This Date In Jets History

[Badger]

Yeah, lots of things can happen, but I'm trying to explain why our fanbase (and especially the media) are much more upset for our win than Jax's. Well, that and the fact that nobody gives a excrement about the Jaguars anyway.

The media isn't upset. They're just riling up the retards.

[MexJetinBcn]

The media isn't upset. They're just riling up the retards.

Potato, potatoe

[Italian Seafood]

December 20:
1964: Season finale, loss at Kansas City 24-7. Len Dawson 2 TD passes; Matt Snell 16 car, 103 yds, TD; Jets lose 3rd straight, finish 5-8-1.
1969: AFL Div Playoff, home loss to Kansas City 13-6. Dawson 19 yd win TD to Gloster Richardson; Jets 4 turnovers; Namath 3 INTs; Jets didn't return to playoffs for 12 years.
1980: Season finale, win at Miami 24-17. Dierking 2 rush TDs, Darrol Ray 71 yd pick 6 off Woodley; Todd 3 INTs; Jets 6th straight win over Miami, finish 4-12
1981: Season finale, home win over Green Bay 28-3. Jets 9 sacks; Todd 2 TDs (Walker, Jones); Jets led 21-3 half, clinched Wild Card, finish 10-5-1.
1987: Home loss to Philadelphia 20-7. Randall Cunningham 280 yds, 3 TDs; O’Brien 301 yds, 2 TDs; Toon 10 rec, 168 yds, TD. Jets drop to 6-8.
1992: Loss at Miami 19-17 on SNF. Jets led 17-10 4th qtr; Marino late 55 yd TD to Tony Martin; Nagle to Moore TD pass. Jets go 4-11.
2003: Home loss to New England 21-16 on Sat night. Brady 2 TDs; Pennington 5 INTs, 2 rush TDs; Suzy Kolber interviews Joe Namath. Jets go 6-9.
2009: Home loss to Atlanta 10-7. Sanchez 65 yd TD to Edwards; Jets 3 turnovers; Matt Ryan winning TD to Tony Gonzalez with 1:42 left. Jets go 7-7.
2020: Win at LA Rams 23-20. 17 pt underdog Jets get first win, drop from #1 overall pick (Trevor Lawrence); led 20-3 in 3rd, Darnold 22-31, 207 yds, TD. Jets go 1-13.

Chad Pennington, 2003:


Marcus Maye, game clinching pass defense, 2020:

[Italian Seafood]

The 1981 game, at the time I was 14 and it was one of the best days of my life. I'd never seen the Jets even over 500 and here they were about to have a home playoff game after finishing 10-2-1. There was no doubt they were going to win that game, they jumped on Green Bay early and never let up. Between the wind at Shea and our defense, Green Bay's offense with Lofton and Jefferson never stood a chance.

[Italian Seafood]

December 21:
1975: Season finale, home loss to Dallas 31-21. Riggins 62 yds, TD, 1st Jet 1,000 rush yr, last game as Jet; Randy Hughes pick 6 off Namath ices game. Jets finish 3-11.
1986: Season finale, loss at Cincinnati 52-21. Jets led 21-17 half; Boomer 5 TDs, INT; Cin 621 total yds; McNeil 106 yds, 2 TDs. Jets lose 5th straight, finish 10-6.
1997: Season finale, loss at Detroit 13-10. Both teams win and in; Jets led 10-0 half; Sanders 184 yds, TD; O’Donnell, Lucas, Leon Johnson INTs. Jets finish 9-7.
2008: Loss at Seattle 13-3. Brett Favre 18-31, 187 yds, 2 INTs; Seneca Wallace to John Carlson game’s only TD; Maurice Morris 29 car, 116 yds. Jets go 9-6. 
2014: Home loss to New England 17-16. Geno 210 yds, TD (Cumberland), INT; Brady 23-35, 182 yds, TD, INT; Folk late FG blocked. Jets go 3-12.

Bobby Humphrey returns opening kickoff for TD, 1986:


Barry Sanders, 1997:


Jets at Seahawks, 2008:

[Italian Seafood]

December 22:
1963: Season finale, loss at Kansas City 48-0. Len Dawson 13-20, 222 yds, 4 TDs, INT; Jets 7 turnovers, 4 lost fumbles, Galen Hall 3 INTs. Jets finish 5-8-1.
1985: Season finale, home win over Cleveland 37-10. Jets get Wild Card; Hector 2 rush TDs; O’Brien to Sohn TD; McNeil 26 car, 74 yds. Jets finish 11-5.
1991: Season finale, win at Miami 23-20 in OT. Game for last Wild Card; Marino 2 TDs, O’Brien TD, INT; Raul Allegre tying, winning FGs in Jet debut. Jets finish 8-8.
1996: Season finale, home loss to Miami 31-28. Rich Kotite stepped down, last game; Abdul-Jabbar 30 car, 152 yds, TD; Foley, Reich threw TDs. Jets finish 1-15. 
2002: Win at New England 30-17 on SNF. Pennington 23-33, 285 yds, 3 TDs (Coles, Moss, Chrebet); Curtis Martin 26 car, 106 yds; Pats 2 turnovers. Jets go 8-7.
2013: Home win over Cleveland 24-13. Geno Smith 20-36, 214 yds, 2 TDs (Nelson), rush TD; Chris Ivory 20 car, 109 yds; Jason Campbell 2 INTs. Jets go 7-8.
2019: Home win over Pittsburgh 16-10. Le'Veon Bell vs former team, 72 rush yds, 21 rec yds; Jets led 10-0; Sam Ficken 3 FGs. Jets finish 5-3 at home, improve to 6-9.
2022: Home loss to Jacksonville, 19-3 on TNF. Zach Wilson booed, benched for Chris Streveler after 9-18, 92 yds INT in the rain. Jets lose 4th straight, go 7-8.

