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1977 New York Jets

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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 191 points (13.6/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 300 points (21.4/g), 24th.
 Differential of -109 points (-7.8/g), 25th.
 Expected W-L: 3.6-10.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 26th.

Coached by Walt Michaels (3-11-0)

1977 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 18 box L 0-1 @ Houston Oilers 0 20 11 179 77 102 2 19 239 130 109
2 Sun September 25 box L 0-2 Baltimore Colts 12 20 14 212 132 80 2 15 214 62 152 1
3 Sun October 2 box W 1-2 New England Patriots 30 27 10 251 144 107 3 20 356 231 125 5
4 Sun October 9 box W 2-2 @ Buffalo Bills 24 19 17 366 194 172 3 21 371 199 172 2
5 Sun October 16 box L 2-3 @ Miami Dolphins 17 21 14 314 191 123 2 23 340 128 212 2
6 Sun October 23 box L 2-4 Oakland Raiders 27 28 17 442 375 67 3 29 423 213 210 2
7 Sun October 30 box L 2-5 @ New England Patriots 13 24 15 292 158 134 19 375 228 147 2
8 Sun November 6 box L 2-6 Miami Dolphins 10 14 18 247 117 130 1 15 214 105 109 1
9 Sun November 13 box L 2-7 Seattle Seahawks 0 17 8 124 25 99 3 26 445 213 232 1
10 Sun November 20 box L 2-8 @ Baltimore Colts 12 33 13 296 185 111 6 21 455 315 140 6
11 Sun November 27 box L 2-9 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 23 21 268 59 209 6 15 238 124 114 1
12 Sun December 4 box W 3-9 @ New Orleans Saints 16 13 16 282 141 141 1 18 303 115 188
13 Sun December 11 box L 3-10 Buffalo Bills 10 14 10 197 140 57 4 26 390 216 174 3
14 Sun December 18 box L 3-11 @ Philadelphia Eagles 0 27 11 150 64 86 4 16 285 124 161 2

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 191 3620 832 4.4 195 170 360 2002 14 26 5.1 96 437 1618 6 3.7 83 40 14 16
Team Defense 300 4648 978 4.8 429 215 377 2403 23 11 6.0 131 575 2245 14 3.9 283 28 17 15
Lg Rank Offense 22 19 26 13 15 14 24 17 28 26 24 18 20 8
Lg Rank Defense 24 26 26 22 28 28 26 26 22 23 18 17 25 9

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Richard Todd 24 QB 12 11 133 265 50.2 1863 11 4.2 17 6.4 87 7.0 4.6 14.0 155.3 60.3 24 203 5.7 3.5 8.3
Matt Robinson 22 4 1 20 54 37.0 310 2 3.7 8 14.8 58 5.7 -0.6 15.5 77.5 29.6 7 57 4.1 -1.4 11.5
Marty Domres 30 12 2 17 40 42.5 113 1 2.5 1 2.5 18 2.8 2.0 6.6 9.4 47.9 4 24 2.0 1.2 9.1
Bruce Harper 22 RET 14 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 24.8 14 170 360 47.2 2286 14 3.9 26 7.2 87 6.4 3.5 13.4 163.3 50.8 35 284 5.1 2.5 8.9
Opp Total 14 215 377 57.0 2403 23 6.1 11 2.9 6.4 5.7 11.2 171.6 84.3 26 184 6.0 4.8

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
Clark Gaines 23 FB 14 13 158 595 3 19 3.8 42.5 11.3 55 469 8.5 1 31 3.9 33.5 1064 4 3
Scott Dierking 22 RB 14 5 79 315 0 21 4.0 22.5 5.6 4 29 7.3 1 15 0.3 2.1 344 1 1
Kevin Long 22 14 4 56 170 0 12 3.0 12.1 4.0 5 17 3.4 0 7 0.4 1.2 187 0 1
Charlie White 24 13 3 50 151 1 27 3.0 11.6 3.8 2 5 2.5 1 3 0.2 0.4 156 2 2
Bruce Harper 22 RET 14 2 44 198 0 18 4.5 14.1 3.1 21 209 10.0 1 55 1.5 14.9 407 1 7
Richard Todd 24 QB 12 11 24 46 2 13 1.9 3.8 2.0 46 2 4
Tom Newton 23 14 1 8 39 0 8 4.9 2.8 0.6 5 33 6.6 0 9 0.4 2.4 72 0 0
Matt Robinson 22 4 1 5 45 0 19 9.0 11.3 1.3 45 0 1
Marty Domres 30 12 2 4 23 0 11 5.8 1.9 0.3 23 0 0
Wesley Walker 22 WR 14 14 3 25 0 11 8.3 1.8 0.2 35 740 21.1 3 87 2.5 52.9 765 3 2
Rich Caster 29 WR 10 0 2 -15 0 -6 -7.5 -1.5 0.2 10 205 20.5 1 58 1.0 20.5 190 1 1
Duane Carrell 28 2 0 2 -15 0 0 -7.5 -7.5 1.0 -15 0 1
Shelton Diggs 22 7 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 2.3 0.1 16 0 0
Larry Keller 24 RLB 14 9 1 25 0 25 25.0 1.8 0.1 25 0 0
Jerome Barkum 27 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 450 17.3 6 40 1.9 32.1 450 6 0
David Knight 26 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 129 18.4 0 49 0.7 12.9 129 0 0
Team Total 24.8 14 437 1618 6 27 3.7 115.6 31.2 170 2286 13.4 14 87 12.1 163.3 3904 20 24
Opp Total 14 575 2245 14 3.9 160.4 41.1 215 2403 11.2 23 15.4 171.6 4648 37 37

