Owner Leon Hess
(Since 1968) Record 11–5 | Home field Giants Stadium Division place 2nd AFC East | |
Head coach Joe Walton
(3rd season) General manager Jim Kensil
(Since 1977) | ||
The 1985 New York Jets season was the 26th season for the team and the 16th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–9 record from 1984 under head coach Joe Walton. Among quarterbacks, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions. He had 8 interceptions in 488 passing attempts. The Jets finished the season with a record of 11–5, qualifying for the top Wild Card spot in the playoffs. On October 14, during a Monday Night Halftime ceremony, the Jets retired Joe Namath's Number 12, and helped inspire the Jets to a 23-7 victory over the Dolphins. In the playoffs, they fell at home to the division rival, and eventual AFC champion New England Patriots in the Wild Card round.
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Regular season
Week 15 game against the Chicago Bears was broadcast nationally on CBS with commentators Pat Summerall and John Madden.