This Date In Jets History

[Italian Seafood]

August 31:
1997: Opening day, 41-3 win at Seattle. Neil O'Donnell 18-25, 270 yds, 5 TDs; Bill Parcells' first game as head coach.

Adrian Murrell, 1997:


September 1:
1991: Opening day, OT 16-13 win over Tampa Bay. Blair Thomas 23 car, 92 yds; Freeman McNeil TD; Pat Leahy winning FG in OT.
1996: Opening day, began 1-15 season with 31-6 loss at Denver, John Elway 2 TDs, 2 INTs; Highlight: Keyshawn's first reception (50 yds).


September 2:
1979: Opening day, home loss to Cleveland 25-22 in OT. Matt Robinson's last start as a Jet, threw a duck INT late.
1984: Opening day, win 23-14 at Indianapolis, opening the Hoosier Dome. Pat Ryan's first start, 14-29, 163 yds, 2 TDs, 2 INTs, Freeman McNeil 29 car, 112 yds.

Jets and Colts open the Indianapolis era, 1984:


September 3:
1978: Opening day, home win 33-20 over Miami. Richard Todd 3 TDs, Pat Leahy 4 FGs.
1995: Opening day, Rick Kotite era begins with 52-14 loss at Miami. Should have fired him then.
2000: Opening day, 20-16 win at Lambeau field, Vinny's return from the torn Achilles, winning TD to Curtis Martin with 3:28 left.

September 4:
1983: Opening day, won 41-29 at San Diego. Freeman McNeil 23 car, 120 yds, TD; Johnny Hector 42 yd TD in Jets debut, Wesley Walker 8 rec, 83 yds, TD.
1988: Opening day, lost 28-3 at New England in the rain.  Steve Grogan to Irving Fryar 2 TDs.
1994: Opening day, won 23-3 at Buffalo. Bills four-time defending AFC champs; Pete Carroll's head coaching debut; Johnny Johnson 25 car, 75 yds, TD.
2003: Opening night, lost 16-13 at Washington on TNF. Laveranues Coles first game with Redskins, 5 rec, 106 yds.

September 5:
1993: Opening day, home loss to Denver 26-20. Blair Thomas fell out of bounds inside the 10 to finish us; Boomer Jets debut, 29-40, 371 yds, 2 TDs, INT.

September 6:
1981: Opening day, lost 31-0 at Buffalo. Joe Cribbs rush, rec TDs; Jets began 0-3 start before finishing 10-5-1.
1984: Home opener, loss to Pittsburgh 23-17 on TNF, first regular season home game at Giants Stadium. Bobby Humphrey 97 yd KO ret TD. Jets go 1-1.
1992: Opening day, lost at Atlanta 20-17. Browning Nagle debut 21-37, 366 yds, 2 TDs, also his last good game. Opening game at Georgia Dome.
1998: Opening day, OT loss at San Francisco 36-30. Garrison Hearst 99 yard TD after we pinned our punt to the 1. Parcells then cut the punter.

Garrison Hearst, 1998:


September 7:
1980: Opening day, lost at home 17-14 to the Baltimore Colts. Darrol Ray 75 yd fumble ret TD tied game 14-14 in 3rd.
1986: Opening day, won 28-24 at Buffalo. Ken O'Brien 318 yds, 2 TDs; Jim Kelly's first game with Bills 20-33, 292 yds, 3 TDs.
1997: Home opener, loss to Buffalo 28-22, Aaron Glenn returned kickoff for a TD; Todd Collins 3 TDs, late winner to Jay Riemersma. Jets go 1-1.
2008: Opening day, 20-14 win at Miami. Brett Favre Jets debut, 2 TDs (Cotchery, Stuckey); Darrelle Revis INT of Chad Pennington to end the game.
2014: Opening day, home 19-14 win over Oakland. Chris Ivory 10 car, 102 yds, 71 yd TD; Derek Carr 2 TD passes in debut.

Brett Favre's Jets debut, 2008:


September 8:
1963: Opening day, 38-14 loss at Boston Patriots. Jets 5 turnovers; Bake Turner 10 rec, 103 yds, TD.
1985: Opening day, 31-0 loss at Los Angeles Raiders. Both teams lost at home to Pats in the playoffs that year.
1991: Lost 20-13 at Seattle. Don Boyd Odegard fumbled crucial KO return; Jeff Kemp 2 TD passes. Jets go 1-1.
1996: Home opener, lost 21-7 to Indianapolis. Keyshawn catches first TD, 11 yds from Neil O'Donnell; game delayed by lightning. Jets go 0-2.
2002: Opening day, 37-31 OT win at Buffalo, Chad Morton returns OT kickoff for game-winning TD. Drew Bledsoe Buffalo debut.
2013: Opening day, 18-17 win over Tampa Bay. Nick Folk game-winning FG, Revis first game with Tampa Bay.
2019: Opening day, 17-16 home loss to Buffalo. Adam Gase debut as Jets coach, Jets led 16-0 in 3rd quarter, lost CJ Moseley, then the game.

