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1988 New York Jets

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Record: 8-7-1, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 372 points (23.2/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 354 points (22.1/g), 21st.
 Differential of 18 points (1.1/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 8.5-7.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 3rd.

Coached by Joe Walton (8-7-1)

1988 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 4 box L 0-1 @ New England Patriots 3 28 16 179 92 87 2 20 343 249 94 2
2 Sun September 11 box W 1-1 @ Cleveland Browns 23 3 22 402 248 154 1 12 222 186 36 3
3 Sun September 18 box W 2-1 Houston Oilers 45 3 28 395 302 93 1 15 237 102 135 4
4 Sun September 25 box W 3-1 @ Detroit Lions 17 10 19 316 230 86 1 12 183 97 86 1
5 Sun October 2 box T 3-1-1 Kansas City Chiefs 17 17 31 542 270 272 4 17 385 261 124 2
6 Sun October 9 box L 3-2-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 19 36 16 226 117 109 1 23 402 196 206 2
7 Mon October 17 box L 3-3-1 Buffalo Bills 14 37 10 199 154 45 2 24 427 292 135 1
8 Sun October 23 box W 4-3-1 @ Miami Dolphins 44 30 24 333 174 159 1 29 584 521 63 6
9 Sun October 30 box W 5-3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 24 20 15 196 112 84 1 15 352 209 143 4
10 Sun November 6 box L 5-4-1 @ Indianapolis Colts 14 38 20 273 182 91 2 22 336 196 140 3
11 Sun November 13 box L 5-5-1 New England Patriots 13 14 17 298 109 189 3 13 255 78 177 3
12 Sun November 20 box L 5-6-1 @ Buffalo Bills 6 9 16 259 119 140 1 20 341 112 229 2
13 Sun November 27 box W 6-6-1 Miami Dolphins 38 34 39 597 426 171 2 20 440 353 87 1
14 Sun December 4 box L 6-7-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 34 38 21 371 192 179 2 26 430 267 163 2
15 Sat December 10 box W 7-7-1 Indianapolis Colts 34 16 22 331 158 173 3 18 329 220 109 3
16 Sun December 18 box W 8-7-1 New York Giants 27 21 15 298 198 100 24 367 170 197 1

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 372 5215 1094 4.8 331 299 538 3083 20 11 5.3 181 514 2132 19 4.1 118 27 16 32
Team Defense 354 5633 1038 5.4 497 244 476 3509 28 24 6.7 162 517 2124 15 4.1 310 40 16 25
Lg Rank Offense 6 13 5 8 19 15 1 22 9 8 6 10 3 16
Lg Rank Defense 21 23 17 7 23 26 4 25 22 21 14 19 5 10

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%
Ken O'Brien 28 QB 14 12 236 424 55.7 2567 15 3.5 7 1.7 50 6.1 5.7 10.9 183.4 78.6 37 267 5.0 4.6 8.0
Pat Ryan 33 16 4 63 113 55.8 807 5 4.4 4 3.5 42 7.1 6.0 12.8 50.4 78.3 5 24 6.6 5.5 4.2
Johnny Hector 28 16 1 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 26.9 16 299 538 55.6 3374 20 3.7 11 2.0 50 6.3 5.7 11.3 210.9 78.4 42 291 5.3 4.8 7.2
Opp Total 16 244 476 51.3 3509 28 5.9 24 5.0 7.4 5.7 14.4 219.3 74.1 45 314 6.7 4.6

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
Freeman McNeil 29 RB 16 16 219 944 6 28 4.3 59.0 13.7 34 288 8.5 1 25 2.1 18.0 1232 7 3
Johnny Hector 28 16 1 137 561 10 19 4.1 35.1 8.6 26 237 9.1 0 30 1.6 14.8 798 10 3
Roger Vick 24 FB 16 12 128 540 3 17 4.2 33.8 8.0 19 120 6.3 0 17 1.2 7.5 660 3 5
Ken O'Brien 28 QB 14 12 21 25 0 17 1.2 1.8 1.5 25 0 11
Pat Ryan 33 16 4 5 22 0 15 4.4 1.4 0.3 22 0 1
Al Toon* 25 WR 15 15 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.3 0.1 93 1067 11.5 5 42 6.2 71.1 1072 5 2
Wesley Walker 33 WR 16 10 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.8 0.1 26 551 21.2 7 50 1.6 34.4 563 7 1
Nuu Faaola 24 16 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.8 0.1 13 0 0
Pat Leahy 37 K 16 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.6 0.1 10 0 0
Mickey Shuler* 32 TE 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 70 805 11.5 5 42 4.7 53.7 805 5 1
Billy Griggs 26 te 15 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 133 9.5 0 21 0.9 8.9 133 0 1
Kurt Sohn 31 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 66 9.4 2 17 0.5 4.4 66 2 0
K.D. Dunn 25 15 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 67 11.2 0 26 0.4 4.5 67 0 0
Jo-Jo Townsell 28 RET 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 40 10.0 0 19 0.3 2.5 40 0 3
Team Total 26.9 16 514 2132 19 28 4.1 133.3 32.1 299 3374 11.3 20 50 18.7 210.9 5506 39 32
Opp Total 16 517 2124 15 4.1 132.8 32.3 244 3509 14.4 28 15.3 219.3 5633 43 35

