare thursday night game. jets limited 2 field goals tony collins caught 2 touchdowns in 20-6 jets loss 2 teams combined 486 yards of offense.

week 3: vs. miami dolphins


date: september 21
location: giants stadium, east rutherford, new jersey
game start: 1:00 p.m. est
game weather: 69°f, wind 11 mph
tv announcers (nbc): dick enberg, merlin olsen


source: pro-football-reference.com

statistics

ken o brien 29/43, 479 yds, 4 td, int
wesley walker 6 rec, 194 yds, 4 td
al toon 7 rec, 111 yds

the jets-dolphins rivalry reached apex in week 3 matchup ken o brien , dan marino unleashed ten combined touchdowns, last 43-yard score wesley walker , 51-45 overtime win jets.

week 4: @ indianapolis colts

the 2 teams combined 6 fumbles , 3 interceptions pat leahy booted 4 field goals , ken o brien had touchdown throw jets 26-7 win.

week 5: vs. buffalo bills

the jets limited jim kelly 211 yards, 1 touchdown, , 1 interception mickey shuler caught winning 36-yard touchdown 14-13 new york win.

week 6: @ new england patriots

johnny hector , steve grogan had memorable performances jets raced 24-0 halftime lead. subbing injured tony eason, grogan stormed patriots in second half 3 touchdowns , career-high 401 passing yards. hector, career-high 143 rushing yards, scored 3 times, , in final minute grogan completed deep pass irving fryar, fryar fumbled jets, ending 31-24 jets win.

week 7: monday night football @ denver broncos

the 2 teams used 4 quarterbacks (john elway, gary kubiak, ken o brien, , pat ryan) , combined ten quarterback sacks, 22 penalties (for 172 yards), , 490 yards of offense jets ran away 22-10 win.

week 8: vs. new orleans saints

despite being shut out 17-0 in fourth quarter, jets beat saints 28-23. al toon caught 3 touchdowns against son s future team , freeman mcneil added fourth score. jets grabbed 3 fumbles , picked off saints twice.

week 9: @ seattle seahawks

gale gilbert intercepted twice jets crushed seahawks 38-7. ken o brien threw 431 yards , 4 touchdowns jets put 553 yards of offense.

week 10: @ atlanta falcons

three ken o brien touchdowns in second quarter enough upend falcons in 28-14 final. o brien , falcons quarterback david archer combined 672 passing yards.

week 11: vs. indianapolis colts

the jets picked off jack trudeau 4 times , won 31-16, ninth straight win putting them @ seemingly commanding 10-1.

week 12: monday night football @ miami dolphins

mounting injuries jets had steadily weakened club , repercussions began in 45-3 massacre dolphins in miami. dan marino tossed 4 touchdowns , lorenzo hampton blasted 188 all-purpose yards , 3 scores. ken o brien completed 11 of 21 passes interception, , pat ryan took on under center picked off himself; jets fumbled twice.

week 13: vs. la rams

three years after infamous set-to between jackie slater , mark gastineau rams returned meadowlands , won 17-3. despite 350 yards of offense jets managed 1 field goal while coughing 4 turnovers , committing 8 penalties 1 rams foul.

week 14: @ san francisco 49ers

four niners backs (including ex-buffalo bill joe cribbs) rushed 198 yards , 3 scores niners won 24-10, knocking jets 10-4.

week 15: vs. pittsburgh steelers

in saturday nfl doubleheader broncos–redskins game following, jets hosted steelers , buried 45-24. ken o brien , pat ryan combined 262 yards , 2 touchdowns intercepted 3 times 5 steelers backs rushed 175 yards , 3 touchdowns.

week 16: @ cincinnati bengals

the afc east slipped away jets crushed 52-21 bengals. boomer esiason exploded 5 touchdowns jets had settle wildcard playoff spot.

postseason

divisional playoff game against cleveland browns broadcast nbc announcers don criqui , bob trumpy.