# 1987 New York Jets season

The 1987 New York Jets season was the 28th season for the team and the club's 18th season in the National Football League (NFL). It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–6 record from 1986 under head coach Joe Walton. The season was marred by a players' strike that resulted in the cancellation of all week-3 games, as well as Weeks 4 through 6 being played mostly with replacement players. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–9. For the second time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 8 interceptions in 393 passing attempts.

## Offseason
### Draft

1987 New York Jets draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 21 | Roger Vick | FB | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 42 | Alex Gordon | LB | Cincinnati |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 13 | at Buffalo Bills | W 31–28 | 1–0 | Rich Stadium | 76,718 |
| 2 | September 21 | New England Patriots | W 43–24 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | 70,847 |
| 3 | September 27 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Cancelled due to players' strike | Cancelled due to players' strike | Cancelled due to players' strike | Cancelled due to players' strike |
| 4 | October 4 | Dallas Cowboys | L 24–38 | 2–1 | Giants Stadium | 12,370 |
| 5 | October 11 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 0–6 | 2–2 | Hoosier Dome | 34,927 |
| 6 | October 18 | Miami Dolphins | W 37–31 (OT) | 3–2 | Giants Stadium | 18,249 |
| 7 | October 25 | at Washington Redskins | L 16–17 | 3–3 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | 53,497 |
| 8 | November 1 | Indianapolis Colts | L 14–19 | 3–4 | Giants Stadium | 60,863 |
| 9 | November 9 | Seattle Seahawks | W 30–14 | 4–4 | Giants Stadium | 60,452 |
| 10 | November 15 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 16–9 | 5–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,718 |
| 11 | November 22 | Buffalo Bills | L 14–17 | 5–5 | Giants Stadium | 58,407 |
| 12 | November 29 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–20 | 6–5 | Giants Stadium | 41,135 |
| 13 | December 7 | at Miami Dolphins | L 28–37 | 6–6 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 62,592 |
| 14 | December 13 | at New England Patriots | L 20–42 | 6–7 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,617 |
| 15 | December 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 27–38 | 6–8 | Giants Stadium | 30,572 |
| 16 | December 27 | at New York Giants | L 7–20 | 6–9 | Giants Stadium | 68,318 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Season summary
#### Week 1

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Jets | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

#### Week 2

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| • Jets | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 43 |

#### Week 5

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| • Jets | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 37 |

#### Week 8

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| • Jets | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |

#### Week 9

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Jets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |

#### Week 11

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| • Jets | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |

#### Week 15
### Standings

AFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Indianapolis Colts$^{(3)}$ | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 5–3 | 8–6 | 300 | 238 | W2 |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 320 | 293 | W3 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 362 | 335 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 270 | 305 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 3–5 | 6–5 | 334 | 360 | L4 |

## Awards and records

* Johnny Hector, Led AFC, Touchdowns, 11 TD's