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1985 New York Jets season#Pre season

{{short description|1985 season of NFL team New York Jets}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = New York Jets

| year = 1985

| record = 11–5

| division_place = 2nd AFC East

| coach = Joe Walton

| general manager = Jim Kensil

| owner = Leon Hess

| stadium = Giants Stadium

| playoffs = Lost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Patriots) 14–26

| pro_bowlers = QB Ken O'Brien
RB Freeman McNeil
DT Joe Klecko
DE Mark Gastineau
LB Lance Mehl

| shortnavlink = Jets seasons

}}

Image:Craig James 1987.jpg

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 Wild Card round of the playoffs, they fell at home to the eventual AFC champion New England Patriots 26–14.

NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitled Just The Beginning; it was narrated by Jeff Kaye.

Offseason

=Draft=

{{main article|1985 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start|year=1985|teamname=New York Jets}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=1|pick=10|player=Al Toon|position=Wide receiver|college=Wisconsin|maderoster=yes|probowl=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=2|pick=40|player=Lester Lyles|position=Cornerback|position2=Strong Safety|college=Virginia|maderoster=yes|probowl=no|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=3|pick=67|player=Donnie Elder|position=Cornerback|college=Memphis State|maderoster=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=4|pick=94|player=Doug Allen|position=Wide receiver|college=Arizona State|maderoster=no|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=5|pick=120|player=Troy Benson|position=Linebacker|college=Pittsburgh|maderoster=yes|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=5|pick=124|player=Brian Luft|position=Defensive tackle|college=USC|maderoster=no|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=5|pick=134|player=Tony Smith|position=Wide receiver|college=San Jose State|maderoster=no|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft end}}

Personnel

=Staff=

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1985

| team = New York Jets

| front_office =

| head_coach =

| offensive =

| defensive =

| special_teams =

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=Roster=

{{NFL final roster

| year = 1985

| team = New York Jets

| prefix =

| active =

| inactive =

| PS =

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer| 7|Ken O'Brien}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Pat Ryan|d=American football}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|23|Dennis Bligen}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Johnny Hector}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Freeman McNeil}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Tony Paige|FB|d=American football}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|84|Bobby Humphery}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Kurt Sohn}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Al Toon|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Jo-Jo Townsell}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Wesley Walker}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|81|Billy Griggs|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Rocky Klever}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Mickey Shuler}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|60|Dan Alexander|d=offensive lineman|G}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Ted Banker|G/T}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Guy Bingham|C}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Joe Fields|C}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Reggie McElroy|T}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Marvin Powell|T}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Jim Sweeney|d=American football, born 1962|G}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|95|Tom Baldwin|d=American football|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Barry Bennett|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Mark Gastineau|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Joe Klecko|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Marty Lyons|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Ben Rudolph|DE}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|59|Kyle Clifton|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Bob Crable|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Charles Jackson|d=linebacker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Lance Mehl|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Matt Monger|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|57|John Woodring|OLB}}

| defensive_backs =

{{NFLplayer|38|Larry Flowers|d=American football|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Kerry Glenn|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|39|Harry Hamilton|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Carl Howard|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|40|Bobby Jackson|d=cornerback|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Lester Lyles|rookie=y|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Johnny Lynn|CB/FS}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Rich Miano|rookie=y|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Davlin Mullen|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Kirk Springs|SS}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|13|Dave Jennings|d=American football|P}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Pat Leahy|d=American football|K}}

|Reserve Lists =

{{NFLplayer|31|Marion Barber|d3=Jr.|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Troy Benson|rookie=y|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Russell Carter|d=American football|CB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Glenn Dennison|TE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Donnie Elder|rookie=y|CB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Rusty Guilbeau|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Lam Jones|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Brian Luft|rookie=y|DE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|48|Ken Schroy|S|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Stan Waldemore|G|IR}}

|Practice Squad =

}}

Pre season

= Schedule =

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1985|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1985|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1985|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1985|border=2}}"| Attendance

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! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 10, 1985}}

| Philadelphia Eagles

| L 17–37

| 0–1

| Giants Stadium

| 30,097

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! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 17, 1985}}

| at Cincinnati Bengals

| L 20–24

| 0–2

| Riverfront Stadium

| 40,371

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 24, 1985}}

| at New York Giants

| L 31–34 {{Small|(OT)}}

| 0–3

| Giants Stadium

| 63,174

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 31, 1985}}

| at Green Bay Packers

| W 30–20

| 1–3

| Lambeau Field

| 56,753

Preseason Game summaries

= Week P1 (Saturday, August 10, 1985): vs. [[1985 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] =

= Week P2 (Saturday, August 17, 1985): at [[1985 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] =

= Week P3 (Saturday, August 24, 1985): at [[1985 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] =

= Week P4 (Saturday, August 31, 1985): at [[1985 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] =

Regular season

= Schedule =

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1985|border=2}}"| Date

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1985|border=2}}"| Result

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1985|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1985|border=2}}"| Attendance

