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
Head coachJoe Walton
(3rd season)
General managerJim Kensil
(Since 1977)
OwnerLeon Hess
(Since 1968)
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 26–14
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.

Offseason

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
 active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule

Regular season
WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 8, 1985at Los Angeles RaidersL 31–0Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
57,123
2September 15, 1985Buffalo BillsW 42–3The Meadowlands
63,449
3September 22, 1985at Green Bay PackersW 24–3Milwaukee County Stadium
53,667
4September 29, 1985Indianapolis ColtsW 25–20The Meadowlands
61,987
5October 6, 1985at Cincinnati BengalsW 29–20Riverfront Stadium
51,785
6October 14, 1985Miami DolphinsW 23–7The Meadowlands
73,807
7October 20, 1985at New England PatriotsL 20–13Sullivan Stadium
58,163
8October 27, 1985Seattle SeahawksW 17–14The Meadowlands
69,320
9November 3, 1985at Indianapolis ColtsW 35–17Hoosier Dome
59,683
10November 10, 1985at Miami DolphinsL 21–17Miami Orange Bowl
73,965
11November 17, 1985Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 62–28The Meadowlands
65,344
12November 24, 1985New England PatriotsW 16–13 (OT)The Meadowlands
74,100
13November 28, 1985at Detroit LionsL 31–20Pontiac Silverdome
65,531
14December 8, 1985at Buffalo BillsW 27–7Rich Stadium
23,122
15December 14, 1985Chicago BearsL 19–6The Meadowlands
74,752
16December 22, 1985Cleveland BrownsW 37–10The Meadowlands
59,073

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

Season summary

Week 8 vs Seahawks
See also: 1985 Seattle Seahawks season
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 Stadium • East 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

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)
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