1997 New York Jets roster: 9-7

The New York Jets went 9-7 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the AFC East.

Team stats and league rank

1997 New York Jets team stats
Points21.813th of 30
Passing Yards202.616th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.314th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.63rd of 30
Rushing Yards92.825th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.620th of 30
Sacks1.829th of 30
Tackles47.17th of 30
Touchdowns2.414th of 30
Total Yards315.024th of 30
Points Allowed17.97th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %38.214th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Jets roster: passing

1997 New York Jets passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Neil O'DonnellQB152594602,79617780.3
Glenn FoleyQB656977053186.5
Ray LucasQB534280154.2
Brian HansenP15112600118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Jets roster: rushing

1997 New York Jets rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Adrian MurrellRB163001,0863.67
Leon JohnsonRB16481583.32
Richie AndersonFB1621703.30
Ray LucasQB56559.20
Neil O'DonnellQB1532361.11
Jerald SowellFB97355.00
Lorenzo NealFB1610282.80
Dedric WardWR1122512.50
Chuck ClementsQB12-3-1.50
Glenn FoleyQB63-5-1.70

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Jets roster: receiving

1997 New York Jets receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Keyshawn JohnsonWR1670096313.85
Wayne ChrebetWR1658079913.83
Jeff GrahamWR1642054212.92
Fred BaxterTE1627027610.23
Kyle BradyTE1622023810.82
Dedric WardWR1118021211.81
Richie AndersonFB162601505.81
Leon JohnsonRB161601428.90
Adrian MurrellRB162701063.90
Alex Van DykeWR5305317.72
Lorenzo NealFB1680405.01
Corwin BrownSS16102626.00
Jerald SowellFB91088.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Jets roster: defense

1997 New York Jets defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Marvin JonesLB16126863.0042
Victor GreenDB16122881.0381
Jerome HendersonFS1676570.0150
Mo LewisLB1671448.01122
James FarriorLB1670521.5012
Otis SmithCB1669560.06171
Dwayne GordonLB1667421.0011
Aaron GlennCB1665540.01110
Ernie LoganDT1545350.0050
Rick LyleDE1642303.0010
Pepper JohnsonLB839260.0130
Hugh DouglasDE1538314.0013
Jason FergusonDT1331233.5000
Ray MickensDB1625231.04102
Bobby HamiltonDE1624131.0030
Rick TerryDT1421162.0000
Corwin BrownSS1619130.0031
Chad CascaddenLB1516120.0000
Marcus ColemanDB161580.0120
Ray AustinDB161280.0031
Ronnie DixonDT5740.0010
Chris HayesDB16600.0000
Lorenzo NealFB16200.0000
Richie AndersonFB16100.0000
Matt FinkesLB8100.0000
Fred BaxterTE16110.0000
Ray LucasQB5100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ SEAW 41-3
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs BUFL 22-28
  3. Sep 14, 1997@ NEL 24-27
  4. Sep 21, 1997vs LVW 23-22
  5. Sep 28, 1997@ CINW 31-14
  6. Oct 5, 1997@ INDW 16-12
  7. Oct 12, 1997vs MIAL 20-31
  8. Oct 19, 1997vs NEW 24-19
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs BALW 19-16
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ MIAL 17-24
  11. Nov 16, 1997@ CHIW 23-15
  12. Nov 23, 1997vs MINW 23-21
  13. Nov 30, 1997@ BUFL 10-20
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs INDL 14-22
  15. Dec 14, 1997vs TBW 31-0
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ DETL 10-13

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.