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
Jo-Jo Townsell 28 RET 16 0 35 409 1 59 11.7 31 601 0 40 19.4 1050
Bobby Humphery 27 LCB 16 16 21 510 0 48 24.3 510
Kurt Sohn 31 15 0 3 9 0 5 3.0 9 159 0 27 17.7 234
Michael Harper 27 10 0 7 114 0 32 16.3 114
Nuu Faaola 24 16 0 2 9 0 7 4.5 22
Marion Barber 29 16 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Ken Rose 26 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.9 16 38 418 1 59 11.0 72 1404 0 48 19.5 7328
Opp Total 16 34 0 70 1491 0 21.3

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
Joe Prokop 28 P 16 0 85 3310 64 0 38.9
Pat Leahy 37 K 16 0 9 9 8 7 10 7 1 28 23 82.1% 43 43 100.0%
Team Total 26.9 16 9 9 8 7 10 7 1 28 23 82.1% 43 43 100.0% 85 3310 64 0 38.9
Opp Total 16 30 20 66.7% 43 36 83.7% 72 2743 38.1

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
Ken O'Brien 28 QB 14 12 11 5 -14 0
Marty Lyons 31 RDE 16 16 7.5 0 2 0 0 1
James Hasty 23 RCB 15 15 1.0 5 20 0 16 0 0 3 35 0 58
Erik McMillan* 23 FS 13 13 8 168 2 55 1 0 0 0
Mark Gastineau 32 LDE 7 7 7.0 0 1 0 0
Ken Rose 26 12 0 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 14
Scott Mersereau 23 NT 16 15 4.5 0 1 0 0
John Booty 23 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16
Bobby Humphery 27 LCB 16 16 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Roger Vick 24 FB 16 12 5 0 0 0
Troy Benson 25 LILB 16 16 2.0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Robin Cole 33 16 4 3.0 0 1 0 0
Alex Gordon 24 LOLB 13 13 3.0 0 1 0 0
Johnny Hector 28 16 1 3 1 0 0
Carl Howard 27 16 1 1.0 2 0 0 0
Kevin McArthur 26 ROLB 16 16 2.0 1 3 0 3
Freeman McNeil 29 RB 16 16 3 0 0 0
Mickey Shuler* 32 TE 15 15 1 2 0 0
Jo-Jo Townsell 28 RET 16 0 3 0 0 0
Rich Miano 26 SS 16 16 0.5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 112
Kyle Clifton 26 RILB 16 15 0 0 2 6 0 162
Billy Griggs 26 te 15 8 1 1 0 0
Al Toon* 25 WR 15 15 2 0 0 0
Gerald Nichols 24 16 2 1.5
George Radachowsky 26 9 3 1.5
Tom Baldwin 27 16 2 1.0
Dave Cadigan 23 5 4 0 1 0 0
Paul Frase 23 lde 16 7 1.0 31
John Galvin 23 16 0 0 1 0 0
Reggie McElroy 28 RT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Pat Ryan 33 16 4 1 0 0 0
Kurt Sohn 31 15 0 0 1 0 0
Wesley Walker 33 WR 16 10 1 0 0 0
Mike Zordich 25 16 0 1 35 1 35 10
Mark Garalczyk 24 7 0 0.5
Team Total 26.9 16 44.0 24 228 3 55 2 32 30 27 0 403 1
Opp Total 16 42 35 19

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Pat Leahy 37 K 16 0 43 23 112
Johnny Hector 28 16 1 10 60
Freeman McNeil 29 RB 16 16 6 1 42
Wesley Walker 33 WR 16 10 7 42
Mickey Shuler* 32 TE 15 15 5 30
Al Toon* 25 WR 15 15 5 30
Roger Vick 24 FB 16 12 3 18
Erik McMillan* 23 FS 13 13 2 12
Kurt Sohn 31 15 0 2 12
Jo-Jo Townsell 28 RET 16 0 1 6
Mike Zordich 25 16 0 1 6
Marty Lyons 31 RDE 16 16 1 2
Team Total 26.9 16 19 20 1 3 43 23 1 372
Opp Total 16 15 28 36 20 354