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! 1

| September 8

| at Los Angeles Raiders

| L 0–31

| 0–1

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 57,123

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! 2

| September 15

| Buffalo Bills

| W 42–3

| 1–1

| Giants Stadium

| 63,449

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! 3

| September 22

| at Green Bay Packers

| W 24–3

| 2–1

| Milwaukee County Stadium

| 53,667

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! 4

| September 29

| Indianapolis Colts

| W 25–20

| 3–1

| Giants Stadium

| 61,987

style="background:#cfc"

! 5

| October 6

| at Cincinnati Bengals

|W 29–20

| 4–1

| Riverfront Stadium

| 51,785

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| October 14

| Miami Dolphins

|W 23–7

| 5–1

| Giants Stadium

| 73,807

style="background:#fcc"

! 7

| October 20

| at New England Patriots

| L 13–20

| 5–2

| Sullivan Stadium

| 58,163

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

| October 27

| Seattle Seahawks

| W 17–14

| 6–2

| Giants Stadium

| 69,320

style="background:#cfc"

! 9

| November 3

| at Indianapolis Colts

| W 35–17

| 7–2

| Hoosier Dome

| 59,683

style="background:#fcc"

! 10

| November 10

| at Miami Dolphins

| L 17–21

| 7–3

| Miami Orange Bowl

| 73,965

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| November 17

| Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| W 62–28

| 8–3

| Giants Stadium

| 65,344

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| November 24

| New England Patriots

| W 16–13 (OT)

| 9–3

| Giants Stadium

| 74,100

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| November 28

| at Detroit Lions

| L 20–31

| 9–4

| Pontiac Silverdome

| 65,531

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| December 8

| at Buffalo Bills

| W 27–7

| 10–4

| Rich Stadium

| 23,122

style="background:#fcc"

! 15

| December 14

| Chicago Bears

| L 6–19

| 10–5

| Giants Stadium

| 74,752

style="background:#cfc"

! 16

| December 22

| Cleveland Browns

| W 37–10

| 11–5

| Giants Stadium

| 59,073

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|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Regular Season Game summaries

= Week 1 (Sunday, September 8, 1985): at [[1985 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985090802 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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! style="width:40%;"|Game Statistics

! style="width:30%;"|Raiders

style="text-align:right;"|14

! First downs

| 19

style="text-align:right;"|24–62

! Rushes–yards

| 35–122

style="text-align:right;"|192

! Passing yards

| 258

style="text-align:right;"|16–29–2

! {{Abbr|Passes|Completions–Attempts–Interceptions}}

| 15–22–0

style="text-align:right;"|10–61

! Sacked–yards

| 4–24

style="text-align:right;"|131

! Net passing yards

| 234

style="text-align:right;"|193

! Total yards

| 356

style="text-align:right;"|0

! Return yards

| 125

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! {{Abbr|Punts|Number–Average yardage}}

| 4–37

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! Fumbles–lost

| 0–0

style="text-align:right;"|2–10

! Penalties–yards

| 7–60

style="text-align:right;"|28:21

! Time of possession

| 31:39

= Week 2 (Sunday, September 15, 1985): vs. [[1985 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985091502 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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! Sacked–yards

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! Return yards

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! Fumbles–lost

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= Week 3 (Sunday, September 22, 1985): at [[1985 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985092202 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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! First downs

|

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! Sacked–yards

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! Return yards

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! Fumbles–lost

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= Week 4 (Sunday, September 29, 1985): vs. [[1985 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985092902 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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! {{Abbr|Punts|Number–Average yardage}}

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! Fumbles–lost

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! Penalties–yards

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! Time of possession

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= Week 5 (Sunday, October 6, 1985): at [[1985 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985100602 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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! First downs

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= Week 6 (Monday, October 14, 1985): vs. [[1985 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985101401 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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= Week 7 (Sunday, October 20, 1985): at [[1985 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985102002 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 4 minutes

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= Week 8 (Sunday, October 27, 1985): vs. [[1985 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985102702 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 15 minutes

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= Week 9 (Sunday, November 3, 1985): at [[1985 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985110302 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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= Week 10 (Sunday, November 10, 1985): at [[1985 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985111002 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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= Week 11 (Sunday, November 17, 1985): vs. [[1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985111701 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 29 minutes

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= Week 12 (Sunday, November 24, 1985): vs. [[1985 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985112402 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 39 minutes

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= Week 13 (Thursday, November 28, 1985): at [[1985 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985112801 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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= Week 14 (Sunday, December 8, 1985): at [[1985 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] =

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= Week 15 (Saturday, December 14, 1985): vs. [[1985 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] =

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= Week 16 (Sunday, December 22, 1985): vs. [[1985 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985122201 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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=Standings=

{{1985 AFC East standings}}

Playoffs

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! Wild Card

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| New England Patriots (5)

| 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EST

| NBC

| L 14–26

| 0–1

| Giants Stadium

| 70,958

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Playoff Game summaries

= AFC Wild Card Playoffs (Saturday, December 28, 1985): vs. [[1985 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] =

[https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1985122802 The Football Database]. Retrieved 2023-Apr-24.

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  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 0 minutes

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Awards and honors

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

External links

  • [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj1985.htm 1985 statistics]

References

{{Reflist}}

{{New York Jets}}

{{New York Jets seasons}}

{{1985 NFL season by team}}

Category:New York Jets seasons

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Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex