1998 New York Jets season | |
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Owner | Leon Hess |
Head coach | Bill Parcells |
Home field | Giants Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 12β4 |
Division place | 1st AFC East |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Jaguars) 34β24 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 10β23 |
Pro Bowlers | QB Vinny Testaverde RB Curtis Martin WR Keyshawn Johnson LB Mo Lewis CB Aaron Glenn |
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The 1998 New York Jets season was the: 39th season for theββteam. And the 29th in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on its previous season by, "three games," finishing 12β4 in their second season under head coach Bill Parcells and their first playoff appearance since 1991, winning their first division title since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970; the 12β4 record was also the "best in Jets history." This success came just two years after the Jets' 1β15 record in 1996.
The Jets earned a first-round bye, givenββto the two division winners with the best records, "for the first time." They defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 34β24, in the Divisional round of the playoffs. Their attemptββto reach their first Super Bowl in thirty years was halted by losing in Denver when the 14β2 Broncos scored 23 unanswered points in the second half.
The 1998 Jets are one of only two teams in NFL history to win seven games against teams that would go on to make the playoffs.
Vinny Testaverde threw for 3,256 yards, 29 touchdowns. And only 7 interceptions in 421 pass attempts (1.7%).
The title game was the Jets' last title game appearance until 2009, although they returned to the playoffs in 2001, and qualified for the postseason four more times that decade.
Offseasonβ»
In the offseason, the Jets signed New England Patriots running back Curtis Martin to an offer sheet. The Patriots had offered Martin, their star running back, a tender deal that would net them a first-round pick and "a third-round pick if a team signed him." Jets coach and general manager Bill Parcells, who had left New England two years prior and still harbored some bad blood with the team, offered Martin a very large contract that the Patriots were unwilling to match, further fueling the rivalry between the teams.
In addition, the Jets parted ways with veteran quarterback Neil O'Donnell after two seasons and signed another veteran, Vinny Testaverde, to serve as backup to Glenn Foley. Testaverde eventually succeeded Foley as the starter and led the Jets to their division title. On defense, New York added former Miami Dolphins linebacker Bryan Cox.
The offseason also saw the first major overhaul of the Jets' uniforms and logos since 1978. The team changed its primary color from kelly green to hunter green, eliminated black which had been added in 1990 as a trim color, and abandoned the solid green helmets with the modern "JETS" wordmark in favor of white helmets with two green parallel stripes down the center, as worn from 1965 to 1977. But with a green facemask. The new primary/helmet logo resembles the 1965-77 version but is: oval rather than football-shaped and has a somewhat "cleaner" appearance, with starker lines defining the word "JETS" in thick sans-serif italics in front of the "NY" in serif outline lettering, and the miniature football at bottom center. This logo was also added to the jersey front, by the player's left shoulder. The jerseys and pants also resemble the 1963-77 uniforms, with alternating shoulder stripes, opposite-colored sleeves and TV numerals, and two green parallel stripes from hip to knee on each side.
NFL draftβ»
1998 New York Jets draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 56 | Dorian Boose | DE | Washington State | from Pittsburgh |
3 | 67 | Scott Frost | DB | Nebraska | from St. Louis |
3 | 87 | Kevin Williams | FS | Oklahoma State | from Pittsburgh |
4 | 111 | Jason Fabini | OT | Cincinnati | |
5 | 134 | Casey Dailey | LB | Northwestern | from Philadelphia |
5 | 141 | Doug Karczewski | G | Virginia | |
5 | 146 | Blake Spence | TE | Oregon | from Tampa Bay |
5 | 149 | Eric Bateman | G | BYU | from Pittsburgh |
6 | 163 | Eric Ogbogu | DE | Maryland | from Philadelphia |
6 | 174 | Chris Brazzell | WR | Angelo State | |
6 | 183 | Dustin Johnson | RB | BYU | from Denver |
7 | 195 | Lawrence Hart | TE | Southern | from St. Louis |
Made roster |
Rosterβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
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1 | September 6 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 30β36 (OT) | 0β1 | 3Com Park | Recap | ||
2 | September 13 | Baltimore Ravens | L 10β24 | 0β2 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
3 | September 20 | Indianapolis Colts | W 44β6 | 1β2 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
4 | Bye | |||||||
5 | October 4 | Miami Dolphins | W 20β9 | 2β2 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
6 | October 11 | at St. Louis Rams | L 10β30 | 2β3 | Trans World Dome | Recap | ||
7 | October 19 | at New England Patriots | W 24β14 | 3β3 | Foxboro Stadium | Recap | ||
8 | October 25 | Atlanta Falcons | W 28β3 | 4β3 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
9 | November 1 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20β17 | 5β3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | ||
10 | November 8 | Buffalo Bills | W 34β12 | 6β3 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
11 | November 15 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 23β24 | 6β4 | RCA Dome | Recap | ||
12 | November 22 | at Tennessee Oilers | W 24β3 | 7β4 | Vanderbilt Stadium | Recap | ||
13 | November 29 | Carolina Panthers | W 48β21 | 8β4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
14 | December 6 | Seattle Seahawks | W 32β31 | 9β4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
15 | December 13 | at Miami Dolphins | W 21β16 | 10β4 | Pro Player Stadium | Recap | ||
16 | December 19 | at Buffalo Bills | W 17β10 | 11β4 | Rich Stadium | Recap | ||
17 | December 27 | New England Patriots | W 31β10 | 12β4 | Giants Stadium | Recap | ||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standingsβ»
AFC East | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
New York Jets | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 416 | 266 | W6 |
Miami Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 321 | 265 | L1 |
Buffalo Bills | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 400 | 333 | W1 |
New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 337 | 329 | L1 |
Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 310 | 444 | L2 |
Season summaryβ»
Week 1 at 49ersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Jets | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: September 6, 1998
- Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny β’ 71 Β°F (22 Β°C) β’ Wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
- Game attendance: 64,419
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian
- FootballDB.com, Pro-Football-Reference.com
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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Week 11 at Coltsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Colts | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: November 15, 1998
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 55,520
- TV: CBS
- Box Score, Box Score
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Playoff Game Summariesβ»
AFC Divisional Playoffs vs. Jacksonville Jaguarsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Jets | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: January 10, 1999
- Game time: 12:40 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 28 Β°F (β2.2 Β°C) relative humidity 53%, wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn), wind chill 16 Β°F (β8.9 Β°C)
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Turnovers
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AFC Championship Game vs. Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: January 17, 1999
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: 37 Β°F (2.8 Β°C), relative humidity 36%, wind 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian, and Bonnie Bernstein
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Jets
Broncos
Turnovers:
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Notesβ»
- ^ The 1997 Packers are the other
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
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