1988 New York Jets season

1988 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Joe Walton
Home Field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	8–7–1
Place	4th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1987	1989

The 1988 New York Jets season was the 29th season for the team and the 19th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–9 record from 1987 under head coach Joe Walton. The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–7–1. For the third time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 7 interceptions in 424 passing attempts.

The Jets endured a major distraction when Mark Gastineau, the team's main pass rusher who appeared to be experiencing a career-renaissance, abruptly retired in midseason to tend to ailing actress Brigitte Nielsen.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1988-09-04	at New England Patriots	L 28–3	Sullivan Stadium	44,027
2	1988-09-11	at Cleveland Browns	W 23–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	74,434
3	1988-09-18	Houston Oilers	W 45–3	The Meadowlands	64,483
4	1988-09-25	at Detroit Lions	W 17–10	Pontiac Silverdome	29,250
5	1988-10-02	Kansas City Chiefs	T 17–17 (OT)	The Meadowlands	66,110
6	1988-10-09	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 36–19	Riverfront Stadium	57,482
7	1988-10-17	Buffalo Bills	L 37–14	The Meadowlands	70,218
8	1988-10-23	at Miami Dolphins	W 44–30	Joe Robbie Stadium	68,292
9	1988-10-30	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–20	The Meadowlands	64,862
10	1988-11-06	at Indianapolis Colts	L 38–14	Hoosier Dome	59,233
11	1988-11-13	New England Patriots	L 14–13	The Meadowlands	48,358
12	1988-11-20	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–6 (OT)	Rich Stadium	78,389
13	1988-11-27	Miami Dolphins	W 38–34	The Meadowlands	52,752
14	1988-12-04	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 38–34	Arrowhead Stadium	30,059
15	1988-12-10	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–16	The Meadowlands	46,284
16	1988-12-18	New York Giants	W 27–21	The Meadowlands	69,770

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	12	4	0	.750	7–1	10–2	329	237	L1
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	354	315	W1
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	250	284	L1
New York Jets	8	7	1	.531	3–5	6–7–1	372	354	W2
Miami Dolphins	6	10	0	.375	0–8	3–9	319	380	L1

External links

• 1988 statistics