2004 New York Jets season

2004 season of NFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 2004 10–6 2nd AFC East Herman Edwards Woody & Christopher Johnson Giants Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Chargers) 20–17 (OT Overtime)Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Steelers) 17–20 (OT Overtime) C Kevin MawaeRB Curtis MartinDE John Abraham Jets uniforms12.png Jets seasons thumb|A rushing play by LaMont Jordan for New York against the Miami Dolphins in 2004, week 8 The 2004 New York Jets season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 45th season overall, and the fourth under head coach Herman Edwards. The season began with the Jets attempting to improve on their 6–10 record from 2003. The Jets started the season by winning their first five games, which constituted a franchise record. They ultimately finished 10–6, and clinched the fifth seed in the playoffs, reaching the postseason for the third time in four seasons. They upset the AFC West champion San Diego Chargers in the Wild Card round, winning in overtime 20–17, but would lose in the Divisional round to the Pittsburgh Steelers, also by a score 20–17 in overtime. 3 Offseason The Jets signed former Arizona Cardinals cornerback David Barrett and offensive guard Pete Kendall, as well as Seattle Seahawks safety Reggie Tongue and Oakland Raiders linebacker Eric Barton. The Jets also traded for Tennessee Titans wide receiver Justin McCareins. NFL draft The Jets were granted the 12th pick in the first round of the NFL draft by virtue of their 6–10 record in 2003. They used this pick to take linebacker Jonathan Vilma from the University of Miami. They were also granted the maximum four compensatory draft picks as a result of losing premium free agents before the 2003 season.http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices Associated Press NFL.com March 29, 2004 November 25, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070125094836/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 January 25, 2007 dead mdy 2004 New York Jets 1 12 Jonathan Vilma MLB Miami (FL) yes yes 3 76 Derrick Strait CB Oklahoma no yes 4 108 Jerricho Cotchery WR NC State no yes 4 132 Adrian Jones OT Kansas Compensatory pick no yes 5 143 Erik Coleman S Washington State no yes 6 178 Marko Cavka OT Sacramento State no yes 7 213 Darrell McClover LB Miami (FL) no yes 7 234 Trevor Johnson DE Nebraska Compensatory pick no yes 7 235 Derrick Ward RB Ottawa (KS) Compensatory pick no no 7 236 Rashad Washington SS Kansas State Compensatory pick no yes yes no Staff 2004 New York Jets #0C371D white Owner – Woody Johnson Manager of football administration – Dawn Aponte Head coach – Herman Edwards Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Mike Westhoff Offensive coordinator – Paul Hackett Quarterbacks – Jim Hostler Running backs – Bishop Harris Tight ends – John Zernhelt Offensive line – Doug Marrone Assistant offensive line – Dave Szott Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Pep Hamilton Offensive assistant – Tim Berbenich Defensive coordinator – Donnie Henderson Defensive line coach – Denny Marcin Linebackers – Bob Sutton Defensive backs – Corwin Brown Strength and conditioning – John Lott Strength assistant – Sal Alosi Roster 2004 New York Jets 53 5 8  5 Brooks Bollinger 17 Quincy Carter 10 Chad Pennington 14 Ricky Ray 35 B. 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Askew FB 34 LaMont Jordan 28 Curtis Martin 33 Jerald Sowell FB 84 Jonathan Carter 80 Wayne Chrebet 89 Jerricho Cotchery 81 Justin McCareins 83 Santana Moss 86 Chris Baker 88 Anthony Becht 77 Marko Cavka OT 69 Jason Fabini OT 78 Jonathan Goodwin C 79 Adrian Jones OT 66 Pete Kendall G 68 Kevin Mawae C 67 Kareem McKenzie OT 65 Brandon Moore G 64 Dave Yovanovits G 94 John Abraham DE 92 Shaun Ellis DE 72 Jason Ferguson DT 98 Alan Harper DT 97 Trevor Johnson DE 93 James Reed DT 63 Dewayne Robertson DT 99 Bryan Thomas DE 50 Eric Barton OLB 55 Mark Brown OLB 56 Sam Cowart MLB 58 Jason Glenn OLB 54 Victor Hobson OLB 57 Darrell McClover OLB 51 Jonathan Vilma MLB 52 Kenyatta Wright MLB 29 Donnie Abraham CB 36 David Barrett CB 39 Roderick Bryant CB 27 Terrell Buckley CB 45 Oliver Celestin FS 26 Erik Coleman FS 38 Jon McGraw FS 21 Derrick Strait CB 25 Reggie Tongue SS 42 Rashad Washington SS  6 Doug