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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
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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.

Offseason[]

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
view · talk · edit 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

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