1983 season of NFL team New York Jets
The 1983 New York Jets season was the 24th season for the team and the 14th in the National Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–3 record from 1982 and return to the playoffs under first-year head coach Joe Walton . The Jets, who finished the season with a record of 7–9, played their twentieth and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey , starting with the following season .
1983 New York Jets final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at San Diego Chargers W 41–29 1–0 Jack Murphy Stadium 51,004 2 September 11 Seattle Seahawks L 10–17 1–1 Shea Stadium 50,066 3 September 18 at New England Patriots L 13–23 1–2 Sullivan Stadium 43,182 4 September 25 Los Angeles Rams W 27–24 (OT) 2–2 Shea Stadium 52,070 5 October 3 at Buffalo Bills W 34–10 3–2 Rich Stadium 79,933 6 October 9 at Cleveland Browns L 7–10 3–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,235 7 October 16 Miami Dolphins L 14–32 3–4 Shea Stadium 58,615 8 October 23 Atlanta Falcons L 21–27 3–5 Shea Stadium 46,878 9 October 30 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–13 4–5 Candlestick Park 54,796 10 November 6 Baltimore Colts L 14–17 4–6 Shea Stadium 53,323 11 November 13 Buffalo Bills L 17–24 4–7 Shea Stadium 48,513 12 November 21 at New Orleans Saints W 31–28 5–7 Louisiana Superdome 68,606 13 November 27 New England Patriots W 26–3 6–7 Shea Stadium 48,620 14 December 4 at Baltimore Colts W 10–6 7–7 Memorial Stadium 35,462 15 December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–34 7–8 Shea Stadium 53,996 16 December 16 at Miami Dolphins L 14–34 7–9 Miami Orange Bowl 59,975
Standings [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Rams 14 0 3 7 0 24 • Jets 7 7 7 3 3 27
Scoring summary 1 LA Eric Dickerson 85 yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)LA 7–0 1 NYJ Wesley Walker 15 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)Tie 7–7 1 LA Eric Dickerson 5 yard run (Chuck Nelson kick) LA 14–7 2 NYJ Jerry Holmes 57 yard blocked field goal return (Pat Leahy kick)Tie 14–14 3 LA Chuck Nelson 34 yard field goal LA 17–14 3 NYJ Wesley Walker 37 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) NYJ 21–17 4 NYJ Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal NYJ 24–17 4 LA Mike Guman 2 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)Tie 24–24 OT NYJ Pat Leahy 26 yard field goal NYJ 27–24
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Week 15 [ edit ] Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Steelers Jets 1 Steelers Gregg Garrity 17-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw , Gary Anderson kick good 7 0 2 Steelers Calvin Sweeney 10-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Gary Anderson kick good 14 0 2 Steelers 29-yard field goal by Gary Anderson 17 0 2 Steelers 40-yard field goal by Gary Anderson 20 0 3 Steelers Bennie Cunningham 13-yard touchdown reception from Cliff Stoudt, Gary Anderson kick good 27 0 3 Jets Johnny Lam Jones 27-yard touchdown reception from Pat Ryan, Pat Leahy kick good 27 7 4 Steelers Calvin Sweeney 18-yard touchdown reception from Cliff Stoudt, Gary Anderson kick good 34 7 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 34 7
Last home game played at Shea Stadium
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Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962)