| AFC Wild Card Playoff - New England Patriots at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: December 28, 1985 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 70958 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 31 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Johnny Hector 11 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 41 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 36 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 20 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Johnny Rembert 15 opponents fumble recovery (Tony Franklin kick) | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 12 pass from Pat Ryan (Pat Leahy kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 26 FG | 26 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Garin Veris |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 66 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Raymond Clayborn |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 68 | LOT | Reggie McElroy |
| 53 | LOG | Jim Sweeney |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 89 | TE | Rocky Klever |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 73 | LDT | Joe Klecko |
| 78 | RDT | Barry Bennett |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 59 | LLB | Kyle Clifton |
| 56 | MLB | Lance Mehl |
| 50 | RLB | Bob Crable |
| 29 | LCB | Johnny Lynn |
| 21 | SS | Kirk Springs |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 27 | RCB | Russell Carter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland James | 22 | 49 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Eason | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 179 | 11.2 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 132.0 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 17 | 13 | 76.5 | 1 | 149 | 8.8 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 97.4 |
| Pat Ryan | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 1 | 84 | 4.9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 66.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 36t | 1 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Craig James | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Al Toon | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Wesley Walker | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Rocky Klever | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Fred Marion | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Garin Veris | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 54 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Johnny Hector | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Garin Veris | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| Andre Tippett | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Don Blackmon | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| New York Jets | ||
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Bob Crable | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Tom Baldwin | 1.0 | 5.0 |
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