Post by Lithfan on Nov 26, 2015 8:59:30 GMT -5
November 26, 1995
The 2-9 Jets flew cross country to take on the 5-6 Seattle Seahawks in a game few NFL fans could give a shit about. The Jets managed to come away with a 16-10 win. It was their 3rd and last win of the 1995 season and their first road win in over a full year.
Adrian Murrell was the star of the game for the Jets, as he finished with 24 carries for 116 yards and added 7 receptions for another 37 yards. He scored the Jets only TD of the day, a 2 yard run on their opening drive. The Jets were given good field position when a former Jet, Jim Sweeney, and a future Jet, Rick Mirer, botched the center-QB exchange and Lonnie Young recovered the fumble at the Seahawks 26 yard line. 4 plays later, Murrell gave them the lead.
The fumble was the first of three turnovers forced by the Jets defense in the first quarter. Aaron Glenn intecepted a Rich Mirer pass to end a Seattle scoring threat at the Jets 30 yard line on the Seahawk’s 2nd possession. Glenn added a fumble recovery later in the quarter. The Jets were unable to convert either of these turnovers two points -- the closest they could get was a missed 50 yard FG by Nick Lowery. The Jets would add 2 2nd quarter field goals to take a 13-0 lead into the half.
The Jets defense played what was by far their best game of the season, holding the Seahawks to less than 200 yards of total offense. They held Chris Warren, the AFC;s leading rusher to just 63 yards and limited Mirer to 17 of 34 passing for just 138 yards with one interception. They also sacked Mirer 3 times in the contest.
The Seahawks only sustained drive came in the 3rd quarter. An 8-play 71 yard drive that ended with Mirer’s 6 yard TD pass to FB Mack Strong to cut the lead to 13-7. The Seahawks got within 3 when Carlton Gray intercepted a Boomer Esiason pass at the Jets 26 yard line. The defense stiffened, allowing Seattle just 1 yard on the series, but Todd Peterson’s 42 yard FG made it a 13-10 game.
Esiason was only 19 of 34 for 149 yards in the game with i=one interception, but the offense was efficient down the stretch. The Jets controlled the ball for over 10 minutes in the 4th quarter, adding a 41 yard Nick Lowery field goal to make the final score 16-10.
“That was a heck of a win for us,” said Rich Kotite, crediting special teams for their role in controlling Seahawks rookie Joey Galloway. “Our special teams had the best day covering because of the type of returner Galloway is.”
Little did Boomer or Kotite know of the agony that was still to come for the Jets and their fans. The Jets would go on to win just 1 game in their next 20. It would be over 11 months until the Jets would get back into the win column. In October of 1996, they would beat Esiason's Arizona Cardinals 31-21. Boomer joined the Cardinals as a free agent following the 1995 season.
Source: The Eugene Register Guard
The 2-9 Jets flew cross country to take on the 5-6 Seattle Seahawks in a game few NFL fans could give a shit about. The Jets managed to come away with a 16-10 win. It was their 3rd and last win of the 1995 season and their first road win in over a full year.
Adrian Murrell was the star of the game for the Jets, as he finished with 24 carries for 116 yards and added 7 receptions for another 37 yards. He scored the Jets only TD of the day, a 2 yard run on their opening drive. The Jets were given good field position when a former Jet, Jim Sweeney, and a future Jet, Rick Mirer, botched the center-QB exchange and Lonnie Young recovered the fumble at the Seahawks 26 yard line. 4 plays later, Murrell gave them the lead.
The fumble was the first of three turnovers forced by the Jets defense in the first quarter. Aaron Glenn intecepted a Rich Mirer pass to end a Seattle scoring threat at the Jets 30 yard line on the Seahawk’s 2nd possession. Glenn added a fumble recovery later in the quarter. The Jets were unable to convert either of these turnovers two points -- the closest they could get was a missed 50 yard FG by Nick Lowery. The Jets would add 2 2nd quarter field goals to take a 13-0 lead into the half.
The Jets defense played what was by far their best game of the season, holding the Seahawks to less than 200 yards of total offense. They held Chris Warren, the AFC;s leading rusher to just 63 yards and limited Mirer to 17 of 34 passing for just 138 yards with one interception. They also sacked Mirer 3 times in the contest.
The Seahawks only sustained drive came in the 3rd quarter. An 8-play 71 yard drive that ended with Mirer’s 6 yard TD pass to FB Mack Strong to cut the lead to 13-7. The Seahawks got within 3 when Carlton Gray intercepted a Boomer Esiason pass at the Jets 26 yard line. The defense stiffened, allowing Seattle just 1 yard on the series, but Todd Peterson’s 42 yard FG made it a 13-10 game.
Esiason was only 19 of 34 for 149 yards in the game with i=one interception, but the offense was efficient down the stretch. The Jets controlled the ball for over 10 minutes in the 4th quarter, adding a 41 yard Nick Lowery field goal to make the final score 16-10.
“That was a heck of a win for us,” said Rich Kotite, crediting special teams for their role in controlling Seahawks rookie Joey Galloway. “Our special teams had the best day covering because of the type of returner Galloway is.”
Little did Boomer or Kotite know of the agony that was still to come for the Jets and their fans. The Jets would go on to win just 1 game in their next 20. It would be over 11 months until the Jets would get back into the win column. In October of 1996, they would beat Esiason's Arizona Cardinals 31-21. Boomer joined the Cardinals as a free agent following the 1995 season.
Source: The Eugene Register Guard