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Bruce Harper 22 RET 14 2 34 425 0 49 12.5 42 1035 0 60 24.6 1867
Billy Hardee 23 LCB 14 9 1 17 0 17 17.0 7 148 0 36 21.1 165
Scott Dierking 22 RB 14 5 6 91 0 20 15.2 435
Bob Raba 22 14 0 4 64 0 20 16.0 64
Ken Schroy 25 14 2 3 38 0 17 12.7 38
Tommy Marvaso 24 2 0 2 36 0 20 18.0 36
Team Total 24.8 14 38 480 0 49 12.6 61 1374 0 60 22.5 5758
Opp Total 14 46 0 45 946 1 21.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Chuck Ramsey 25 P 12 0 62 2298 61 0 37.1
Pat Leahy 26 K 14 0 1 8 7 8 6 6 2 2 25 15 60.0% 21 18 85.7%
Duane Carrell 28 2 0 14 557 56 0 39.8
Team Total 24.8 14 1 8 7 8 6 6 2 2 25 15 60.0% 21 18 85.7% 76 2855 61 0 37.6
Opp Total 14 21 10 47.6% 39 34 87.2% 73 2789 38.2

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
Jerome Barkum 27 TE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Carl Barzilauskas 26 LDT 9 0 0 1 0 0
Greg Buttle 23 LLB 13 13 2 54 1 44
Duane Carrell 28 2 0 1 1 -17 0
Rich Caster 29 WR 10 0 1 1 0 0
Scott Dierking 22 RB 14 5 1 0 0 0
John Ebersole 29 MLB 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Joe Fields 24 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
Clark Gaines 23 FB 14 13 3 2 0 0
Billy Hardee 23 LCB 14 9 1 0 0 0
Bruce Harper 22 RET 14 2 7 2 0 0
John Hennessy 22 14 2 0 1 0 0
Larry Keller 24 RLB 14 9 1 36 0 36 0 2 0 0
Kevin Long 22 14 4 1 0 0 0
Bob Martin 24 rlb 5 5 1 0 0 0
Richard Neal 30 RDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
Tom Newton 23 14 1 0 2 0 0
Burgess Owens 26 FS 14 14 3 18 0 12
Al Palewicz 27 14 1 0 2 0 0
Artimus Parker 25 11 4 1 45 0 45
Lawrence Pillers 25 LDE 13 13 0 1 0 0
Bob Raba 22 14 0 1 2 0 0
Matt Robinson 22 4 1 1 0 -4 0
Abdul Salaam 24 RDT 14 13 0 1 0 0
Ken Schroy 25 14 2 0 2 11 0
Shafer Suggs 24 SS 9 8 0 1 0 0
Ed Taylor 24 RCB 14 14 1 0 0 0
Richard Todd 24 QB 12 11 4 0 0 0
Wesley Walker 22 WR 14 14 2 0 0 0
Charlie White 24 13 3 2 0 0 0
Team Total 24.8 14 11 153 1 45 24 27 -10 0
Opp Total 14 35 37 20 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Pat Leahy 26 K 14 0 18 15 63
Jerome Barkum 27 TE 14 14 6 36
Clark Gaines 23 FB 14 13 3 1 24
Wesley Walker 22 WR 14 14 3 18
Richard Todd 24 QB 12 11 2 12
Charlie White 24 13 3 1 1 12
Greg Buttle 23 LLB 13 13 1 6
Rich Caster 29 WR 10 0 1 6
Scott Dierking 22 RB 14 5 1 6
Bruce Harper 22 RET 14 2 1 6
Team Total 24.8 14 6 14 1 18 15 189
Opp Total 14 14 23 1 34 10 1 300