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1965 New York Jets

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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 2nd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 285 points (20.4/g), 7th of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 303 points (21.6/g), 6th.
 Differential of -18 points (-1.3/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 6.5-7.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 4th.

Coached by Weeb Ewbank (5-8-1)

1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box L 0-1 @ Houston Oilers 21 27 12 228 49 179 5 14 292 120 172 5
2 Sat September 18 box L 0-2 Kansas City Chiefs 10 14 14 231 133 98 1 9 224 81 143
3 Sun September 26 box L 0-3 @ Buffalo Bills 21 33 18 307 263 44 2 27 408 304 104 1
4 Sun October 3 box L 0-4 @ Denver Broncos 13 16 12 204 140 64 3 21 345 170 175 1
5 Sat October 16 box T 0-4-1 Oakland Raiders 24 24 14 293 191 102 2 18 266 191 75 1
6 Sat October 23 box L 0-5-1 San Diego Chargers 9 34 15 301 222 79 4 17 342 190 152 2
7 Sun October 31 box W 1-5-1 Denver Broncos 45 10 13 203 80 123 3 10 205 148 57 6
8 Sun November 7 box W 2-5-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 13 10 15 275 183 92 2 18 314 233 81 3
9 Sun November 14 box W 3-5-1 @ Boston Patriots 30 20 13 253 155 98 1 18 287 259 28 6
10 Sun November 21 box W 4-5-1 Houston Oilers 41 14 23 522 238 284 3 17 275 213 62 4
11 Sun November 28 box L 4-6-1 Boston Patriots 23 27 18 382 251 131 3 16 251 168 83 1
12 Sat December 4 box L 4-7-1 @ San Diego Chargers 7 38 12 197 156 41 4 23 403 229 174 3
13 Sun December 12 box L 4-8-1 @ Oakland Raiders 14 24 16 370 289 81 4 16 365 219 146 2
14 Sun December 19 box W 5-8-1 Buffalo Bills 14 12 14 299 239 60 3 11 236 137 99 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 285 4065 843 4.8 213 209 459 2589 21 22 5.4 121 367 1476 11 4.0 77 40 18 15
Team Defense 303 4213 926 4.5 385 220 472 2662 22 26 5.4 136 432 1551 10 3.6 235 38 12 14
Lg Rank Offense 7 4 7 5 4 5 3 2 7 5 5 4 4 7
Lg Rank Defense 6 5 5 6 5 6 4 3 7 7 3 4 5 7

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Joe Namath* 22 QB 13 9 3-5-1 164 340 48.2 2220 18 5.3 15 4.4 62 6.5 5.1 13.5 170.8 68.7
Mike Taliaferro 24 qb 14 5 2-3-0 45 119 37.8 531 3 2.5 7 5.9 37 4.5 2.1 11.8 37.9 36.1
Team Total 25.4 14 5-8-1 209 459 45.5 2751 21 4.6 22 4.8 62 6.0 4.3 13.2 196.5 60.3
Opp Total 14 220 472 46.6 2662 22 4.7 26 5.5 5.6 3.6 12.1 190.1 57.0 22 238 5.4 3.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Matt Snell 24 FB 14 0 169 763 4 44 4.5 54.5 12.1 38 264 6.9 0 35 2.7 18.9 1027 4 3
Bill Mathis 27 HB 14 0 147 604 5 79 4.1 43.1 10.5 17 242 14.2 1 32 1.2 17.3 846 6 2
Mark Smolinski 26 12 0 24 59 0 14 2.5 4.9 2.0 6 25 4.2 0 12 0.5 2.1 84 0 1
Joe Namath* 22 QB 13 9 8 19 0 14 2.4 1.5 0.6 19 0 6
Kern Carson 24 10 0 7 25 2 15 3.6 2.5 0.7 25 2 3
Mike Taliaferro 24 qb 14 5 7 4 0 10 0.6 0.3 0.5 4 0 2
Curley Johnson* 30 P 14 0 2 3 0 2 1.5 0.2 0.1 1 6 6.0 1 6 0.1 0.4 9 1 0
Don Maynard* 30 FL 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 68 1218 17.9 14 56 4.9 87.0 1220 14 1
Wahoo McDaniel 27 MLB 14 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.9 0.1 13 0 0
Bake Turner 25 RET 13 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 402 13.0 2 62 2.4 30.9 402 2 1
George Sauer 22 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 301 10.4 2 33 2.1 21.5 301 2 0
Dee Mackey 31 TE 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 255 15.9 1 47 1.6 25.5 255 1 2
Jim Evans 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 24 12.0 0 17 0.2 2.7 24 0 0
Gene Heeter 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.5 7.0 14 0 0
Team Total 25.4 14 366 1492 11 79 4.1 106.6 26.1 209 2751 13.2 21 62 14.9 196.5 4243 32 26
Opp Total 14 432 1551 10 3.6 110.8 30.9 220 2662 12.1 22 15.7 190.1 4213 32 25

