1991 season of NFL team New York Jets
The 1991 New York Jets season was the 32nd season for the team and the 22nd in the National Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–10 record from 1990 under head coach Bruce Coslet .
The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–8, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 1986 as one of three AFC Wild Card teams. In the Wild Card Round they would lose to the Houston Oilers , 17–10. The Jets would not make the playoffs again until 1998 .
For the second time in their history, the Jets suffered the embarrassment of losing at home to a team which would finish 1–15. The Colts defeated the Jets 28–27 at Giants Stadium in week 11, their lone win under interim coach Rick Venturi . In 1980 , the Jets lost 21–20 to the Saints at Shea Stadium in week 15.
Offseason [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] Undrafted free agents [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ] 1991 New York Jets staff Front office
Chairman of the board – Leon Hess President – Steve Gutman Vice president/general manager – Dick Steinberg Director of player personnel – Ron Wolf Director of pro personnel – Jim Royer Assistant director of pro personnel – Pat Kirwan Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Greg Mackrides Asst strength and conditioning - Lee Brandon
1991 New York Jets final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics 47 active, 5 inactive, 6(developmental) practice squad
Preseason [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] [1]
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–13 1–0 Giants Stadium 61,204 2 September 8 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–20 1–1 Kingdome 56,770 3 September 15 Buffalo Bills L 20–23 1–2 Giants Stadium 65,309 4 at Chicago Bears L 13–19 (OT) 1–3 Soldier Field 65,255 5 September 29 Miami Dolphins W 41–23 2–3 Giants Stadium 71,170 6 October 6 at Cleveland Browns W 17–14 3–3 Cleveland Stadium 71,042 7 October 13 Houston Oilers L 20–23 3–4 Giants Stadium 70,758 8 October 20 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–6 4–4 Hoosier Dome 53,025 9 Bye 10 November 3 Green Bay Packers W 19–16 (OT) 5–4 Giants Stadium 67,435 11 November 10 Indianapolis Colts L 27–28 5–5 Giants Stadium 44,792 12 November 17 at New England Patriots W 28–21 6–5 Foxboro Stadium 30,743 13 November 24 San Diego Chargers W 24–3 7–5 Giants Stadium 59,025 14 December 1 at Buffalo Bills L 13–24 7–6 Rich Stadium 80,243 15 December 8 at Detroit Lions L 20–34 7–7 Pontiac Silverdome 69,304 16 December 15 New England Patriots L 3–6 7–8 Giants Stadium 55,689 17 December 22 at Miami Dolphins W 23–20 (OT) 8–8 Joe Robbie Stadium 69,636 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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Standings [ edit ] Season Game Summaries [ edit ] [3]
Team Category Player Statistics TB Passing Rushing Receiving NYJ Passing Rushing Receiving
Buccaneers Game Statistics Jets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Week 2 (Sunday, September 8, 1991): at Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] [5]
Week 3 (Sunday, September 15, 1991): vs. Buffalo Bills [ edit ] [6]
Week 4 (Monday, September 23, 1991): at Chicago Bears [ edit ] [7]
Week 5 (Sunday, September 29, 1991): vs. Miami Dolphins [ edit ] [8]
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Week 7 (Sunday, October 13, 1991): vs. Houston Oilers [ edit ] [10]
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Week 9: BYE WEEK [ edit ] [12]
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Week 14 (Sunday, December 1, 1991): at Buffalo Bills [ edit ] [16]
Week 15: (Sunday, December 8, 1991): at Detroit Lions [ edit ] [17]
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Week 17 (Sunday, December 22, 1991): at Miami Dolphins [ edit ] [19]
Postseason [ edit ] Playoff Game Summaries [ edit ] AFC Wild Card Playoffs (Sunday, December 29, 1991): at Houston Oilers [ edit ] [20]
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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)