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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -5.9, Offense: -3.8, Defense: -2.0, SoS: 1.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Walt Michaels

 Offensive Coordinator: John Idzik

Training Camp: Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 4.8 283 215 377 2403 23 11 6.0 131 575 2245 14 3.9 137 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 25 22 23 18 17 25 9

Team Games & Schedule

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

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
14 Richard Todd 24 QB 12 11 3-8-0 133 265 50.2 1863 11 4.2 17 6.4 87 7.0 5.0 14.0 155.3 60.3 24 203 5.74 3.86 8.3 1 3
17 Matt Robinson 22 qb 4 1 0-1-0 20 54 37.0 310 2 3.7 8 14.8 58 5.7 -0.2 15.5 77.5 29.6 7 57 4.15 -1.10 11.5
10 Marty Domres 30 qb 12 2 0-2-0 17 40 42.5 113 1 2.5 1 2.5 18 2.8 2.2 6.6 9.4 47.9 4 24 2.02 1.45 9.1
42 Bruce Harper 22 KR/PR 14 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Team Total 24.8 14 3-11-0 170 360 47.2 2286 14 3.9 26 7.2 87 6.4 3.9 13.4 163.3 50.8 35 284 5.07 2.82 8.9 1 3
Opp Total 14 215 377 57.0 2587 23 6.1 11 2.9 6.9 6.77 12.0 184.8 86.4 26 184 6.0 5.9 6.5

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
21 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
25 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
33 Kevin Long 22 rb 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
30 Charlie White 24 rb 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
42 Bruce Harper 22 KR/PR 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
14 Richard Todd 24 QB 12 11 24 46 2 13 1.9 3.8 2.0 46 2 4
44 Tom Newton 23 rb 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
17 Matt Robinson 22 qb 4 1 5 45 0 19 9.0 11.3 1.3 45 0 1
10 Marty Domres 30 qb 12 2 4 23 0 11 5.8 1.9 0.3 23 0 0
85 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
88 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
3 Duane Carrell 28 p 2 0 2 -15 0 0 -7.5 -7.5 1.0 -15 0 1
80 Shelton Diggs 22 7 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 2.3 0.1 16 0 0
56 Larry Keller 24 RLB 14 9 1 25 0 25 25.0 1.8 0.1 25 0 0
83 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
82 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
42 Bruce Harper 22 KR/PR 14 2 34 425 0 49 12.5 42 1035 0 60 24.6 1867
37 Billy Hardee 23 LCB 14 9 1 17 0 17 17.0 7 148 0 36 21.1 165
25 Scott Dierking 22 RB 14 5 6 91 0 20 15.2 435
86 Bob Raba 22 14 0 4 64 0 20 16.0 64
48 Ken Schroy 25 db 14 2 3 38 0 17 12.7 38
47 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
15 Chuck Ramsey 25 P 12 0 62 2298 61 0 37.1
5 Pat Leahy 26 K 14 0 1 8 7 8 6 6 2 2 25 15 60.0% 21 18 85.7%
3 Duane Carrell 28 p 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

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
42 Bruce Harper 22 KR/PR 14 2 0 7 2 0 0
21 Clark Gaines 23 FB 14 13 0 3 2 0 0
14 Richard Todd 24 QB 12 11 0 4 0 0 0
55 John Ebersole 29 MLB 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
56 Larry Keller 24 RLB 14 9 1 36 0 36 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 Burgess Owens 26 FS 14 14 3 18 0 12 0
86 Bob Raba 22 14 0 0 1 2 0 0
51 Greg Buttle 23 LLB 13 13 2 54 1 44 0
3 Duane Carrell 28 p 2 0 0 1 1 -17 0
88 Rich Caster 29 WR 10 0 0 1 1 0 0
81 Richard Neal 30 RDE 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
44 Tom Newton 23 rb 14 1 0 0 2 0 0
53 Al Palewicz 27 lb 14 1 0 0 2 0 0
48 Ken Schroy 25 db 14 2 0 0 2 11 0
85 Wesley Walker 22 WR 14 14 0 2 0 0 0
30 Charlie White 24 rb 13 3 0 2 0 0 0
83 Jerome Barkum 27 TE 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
77 Carl Barzilauskas 26 LDT 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 Scott Dierking 22 RB 14 5 0 1 0 0 0
65 Joe Fields 24 C 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
37 Billy Hardee 23 LCB 14 9 1 0 0 0 0
63 John Hennessy 22 lb 14 2 0 0 1 0 0
33 Kevin Long 22 rb 14 4 0 1 0 0 0
59 Bob Martin 24 rlb 5 5 1 0 0 0 0
24 Artimus Parker 25 db 11 4 1 45 0 45 0
76 Lawrence Pillers 25 LDE 13 13 0 0 1 0 0
17 Matt Robinson 22 qb 4 1 0 1 0 -4 0
74 Abdul Salaam 24 RDT 14 13 0 0 1 0 0
23 Shafer Suggs 24 SS 9 8 0 0 1 0 0
38 Ed Taylor 24 RCB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0
Team Total 24.8 14 11 153 1 45 0 0 24 27 -10 0
Opp Total 14 35 37 20 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
5 Pat Leahy 26 K 14 0 18 15 63
83 Jerome Barkum 27 TE 14 14 6 6 36
21 Clark Gaines 23 FB 14 13 3 1 4 24
85 Wesley Walker 22 WR 14 14 3 3 18
14 Richard Todd 24 QB 12 11 2 2 12
30 Charlie White 24 rb 13 3 1 1 2 12
51 Greg Buttle 23 LLB 13 13 1 1 6
88 Rich Caster 29 WR 10 0 1 1 6
25 Scott Dierking 22 RB 14 5 1 1 6
42 Bruce Harper 22 KR/PR 14 2 1 1 6
Team Total 24.8 14 6 14 1 21 18 15 189
Opp Total 14 14 23 1 34 10 1 300