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Bake Turner 25 RET 13 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 18 402 0 32 22.3 805
Bill Baird 26 LCB 14 0 14 88 0 23 6.3 2 50 0 26 25.0 138
Kern Carson 24 10 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 14 311 0 30 22.2 343
Jerry Robinson 26 4 0 3 36 0 17 12.0 7 164 0 30 23.4 200
Willie West 27 14 0 10 34 0 9 3.4 34
Mark Smolinski 26 12 0 6 98 0 22 16.3 182
Ray Abruzzese 28 RS 12 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Charlie Browning 22 1 0 1 31 0 31 31.0 31
Nick DeFelice 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Jim Hudson 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Jim O'Mahoney 24 14 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Dainard Paulson* 28 LS 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
George Sauer 22 SE 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 321
Team Total 25.4 14 29 166 0 23 5.7 54 1107 0 32 20.5 5516
Opp Total 14 40 0 60 1421 1 23.7

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Curley Johnson* 30 P 14 0 72 3260 73 0 45.3
Jim Turner 24 K 14 0 11 9 7 5 3 2 12 4 1 34 20 58.8% 31 31 100.0%
Team Total 25.4 14 11 9 7 5 3 2 12 4 1 34 20 58.8% 31 31 100.0% 72 3260 73 0 45.3
Opp Total 14 34 20 58.8% 33 33 100.0% 78 3104 39.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Ray Abruzzese 28 RS 12 0 2 13 0 13
Al Atkinson 22 14 2 1 2 0 2
Bill Baird 26 LCB 14 0 3 9 0 9 2 0 0 0
Ralph Baker 23 LLB 14 0 2 24 0 14
Verlon Biggs 22 RDE 14 0 1 44 0 44
Kern Carson 24 10 0 3 0 0 0
Cornell Gordon 24 14 0 2 7 0 7
Larry Grantham 27 RLB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Dee Mackey 31 TE 10 0 2 0 0 0
Bill Mathis 27 HB 14 0 2 0 0 0
Don Maynard* 30 FL 14 0 1 0 0 0
Wahoo McDaniel 27 MLB 14 0 1 7 0 7
Joe Namath* 22 QB 13 9 6 0 0 0
Dainard Paulson* 28 LS 14 0 7 72 0 22 2 0 0 0
Jerry Robinson 26 4 0 1 0 0 0
Mark Smolinski 26 12 0 1 0 0 0
Matt Snell 24 FB 14 0 3 0 0 0
Mike Taliaferro 24 qb 14 5 2 0 0 0
Bake Turner 25 RET 13 4 1 0 0 0
Willie West 27 14 0 6 57 0 28
Team Total 25.4 14 26 235 0 44 26 0 0 0
Opp Total 14 17 25 13

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jim Turner 24 K 14 0 31 20 91
Don Maynard* 30 FL 14 0 14 84
Bill Mathis 27 HB 14 0 5 1 36
Matt Snell 24 FB 14 0 4 24
Kern Carson 24 10 0 2 12
George Sauer 22 SE 14 0 2 12
Bake Turner 25 RET 13 4 2 12
Dee Mackey 31 TE 10 0 1 1 8
Curley Johnson* 30 P 14 0 1 6
Team Total 25.4 14 11 21 1 31 20 285
Opp Total 14 10 22 1 33 20 303