The Jets vs the Titans: 18 Years Ago

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Coach Bruce Coslet and Boome rEsiason led the Jets to the brink of the playofs in 1993.

Well, not exactly the Jets and the Titans. The Titans were still known as the Houston Oilers 18 years ago. In January of 1994, the Jets took on the Houston Oilers on the final day of the regular season. The Jets came to the Astrodome with an 8-7 record, and the playoffs were still possible. I wanted to take a look back, as this is the game that you probably have heard of. This is the game where Buddy Ryan(Rex’s Dad) and Kevin Gilbride (Giants’ current OC) had a physical altercation on the sidelines. Thank goodness Rex doesn’t get THAT feisty on the sidelines. Here is the footage of the incident for the younger readers that may not have seen it:

Crazy, huh? Here are the results from the actual game that took place:

New York Jets (8-8-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Houston Oilers (12-4-0)	7	7	3	7	24

Scoring

			HOU
1st	Oilers	Ernest Givins 22 yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick)	7
2nd	Oilers	Gary Brown 8 yard pass from Cody Carlson (Al Del Greco kick)	14
3rd	Oilers	Al Del Greco 38 yard field goal	17
4th	Oilers	Gary Brown 16 yard rush (Al Del Greco kick)	24

Team Stats

	NYJ	HOU
First downs	9	25
Rush-yards-TDs	17-54-0	29-108-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT	13-30-144-0-1	26-42-302-2-1
Sacked-yards	6-34	6-47
Net pass yards	110	255
Total yards	164	363
Fumbles-lost	4-1	3-1
Turnovers	2	2
Penalties-yards	4-17	13-97

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

		Passing						Rushing				Receiving
	Tm	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng
Johnny Johnson	NYJ							12	42	0	10	4	27	0	14
Boomer Esiason	NYJ	11	26	119	0	1	42	2	4	0	0
Johnny Mitchell	NYJ											1	42	0	42
Terance Mathis	NYJ											4	38	0	16
Rob Carpenter	NYJ											2	25	0	15
Brad Baxter	NYJ							2	11	0	8	1	3	0	3
Browning Nagle	NYJ	2	4	25	0	0	0
Chris Burkett	NYJ											1	9	0	9
Blair Thomas	NYJ							1	-3	0	-3
		Passing						Rushing				Receiving
	Tm	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng
Cody Carlson	HOU	23	38	247	2	1	24	4	11	0	0
Gary Brown	HOU							22	85	1	16	7	43	1	10
Gary Wellman	HOU											8	106	0	24
Ernest Givins	HOU											3	63	1	34
Curtis Duncan	HOU											5	50	0	19
Bucky Richardson	HOU	3	4	55	0	0	34	2	9	0	11
Pat Coleman	HOU											2	28	0	14
Haywood Jeffires	HOU											1	12	0	12
Spencer Tillman	HOU							1	3	0	3