The 1991 New York Jets season was the 32nd season for the team and the 22nd in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–10 record from 1990 under head coach Bruce Coslet.
The Jets finished the season with a record of 8–8, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 1986 as one of three AFC Wild Card teams. In the Wild Card Round they would lose to the Houston Oilers, 17–10. The Jets would not make the playoffs again until 1998.
For the second time in their history, the Jets suffered the embarrassment of losing at home to a team which would finish 1–15. The Colts defeated the Jets 28–27 at Giants Stadium in week 11, their lone win under interim coach Rick Venturi. In 1980, the Jets lost 21–20 to the Saints at Shea Stadium in week 15.
Offseason NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 34 Browning Nagle Quarterback Louisville 3 63 Mo Lewis Linebacker Georgia 4 94 Mark Gunn Defensive tackle Pittsburgh 6 148 Blaise Bryant Running back Iowa State 6 160 Mike Riley Defensive back Tulane 7 175 Doug Parrish Defensive back San Francisco State 8 202 Tim James Defensive back Colorado 9 234 Paul Glonek Defensive tackle Arizona 10 261 Al Baker Running back Kentucky 11 288 Rocen Keeton Linebacker UCLA 12 315 Mark Hayes Offensive tackle Arizona State
Undrafted free agents
+ 1991 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegePete BalistrieriWide receiverWisconsin–Eau ClaireKip BeachTackleIndiana StateLeroy KinardRunning backLibertyPhil LoganWide receiverKentuckyReggie MooreWide receiverUCLAJim ScullyLinebackerHofstraMatt SwinsonTight endMaine
Personnel
Roster
Preseason
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–24 0–1 Giants Stadium 31,577 2 vs. Kansas City Chiefs L 10–19 0–2 Busch Stadium 52,935 3 at New York Giants L 10–24 0–3 Giants Stadium 73,618 4 vs. Washington Redskins W 13–9 1–3 Williams-Brice Stadium 69,117
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–13 1–0 Giants Stadium 61,204 2 September 8 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–20 1–1 Kingdome 56,770 3 September 15 Buffalo Bills L 20–23 1–2 Giants Stadium 65,309 4 at Chicago Bears L 13–19 1–3 Soldier Field 65,255 5 September 29 Miami Dolphins W 41–23 2–3 Giants Stadium 71,170 6 October 6 at Cleveland Browns W 17–14 3–3 Cleveland Stadium 71,042 7 October 13 Houston Oilers L 20–23 3–4 Giants Stadium 70,758 8 October 20 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–6 4–4 Hoosier Dome 53,025 9 Bye 10 November 3 Green Bay Packers W 19–16 5–4 Giants Stadium 67,435 11 November 10 Indianapolis Colts L 27–28 5–5 Giants Stadium 44,792 12 November 17 at New England Patriots W 28–21 6–5 Foxboro Stadium 30,743 13 November 24 San Diego Chargers W 24–3 7–5 Giants Stadium 59,025 14 December 1 at Buffalo Bills L 13–24 7–6 Rich Stadium 80,243 15 December 8 at Detroit Lions L 20–34 7–7 Pontiac Silverdome 69,304 16 December 15 New England Patriots L 3–6 7–8 Giants Stadium 55,689 17 December 22 at Miami Dolphins W 23–20 8–8 Joe Robbie Stadium 69,636 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season Game Summaries
Week 1 (Sunday, September 1, 1991): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: 2 hours, 50 minutes
BuccaneersGame statisticsJets First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Week 2 (Sunday, September 8, 1991): at Seattle Seahawks The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 3 (Sunday, September 15, 1991): vs. Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 4 (Monday, September 23, 1991): at Chicago Bears The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 5 (Sunday, September 29, 1991): vs. Miami Dolphins The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 6 (Sunday, October 6, 1991): at Cleveland Browns The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 7 (Sunday, October 13, 1991): vs. Houston Oilers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 8 (Sunday, October 20, 1991): at Indianapolis Colts The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 9: BYE WEEK
Week 10 (Sunday, November 3, 1991): vs. Green Bay Packers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 11 (Sunday, November 10, 1991): vs. Indianapolis Colts The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 12 (Sunday, November 17, 1991): at New England Patriots The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 13 (Sunday, November 24, 1991): vs. San Diego Chargers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 14 (Sunday, December 1, 1991): at Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 15: (Sunday, December 8, 1991): at Detroit Lions The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 16 (Sunday, December 15, 1991): vs. New England Patriots The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Week 17 (Sunday, December 22, 1991): at Miami Dolphins The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
Postseason Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Wild Card December 29 at Houston Oilers L 10–17 Houston Astrodome 61,485
Playoff Game Summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs (Sunday, December 29, 1991): at Houston Oilers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Sep-03.
References
External links 1991 statistics