| New York Jets at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 25, 1988 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 29250 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 39 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 39 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 10 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Garry James 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 26 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 61 | LOT | Jeff Criswell |
| 63 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 53 | C | Jim Sweeney |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 68 | ROT | Reggie McElroy |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 43 | FB | Roger Vick |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 94 | NT | Scott Mersereau |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 55 | LOLB | Alex Gordon |
| 54 | LILB | Troy Benson |
| 59 | RILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 57 | ROLB | Kevin McArthur |
| 48 | LCB | Bobby Humphery |
| 36 | SS | Rich Miano |
| 22 | FS | Erik McMillan |
| 40 | RCB | James Hasty |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Gary Lee |
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 74 | ROG | Joe Milinichik |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 16 | QB | Chuck Long |
| 33 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 60 | RDE | Reggie Rogers |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 34 | FS | James Griffin |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman McNeil | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| James Jones | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Garry James | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Tony Paige | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Long | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 38 | 27 | 71.1 | 1 | 253 | 6.7 | 26t | 2 | 4 | 23 | 95.6 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Chuck Long | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 1 | 119 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 45.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Al Toon | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Roger Vick | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pete Mandley | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 20 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Lee | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Paco Craig | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Carter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Booty | 0 | ||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Raphel Cherry | 0 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Joe Prokop | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| JoJo Townsell | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bobby Humphery | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| JoJo Townsell | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Gary Lee | 2 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Scott Mersereau | 1.5 |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 |
| Marty Lyons | 0.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Dannie Lockett | 1.0 |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1.0 |
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