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1984 season of NFL team New York Jets
The 1984 New York Jets season was the 25th season for the team and the fifteenth in the
National Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–9 record from 1983 under head coach
Joe Walton . After playing the previous 20 seasons at
Shea Stadium in
Queens , 1984 marked their first season of playing its home games at
Giants Stadium in
The Meadowlands , which was also the home of the
NFC’s
New York Giants .
Mark Gastineau made NFL history by recording 22 sacks, to establish a then-new official single season record. The Jets finished the season with a record of 7–9.
Roster
1984 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 2
at
Indianapolis Colts
W 23–14
1–0
Hoosier Dome
61,148
2
September 6
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 17–23
1–1
Giants Stadium
70,564
3
September 16
Cincinnati Bengals
W 43–23
2–1
Giants Stadium
64,193
4
September 23
at
Buffalo Bills
W 28–26
3–1
Rich Stadium
48,330
5
September 30
New England Patriots
L 21–28
3–2
Giants Stadium
68,978
6
October 7
at
Kansas City Chiefs
W 17–16
4–2
Arrowhead Stadium
51,843
7
October 14
at
Cleveland Browns
W 24–20
5–2
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
55,673
8
October 21
Kansas City Chiefs
W 28–7
6–2
Giants Stadium
66,782
9
October 28
at
New England Patriots
L 20–30
6–3
Sullivan Stadium
60,513
10
November 4
Miami Dolphins
L 17–31
6–4
Giants Stadium
72,655
11
November 11
Indianapolis Colts
L 5–9
6–5
Giants Stadium
51,066
12
November 18
at
Houston Oilers
L 20–31
6–6
Astrodome
40,141
13
November 26
at
Miami Dolphins
L 17–28
6–7
Miami Orange Bowl
74,884
14
December 2
New York Giants
L 10–20
6–8
Giants Stadium
74,975
15
December 8
Buffalo Bills
W 21–17
7–8
Giants Stadium
45,378
16
December 16
at
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 21–41
7–9
Tampa Stadium
43,817
Game summaries
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jets
0
7 9 7
23
Colts
0
7 0 7
14
Scoring summary Q2 IND
Dickey 3 yard run (
Allegre kick) IND 7–0
Q2 NYJ
Shuler 13 yard pass from
Ryan (
Leahy kick) Tie 7–7
Q3 NYJ Leahy 29 yard field goal NYJ 10–7
Q3 NYJ Shuler 8 yard pass from Ryan (kick failed) NYJ 16–7
Q4 IND
Middleton 3 yard run (Allegre kick) NYJ 16–14
Q4 NYJ
Buttle 4 yard fumble return (Leahy kick) NYJ 23–14
[1]
Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
9
0 7 7
23
• Jets
6
7 10 20
43
Scoring summary Q1 NYJ
Leahy 22 yard field goal NYJ 3–0
Q1 CIN
Breech 21 yard field goal Tie 3–3
Q1 NYJ Leahy 39 yard field goal NYJ 6–3
Q1 CIN
Brooks 3 yard pass from
Anderson (pass failed) CIN 9–6
Q2 NYJ
McNeil 15 yard run (Leahy kick) NYJ 13–9
Q3 CIN
Harris 80 yard pass from Anderson (Breech kick) CIN 16–13
Q3 NYJ Leahy 32 yard field goal Tie 16–16
Q3 NYJ
Shuler 9 yard pass from
Ryan (Leahy kick) NYJ 23–16
Q4 NYJ Leahy 36 yard field goal NYJ 26–16
Q4 NYJ McNeil 33 yard run (Leahy kick) NYJ 33–16
Q4 NYJ Leahy 29 yard field goal NYJ 36–16
Q4 NYJ
Harper 9 yard run (Leahy kick) NYJ 43–16
Q4 CIN
Esiason 1 yard run (Breech kick) NYJ 43–23
[2]
Week 9
New York Jets at New England Patriots
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
10
10 0 0
20
• Patriots
0
6 10 14
30
Scoring summary 1 Jets
Pat Leahy 46-yard field goal Jets 3–0
1 Jets Rocky Klever 7-yard pass from
Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) Jets 10–0
2 Patriots
Tony Franklin 20-yard field goal Jets 10–3
2 Jets Pat Leahy 18-yard field goal Jets 13–3
2 Jets
Marion Barber 2-yard run (Pat Leahy kick) Jets 20–3
2 Patriots Tony Franklin 27-yard field goal Jets 20–6
3 Patriots Tony Franklin 47-yard field goal Jets 20–9
3 Patriots
Craig James 25-yard run (Tony Franklin kick) Jets 20–16
4 Patriots
Stephen Starring 5-yard pass from
Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) Patriots 23–20
4 Patriots
Tony Collins 4-yard run (Tony Franklin kick) Patriots 30–20
Raymond Berry 's first game as Patriots' head coach.
Standings
References
External links
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel Division championships (4) League championships (1) Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)