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Date: December 4, 1988
Scoring:
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
NYJ 10 10 7 7 34
KC 14 7 0 17 38
Visitor playmakers:
TE Mickey Shuler, WR Al Toon, FB Johnny Hector, LB Troy Benson
Home playmakers:
WR Carlos Carson, WR Stephone Paige, RB Christian Okoye, RB James Saxon, LB Tim Cofield, LB Angelo Snipes
Network: NBC
Announcers: Marv Albert, Paul Maguire
Pregame: No
Halftime: No
Postgame: No
Commercials: Some
Grade: 7.5/10
Notes: With a 6-6-1 mark, the Jets needed a victory to stay alive as a wild-card contender. After the Chiefs scored, the Jets took the final kickoff and fumbled it, lateraled it and handed it off 11 times, only to see the game end as Ken Rose was pushed out of bounds on his own 39.
''I kept thinking about the Cal-Stanford game a few years ago,'' Rose
recalled, reflecting on the memorable
The Jets' record slipped to 6-7-1, too far gone to matter anymore this season, with too many losses to salvage a playoff berth. A Last, Decisive Drive
They had held a 34-31 edge even after yielding a fourth-quarter score that was positioned when John Booty was called for a pass-interference penalty in the end zone. But with 2:57 left, the Chiefs began a 68-yard, 14-play drive. This one was sustained when Bobby Humphery was called for interference in the end zone against Emile Harry, resulting in a 17-yard penalty to the Jets' 1 with 50 seconds remaining.
Yet, even with the ball on their own 1, the Jets' defense stiffened and stopped the Chiefs three straight times. On fourth-and-goal, Coach Frank Gansz heard his players on the sideline yelling, ''Go for it!'' And instead of bringing in the accurate Nick Lowery for a chip-shot field goal, Gansz went for the victory. James Saxon, a rookie, was handed the ball again and took off.
DeBerg burned the Jets' defense for three touchdown passes as he completed 16 of 25 for 267 yards. He had three completions of 36 or more yards.
Thanks Paul!
Running time: 2:44 (2 DVDs)
