The 1993 New York Jets season was the 34th season for the team and the 24th in the National Football League. After the team had returned from its 1991 playoff season with a 4–12 1992 campaign, the Jets and coach Bruce Coslet looked to get back into the postseason.

The biggest acquisition for the Jets in the offseason was quarterback Boomer Esiason, whom New York acquired from the Cincinnati Bengals for a draft pick. The Jets also acquired running back Johnny Johnson from the Phoenix Cardinals, and he led the team in both rushing yards and pass receptions (821 yards rushing, 67 receptions). Brad Baxter led the Jets with seven rushing touchdowns and Rob Moore, a third-year receiver, caught passes for 843 yards. Second year tight end Johnny Mitchell caught six touchdown passes for a team high. On defense Jeff Lageman returned from his season-ending injury in 1992 to record 8.5 sacks to pace the defensive line, and defensive back Brian Washington added six interceptions.

After struggling early by only winning two of their first six games, the Jets began a winning streak by defeating their in-stadium rival New York Giants, 10–6 on Halloween. The streak reached five before the Indianapolis Colts snapped it with a 9–6 defeat of the Jets in Week 14. The Jets won again the next week by defeating the Washington Redskins by a 3–0 score, but lost their remaining three games to finish 8–8 and out of the playoffs. On January 7, 1994, five days after the season ended, Coslet was fired (after refusing to give up calling the offense) and assistant Pete Carroll was promoted to serve as head coach.

In Weeks 13, 14, and 15, the Jets played in games where the winning team did not reach 10 points. The Jets were 2–1 in those three games, with the other victory being a 6–0 win against the New England Patriots in Week 13. On the other hand, the Jets did not score more than ten points in five of their last six games, the only exception being a Week 16 loss to the Buffalo Bills, and only scored three total touchdowns in those games (two in the Week 16 loss and one in a Week 15 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys). For the third time in five seasons, the Jets were shut out in their season finale.

Offseason NFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team 1 4 Marvin Jones Linebacker Florida State 2 36 Coleman Rudolph Defensive End Georgia Tech 4 88 David Ware Offensive Tackle Virginia 5 115 Fred Baxter Tight End Auburn 5 120 Adrian Murrell Running Back West Virginia 5 129 Kenny Shedd Wide Receiver Northern Iowa 6 144 Richie Anderson Running Back Penn State 7 171 Alec Millen Offensive Tackle Georgia 8 200 Craig Hentrich Punter Notre Dame

Undrafted free agents + 1993 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMarcus PerryTackleMurray StateGreg SherwinTackleCentral MichiganChris SpencerWide receiverIowa StateJames SpencerDefensive TackleSyracuseShawn WilliamsLinebackerRutgersGreg WilligQuarterbackRice

Personnel

Roster

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 5 Denver Broncos L 20–26 0–1 Giants Stadium 68,130 2 September 12 at Miami Dolphins W 24–14 1–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 70,314 3 Bye 4 September 26 New England Patriots W 45–7 2–1 Giants Stadium 64,836 5 October 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 30–35 2–2 Giants Stadium 72,593 6 October 10 at Los Angeles Raiders L 20–24 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 41,627 7 Bye 8 October 24 Buffalo Bills L 10–19 2–4 Giants Stadium 71,541 9 October 31 at New York Giants W 10–6 3–4 Giants Stadium 71,659 10 November 7 Miami Dolphins W 27–10 4–4 Giants Stadium 71,306 11 November 14 at Indianapolis Colts W 31–17 5–4 RCA Dome 47,351 12 November 21 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–12 6–4 Giants Stadium 64,264 13 November 28 at New England Patriots W 6–0 7–4 Foxboro Stadium 42,810 14 December 5 Indianapolis Colts L 6–9 7–5 Giants Stadium 45,799 15 at Washington Redskins W 3–0 8–5 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 47,970 16 Dallas Cowboys L 7–28 8–6 Giants Stadium 73,233 17 December 26 at Buffalo Bills L 14–16 8–7 Rich Stadium 70,817 18 January 2, 1994 at Houston Oilers L 0–24 8–8 Houston Astrodome 61,040 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Season summary

Week 12 vs Bengals

Boomer Esiason's first matchup against his former team

Notes

References

External links 1993 statistics