Brien K 85 James Dearth LS  4 Toby Gowin P 37 Josh Davis RB (IR) 7px 91 Josh Evans DT (IR) 7px 23 Jamie Henderson CB (NF-Inj.) 7px 24 Ray Mickens CB (IR) 7px 20 Derek Pagel S (IR) 7px 30 Keith Burnell RB 22 Andrew Davison CB 96 Joey Evans DE 18 Chas Gessner WR 31 Carl Kearney S 95 Tim McGill DT 61 Jason Nerys G  2 Terrence Stubbs WR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 13, 2004 at New Orleans Saints L 13–23 0–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap 2 August 21, 2004 at Indianapolis Colts W 31–7 1–1 RCA Dome Recap 3 August 27, 2004 New York Giants W 17–10 2–1 Giants Stadium Recap 4 September 3, 2004 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–27 3–1 Giants Stadium Recap Regular season During the 2004 regular season the Jets’ non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the AFC North, although they also played the Houston Texans from the AFC South, and the San Diego Chargers from the AFC West. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC West. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–24 1–0 Giants Stadium Recap 2 September 19 at San Diego Chargers W 34–28 2–0 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 3Bye 4 October 3 at Miami Dolphins W 17–9 3–0 Pro Player Stadium Recap 5 October 10 Buffalo Bills W 16–14 4–0 Giants Stadium Recap 6 October 17 San Francisco 49ers W 22–14 5–0 Giants Stadium Recap 7 October 24 at New England Patriots L 7–13 5–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 8 November 1, 2004 Miami Dolphins W 41–14 6–1 Giants Stadium Recap 9 November 7 at Buffalo Bills L 17–22 6–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 10 November 14 Baltimore Ravens L 17–20 (OT) 6–3 Giants Stadium Recap 11 November 21 at Cleveland Browns W 10–7 7–3 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap 12 November 28 at Arizona Cardinals W 13–3 8–3 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 13 December 5 Houston Texans W 29–7 9–3 Giants Stadium Recap 14 December 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–17 9–4 Heinz Field Recap 15 December 19 Seattle Seahawks W 37–14 10–4 Giants Stadium Recap 16 December 26 New England Patriots L 7–23 10–5 Giants Stadium Recap 17 January 2 at St. Louis Rams L 29–32 (OT) 10–6 Edward Jones Dome RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Bengals 7 3 7 7 Jets 14 0 10 7 The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 PM EDT 76 °F °C 1 or (Sunny) CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots 77,230 The major story heading into this game was the professional debut of Bengal quarterback Carson Palmer. However, the Jets’ offense, led by running back Curtis Martin, spearheaded the Jets’ victory. After an early fumble led to a Bengals touchdown, the Jets took the lead late in the first quarter and never trailed. Martin ran for 196 yards and a touchdown, as well as a touchdown reception, and was an opening day record for Jets running backs. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/13/sports/football/13jets.html?pagewanted=2&sq=Bengals%20Jets%202004&st=nyt&scp=3 The Gate Opens and There Is No Stumble Jones, Richard Lezin New York Times September 13, 2004 March 9, 2008 Quarterback Chad Pennington, making his first opening day start in his career, threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns and was an efficient 20-for-27 passing. Week 2: at San Diego Chargers Jets 14 3 10 7 Chargers 0 7 7 14 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 4:15 PM EDT/1:15 PM PDT 73 °F °C 1 or (Clear) CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots, and Scott Kaplan 57,310 The Jets got out to a 20-point lead before holding off a second-half comeback by San Diego. Two Curtis Martin touchdowns helped stake New York to a 17–0 lead, which grew to 27–7 after a field goal and a touchdown pass from Chad Pennington to Jerald Sowell. The Chargers finally responded late in the third quarter with a four-yard touchdown run from LaDainian Tomlinson, followed by a 33-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Drew Brees to Reche Caldwell. A one-yard touchdown pass from Pennington to Chris Baker in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach for San Diego. Martin’s 119 yards made him the Jets’ all-time rushing leader, passing Freeman McNeil's mark of 8,074 