The 1974 New York Jets season was the fifteenth season for the team and the fifth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 4–10 record from 1973 under new head coach Charley Winner. After beginning the season 1–7, the Jets won six straight and finished with a record of 7–7. During the streak were home upsets of playoff-bound Miami and Buffalo, wins over the other division teams New England and Baltimore, and a victory over the crosstown rival Giants which was the first NFL game decided in overtime.
Offseason Draft
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 at Kansas City Chiefs L 16–24 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 74,854 Recap 2 September 22 at Chicago Bears W 23–21 1–1 Soldier Field 50,213 Recap 3 September 29 at Buffalo Bills L 12–16 1–2 Rich Stadium 76,978 Recap 4 at Miami Dolphins L 17–21 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 60,727 Recap 5 October 13 New England Patriots L 0–24 1–4 Shea Stadium 57,825 Recap 6 October 20 Baltimore Colts L 20–35 1–5 Shea Stadium 51,745 Recap 7 October 27 Los Angeles Rams L 13–20 1–6 Shea Stadium 56,110 Recap 8 November 3 Houston Oilers L 22–27 1–7 Shea Stadium 47,218 Recap 9 November 10 at New York Giants W 26–20 2–7 Yale Bowl 64,327 Recap 10 November 17 at New England Patriots W 21–16 3–7 Schaefer Stadium 57,115 Recap 11 November 24 Miami Dolphins W 17–14 4–7 Shea Stadium 57,162 Recap 12 December 1 San Diego Chargers W 27–14 5–7 Shea Stadium 44,888 Recap 13 December 8 Buffalo Bills W 20–10 6–7 Shea Stadium 61,091 Recap 14 December 15 at Baltimore Colts W 45–38 7–7 Memorial Stadium 31,651 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 9 at Giants
Awards and honors Joe Namath, NFL Comeback Player of the Year
References
External links 1974 statistics