Chad Morton, 2002:

[Badger]

2002: Opening day, 37-31 OT win at Buffalo, Chad Morton returns OT kickoff for game-winning TD. Drew Bledsoe Buffalo debut.

This was the game that made me a true fanatic. I was only mildly into football before but that game and the season that followed hooked me for life.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

September 6:
1998: Opening day, OT loss at San Francisco 36-30. Garrison Hearst 99 yard TD after we pinned our punt to the 1. Parcells then cut the punter.

Worst birthday of my life.  I was at the game, had two friends thrown out, and then that happened.  I thought we had something in Glenn Foley after that day.  Oh, and the freaking 49ers fans were so freaking nice.  They weren't even condescending, but I was completely demoralized by the whole thing and hated them for being so damn nice.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

I think Kurosawa died that day too.

[klaximilian]

Worst birthday of my life.  I was at the game, had two friends thrown out, and then that happened.  I thought we had something in Glenn Foley after that day.  Oh, and the freaking 49ers fans were so freaking nice.  They weren't even condescending, but I was completely demoralized by the whole thing and hated them for being so damn nice.

Those wine drinking twats.

[Italian Seafood]

Worst birthday of my life.  I was at the game, had two friends thrown out, and then that happened.  I thought we had something in Glenn Foley after that day.  Oh, and the freaking 49ers fans were so freaking nice.  They weren't even condescending, but I was completely demoralized by the whole thing and hated them for being so damn nice.

Happy belated.

[Libero_2]

This was the game that made me a true fanatic. I was only mildly into football before but that game and the season that followed hooked me for life.

i was at that game. One of three NFL games I've ever been to. It was freaking  glorious the despair of the entire stadium as Morton broke through for the TD in OT for what I believe was the shortest OT ever at the time (might still be). He was running right at my endzone, and it was just amazing fun to see.

[Chrebet86]

This was the game that made me a true fanatic. I was only mildly into football before but that game and the season that followed hooked me for life.

Didnt morton return the opening kickoff for regulation and OT? That season is the one that hooked me for life to, only made it to 1 game that season....Green Bay.

[Badger]

Didnt morton return the opening kickoff for regulation and OT? That season is the one that hooked me for life to, only made it to 1 game that season....Green Bay.

Same story here.

[Chrebet86]

Same story here.

The whole lead up to the game was a great part of it. We had some of those crazy playoff scenarios along with the 3 way tie possibilty.

The parking lot exploded when NE tied it up.

[Badger]

The whole lead up to the game was a great part of it. We had some of those crazy playoff scenarios along with the 3 way tie possibilty.

The parking lot exploded when NE tied it up.

I remember all the nervous pacing in the parking lot, everyone watching their TVs and fiddling with the antennae.

The stadium went nuts when NE won.

[Libero_2]

I remember all the nervous pacing in the parking lot, everyone watching their TVs and fiddling with the antennae.

The stadium went nuts when NE won.

I wasn't there, but it remember the second the building erupted when the Pats won, there was absolutely no chance that we were losing that game. We obliterated the Packers and it was so freaking awesome to watch that game. Was that the year we destroyed Peyton 41-0 the next week? God that season was fun. It was also incredibly obvious to me that winner of the Jets Raiders divisional game was going to the Super Bowl.

[Italian Seafood]

Was that the year we destroyed Peyton 41-0 the next week?

Yes, those games were six days apart. Green Bay was the 4:00 Sunday game and Indy the 4:30 Saturday playoff game.

[Tommy]

Those were my first two live Jets games. Needless to say things went downhill from there.

[Italian Seafood]

September 9:
1961: Opening day, 21-20 win at Boston vs the Patriots. Al Dorow 2 TD passes, Don Maynard 7 rec, 86 yds, TD.
1962: Opening day, 28-17 win at Oakland vs the Raiders. Titans Lee Grosscup 5-8, 186 yds, 3 TDs, INT.
1966: Opening day, 19-14 win at Miami vs the Dolphins. First meeting, Jets led 19-0 after 3rd qtr; Joe Namath 8-19, 100 yds, INT.
1979: Lost 56-3 at New England. Possibly the worst Jet game I ever saw, can still see Stanley Morgan running on that awful turf. Jets go 0-2.
1990: Opening day, 25-20 loss at Cincinnati. Bruce Coslet head coaching debut vs his former team and good friend Boomer Esiason.
2001: Opening day, home loss 45-24 to the Colts. Key turnover inside the 5 led to a 14-point swing in the game.
2007: Opening day, 38-14 home loss to New England, Pats first win on way to 16-0. Chad Pennington injured in 2nd half after throwing 2 TDs.
2012: Opening day, 48-28 home win over Buffalo. Mark Sanchez throws 3 TDs, D with 3 INTs of Ryan Fitzpatrick including Cromartie pick-6.

1979 (it's not pretty)
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