yards.https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/sports/football/20jets.html?scp=2&sq=Chargers+Jets&st=nyt Jets Learn How to Hold On Tight Jones, Richard Lezin New York Times September 20, 2004 March 9, 2008 Week 4: at Miami Dolphins Jets 7 3 7 0 Dolphins 0 9 0 0 Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 4:15 PM EDT 88 °F °C 1 or (Partly cloudy) CBS Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross 73,157 The Dolphins were looking for their first win, while the Jets were looking to stay undefeated. Midway through the first quarter, Santana Moss returned a punt 24 yards to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Curtis Martin. The Dolphins responded with 2 field goals. Leading 10–6 late in the 2nd quarter, Jets quarterback Chad Pennington was picked off by Arturo Freeman to set up a third Olindo Mare field goal and a 10–9 deficit. On Miami’s opening drive of the second half, quarterback Jay Fiedler was intercepted by Donnie Abraham who returned it 66 yards for a touchdown, putting the Jets ahead 17–9. That was all the cushion the Jets would need as the defense went on to force 3 more turnovers and hold on to beat the Dolphins, keeping them undefeated at 3–0. Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills Bills 0 0 0 14 Jets 0 10 3 3 The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey 4:05 PM EDT 64 °F °C 1 CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, and Marcus Allen 77,976 The Jets looked to go 4–0, while the Bills looked for their first win of the year. The Jets started off strong with a 61-yard drive to the Bills 11, however Doug Brien’s 29-yard field goal attempt on 4th down was wide left. Both teams traded punts before the Jets went on a 79-yard drive which took 4:12 off the clock and ended on a Chris Baker 1-yard touchdown reception from Pennington. Both teams traded punts once again before the Jets advanced to the Bills 19 and Doug Brien nailed a 37-yard field goal seconds before halftime. With 6:56 left in the 3rd Pennington hit Wayne Chrebet on a 27-yard catch which set up a 36-yard field goal by Brien. After a Bills punt Pennington led the Jets down the field before he was intercepted by Jeff Posey. The Bills then advanced 53 yards before Drew Bledsoe hit Mark Campbell on a 16-yard touchdown. After a Jets punt, Bledsoe led the Bills on a 63-yard drive capped off on a 46-yard Lee Evans touchdown giving them the 14–13 lead with 6:58 left in the game. However, the Jets wouldn’t go down and went on a 60-yard drive which ended on a game winning Doug Brien 38-yard field goal with 59 seconds left in the game. The Bills were able to get to their own 48-yard line before Bledsoe threw a game sealing interception to Terrell Buckley with 2 seconds remaining in the game. Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers 49ers 7 7 0 0 Jets 0 3 6 13 The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 PM EDT 53 °F °C 1 or (Cloudy) Fox Sam Rosen and Bill Maas 78,189 After the 1–4 Niners jumped to a 14–0 lead, the Jets clawed back as Lamont Jordan and Curtis Martin touchdowns (marred by two failed 2-point attempts) iced a 22–14 Jets lead and a 5–0 record. Week 7: at New England Patriots Jets 0 7 0 0 Patriots 3 10 0 0 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 4:05 PM EDT 46 °F °C 1 or (Cloudy, windy, occasional drizzle) CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Bonnie Bernstein 68,756 The Jets’ win streak ended in a 13–7 finalé and the Patriots’ league-record win streak reached 21 as David Patten’s touchdown catch from Tom Brady wrapped up the second quarter. From there neither team could score: the second half saw seven punts, a Dan Klecko fumble, and a failed fourth down attempt by the Jets. Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins Dolphins 0 7 0 7 Jets 7 10 14 10 The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey 9:00 PM EST 52 °F °C 1 or (Partly cloudy) ABC Al Michaels and John Madden 78,216 The Jets hosted the Dolphins on Monday Night Football and rebounded from their first loss of the year to pummel Miami 41–14. Chad Pennington had three touchdown throws while Curtis Martin and Lamont Jordan added rushing scores; the Jets also intercepted Jay Fiedler twice. thumb|centre|500px|LaMont Jordan receives a handoff in week 8 against Miami Week 9: at Buffalo Bills Jets 0 10 0 7 Bills 7 3 7 5 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 1:00 PM EST 55 °F °C 1 or (Mostly cloudy, windy) CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, Armen Keteyian 72,574 Willis McGahee led the Bills offense with 132 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Bills upended the Jets 22–17. Drew Bledsoe had 184 passing yards and a score (to Lee Evans) while Chad Pennington had one touchdown and one pick; he had to come out and former Cowboy Quincy Carter completed two passes, one of them a 51-yard score to Santana Moss. Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens Ravens 0 7 3 7 3 Jets 0 14 0 3 0 The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 PM EST 48 °F °C 1 or (Clear) CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Bonnie Bernstein 77,826 With Carter starting for injured Pennington, the Jets rushed to a 14–0 early lead on two Curtis Martin touchdowns, but Kyle Boller led the Ravens to a 17–14 lead on two touchdowns to Clarence Moore. The Jets tied it and in overtime Matt Stover won it for the Ravens (20–17 final) from 42 yards out. Week 11: at Cleveland Browns Jets 0 0 3 7 Browns 0 7 0 0 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:00 PM EST 51 °F °C 1 or (Cloudy) CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Bonnie Bernstein 72,547 On a fourth quarter touchdown to Justin McCareins, Quincy Carter got his first win since his last season in Dallas as the Jets edged the Browns 10–7. Jeff Garcia managed a three-yard score to Aaron Shea but managed only 88 passing yards. Week 12: at Arizona Cardinals Jets 0 3 10 0 Cardinals 0 3 0 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 4:15 PM EST/2:15 PM MST 63 °F °C 1 or (Partly cloudy, windy) CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots 35,820 Former Dallas Cowboys Quincy Carter of the Jets and Emmitt Smith of the Cardinals squared off in a 13–3 Jets win. Carter had a 69-yard touchdown to Santana Moss while Smith was held to just 21 yards amid four Cardinals turnovers (two of them interceptions by Josh McCown). Week 13: vs. Houston Texans Texans 0 7 0 0 Jets 3 3 7 16 The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 PM EST 56 °F °C 1 CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, Armen Keteyian 77,875 Chad Pennington returned and threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns as the Jets crushed the Texans 29–7, picking off David Carr twice. Week 14: at Pittsburgh Steelers Jets 0 0 3 3 Steelers 3 0 0 14 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4:05 PM EST 34 °F °C 1 or (Cloudy) CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Bonnie Bernstein 63,581 The Steelers’ win streak under rookie Ben Roethlisberger continued as “Big Ben” threw for just 144 yards (and was intercepted twice), but the Jets performed worse; the Steelers intercepted Chad Pennington three times and the Jets committed twelve penalties (to two for Pittsburgh) as the Steelers won 17–6. Jerome Bettis ran in one touchdown and threw once for ten yards. Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks Seahawks 7 7 0 0 Jets 3 21 6 7 The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 PM EST 45 °F °C 1 or (Hazy) Fox Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, Pam Oliver 77,894 The Jets exploded to five touchdowns, three by Chad Pennington with a missed PAT and two rushing scores by Curtis Martin to rout the Seahawks 37–14; they gained 482 yards of offense to 275 yards for the Seahawks. Week 16: vs. New England Patriots Patriots 0 13 3 7 Jets 0 0 0 7 The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey 4:05 PM EST 30 °F °C 1 or (Overcast) CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Bonnie Bernstein 77,975 New York area media had been critical of the Jets for their inability to beat quality opponents; Kevin Mawae and Pennington were sharp in responses to media criticism (said Mawae following the Jets’ win over Houston, referencing New York’s earlier defeat of the Chargers, “San Diego is 9–3. We’re 9–3. Is San Diego not a good team?”), but they fell flat against the Patriots, themselves smarting from an ugly loss in Miami the week earlier. Tom Brady had two touchdowns and Pennington was picked off twice as the Patriots won 23-7; the loss prevented the Jets from clinching a playoff spot. Week 17: at St. Louis Rams Jets 3 7 16 3 0 Rams 0 14 7 8 3 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST Indoors (Domed stadium) CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, Armen Keteyian 65,877 The Jets clinched a playoff spot despite failing 32–29 in overtime; they erased a 21–10 Rams lead as Chad Pennington and three Jets backs led by Curtis Martin’s 153 yards almost evenly split 361 yards in the air and on the ground. Marc Bulger managed by himself to outgain the entire Jet offense with 450 passing yards and three touchdowns despite two picks. Postseason 2004–05 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 8, 2005 F j, Y at San Diego Chargers (4) W 20–17 (OT) 1–0 Qualcomm Stadium Recap Divisional January 15, 2005 F j, Y at Pittsburgh Steelers (1) L 17–20 (OT) 1–1 Heinz Field Recap Game summaries AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Jets 0 7 10 0 3 Chargers 0 7 0 10 0 8:00 PM EST 55 °F °C 1 or (Slight drizzle) ABC Al Michaels and John Madden Ed Hochuli 67,536 The Jets came into the game having lost 2 straight while San Diego was on a roll. The Jets started out the game well driving down the field on their opening drive only to see kicker Doug Brien miss a 33-yard field goal wide right. In the second quarter, Chargers quarterback Drew Brees found receiver Keenan McCardell for a 26-yard touchdown pass to give San Diego a 7–0. The Jets responded as Jets quarterback Chad Pennington found Anthony Becht for a 13-yard touchdown pass to tie the game. New York kept the momentum into the 3rd quarter as Santana Moss pulled in a perfect 46-yard touchdown pass from Pennington to give the Jets a 14–7 lead. The teams traded field goals. Then San Diego got the ball back with under 5:00 to play. The Chargers drove down to the Jets 3-yard line but faced a 4th and goal at the 3. Brees’ desperation pass was knocked down for an apparent Jets victory. However, a roughing the passer penalty on linebacker Eric Barton gave the Chargers a second chance, which they quickly seized as Brees found Antonio Gates for a 1-yard touchdown pass to send the game into overtime. 10 minutes into the extra period the Chargers were in position to win the game off the foot of rookie kicker Nate Kaeding. However, his 40-yard field goal sailed wide right as the Jets took advantage of their second chance driving down to the San Diego 8. Doug Brien connected on a 28-yard field goal to give the Jets the win and in the process advancing them to the next round to face the Steelers. Pennington’s numbers were very impressive as he was 23 of 33 for 279 and 2 TDs. Brees was 31 of 42 for 319 yards, 2 TDs and 1 interception. AFC Divisional Round: at (1) Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jets 0 10 7 0 0 Steelers 10 0 0 7 3 4:30 PM EST 28 °F °C 1 or (Clear) CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, Armen Keteyian Bill Leavy 64,825 The Pittsburgh Steelers were looking to make it 15 straight victories as they hosted the New York Jets in the AFC Divisional Round. Pittsburgh started out well as Jeff Reed hit a 45-yard field goal, then Jerome Bettis plowed into the endzone from 3 yards out to give Pittsburgh a 10–0 lead. But New York stormed back. Following a field goal by kicker Doug Brien, Santana Moss took a punt return 75 yards for a touchdown to tie the game. Then, late in the third quarter, Reggie Tongue intercepted Ben Roethlisberger and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown to give the Jets a 17–10 lead. Pittsburgh responded midway through the fourth quarter as Hines Ward scored on a shovel pass to tie the game. Chad Pennington and the Jets offense were shut down for most of the game. However, they drove down the field on the ensuing drive only to see it come to a disappointing halt as Doug Brien’s 47 field goal attempt hit the crossbar and falling just short. But on the very next play, Roethlisberger was picked off by David Barrett. Doug Brien was given a chance to win the game on the last play of regulation but missed the 43-yard kick wide left sending the game into overtime. In overtime, Roethlisberger drove the Steelers 73 yards on 13 plays. Jeff Reed then connected on a 33-yard field goal, handing the Jets a defeat. 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