Raul Allegre kicks Jets into playoffs, 1991:


Hugh Douglas, 1996
https://twitter.com/BNICE80/status/1332898440997707778

Chad Pennington, 2002:

[Italian Seafood]

December 23:

1989: Season finale, home loss to Buffalo 37-0 on Sat. Joe Walton’s last game; total yds, Buf 441, Jets 208; Kelly 2 TDs, INT; Eason INT. Jets finish 4-12.
1990: Home win over New England 42-7. Jets 5 rush TDs: McNeil 2, Hector, Thomas, Taylor; O’Brien 11-12, 210 yds, 2 TDs (Thomas, Moore). Jets go 5-10.
2001: Win at Indianapolis 29-28. Dominic Rhodes 17 car, 126 yds, TD; Martin 23 car, 122 yds; Hall 5 FGs; Vinny to Becht winning TD. Jets go 9-5.
2007: Loss at Tennessee 10-6. Chad Pennington last game as Jet, 26-32, 264 yds, TD, 2 INTs; Cotchery 8 rec, 152 yds, TD; LenDale White 23 car, 103 yds. Jets go 3-12.
2012: Home loss to San Diego 27-17. Greg McElroy only NFL start, sacked 11 times, 185 yds, INT; Jets led 14-10 half, Greene 2 rush TDs; Rivers 2 TDs. Jets go 6-9.
2018: Home loss to Green Bay 44-38 in OT. Jets led 35-20 after 3rd qtr; Aaron Rodgers 442 yds, 2 TDs; Darnold 341 yds, 3 TDs; Green Bay won toss, scored 1st poss OT. Jets go 4-11.


Anthony Becht catches winning TD, 2001:

[Badger]

McElroy was only sacked 4 times? Could have sworn it was more.

[Derek Smalls]

McElroy was only sacked 4 times? Could have sworn it was more.

99% sure he was sacked 8 times.

[Italian Seafood]

99% sure he was sacked 8 times.

I thought so too, box score said 4. He was certainly hit a lot, couldn't play the next week.

[Libero_2]

99% sure he was sacked 8 times.

I thought it was 9. We were laughing our derriere off because he was terrified to throw the football so they kept knocking his teeth in. Haven't felt that bad about our QB situation in a long time, like since the Bollywood days. Then low and behold two years later, and we are watching a bigger disaster play out in front of us.

[MexJetinBcn]

I thought it was 9. We were laughing our derriere off because he was terrified to throw the football so they kept knocking his teeth in. Haven't felt that bad about our QB situation in a long time, like since the Bollywood days. Then low and behold two years later, and we are watching a bigger disaster play out in front of us.

I don't know if it's worse, Geno is crap but at least we have a high draft pick and tons of cap money.

[Badger]

99% sure he was sacked 8 times.

I thought so too, box score said 4. He was certainly hit a lot, couldn't play the next week.

I thought it was 9. We were laughing our derriere off because he was terrified to throw the football so they kept knocking his teeth in.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212230nyj.htm

11 times

[Italian Seafood]

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212230nyj.htm

11 times

Thank you. Those are the box scores I use, I looked at the wrong column, we actually sacked Rivers 4 times. I checked the sacks because I remember it being a lot, four didn't sound right, sure enough it wasn't.

Tomorrow is going to be ugly, by the way.

[Italian Seafood]

December 24:
1967: Season finale, loss at San Diego 42-31. Joe Namath 343 yds, 4 TDs; SD Brad Hubbert 15 car, 189 yds, 2 TDs; both teams over 400 tot yds. Jets finish 8-5-1.
1994: Season finale, loss at Houston Oilers 24-10. Johnson rush TD; Bucky Richardson 2 INTs, rush TD; Slaughter rec TD. Jets lose 5th straight, finish 6-10.
1995: Season finale, home loss to New Orleans 12-0. Boomer last game as Jet, 2 INTs; Brister INT; Wesley Walls rec TD; Doug Brien 2 FGs. Jets finish 3-13.
2000: Season finale, loss at Baltimore Ravens 34-20. Jets led 14-0 1st qtr; Vinny 481 yds, 2 TDs, 3 INTs; McAlister 98 yd pick 6 at half. Jets eliminated, finish 9-7.
2011: Home loss to NY Giants 29-14. Sanchez 258 yds, TD, 2 INTs, took safety; Eli Manning to Victor Cruz 99 yd TD on 3rd and 10. Jets go 8-7.
2016: Loss at New England, 41-3. Brady 214 yds, 3 TDs; Petty lost for season with injury, Folk late FG avoids shutout; NE 27-0 half. Jets go 4-11.
2017: Home loss to LA Chargers 14-7. Antonio Gates 6 rec, 81 yds, TD; Bilal Powell 19 car, 145 yds, TD; Anderson, Kearse 5 rec each. Jets go 5-10.
2023: Home win over Washington 30-28. Jets led 27-7 half; Wash took 28-27 lead late; Breece Hall 95 yds rush 2 TDs, 96 yds rec; Greg Zuerlein winning FG. Jets go 6-9.

Saints at Jets, 1995:


Curtis Martin, Ray Lewis, 2000: