| Regular Season: Week 1 |
 Jets |
at |
 Bills |
Sunday, September 7, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 28, BUF 24 |
| Regular Season: Week 2 |
 Patriots |
at |
Jets |
Thursday, September 11, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NE 20, NYJ 6 |
| Regular Season: Week 3 |
 Dolphins |
at |
Jets |
Sunday, September 21, 1986 |
3:00PM |
MIA 45, NYJ 51 |
| Regular Season: Week 4 |
Jets |
at |
 Colts |
Sunday, September 28, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 26, IND 7 |
| Regular Season: Week 5 |
Bills |
at |
Jets |
Sunday, October 5, 1986 |
3:00PM |
BUF 13, NYJ 14 |
| Regular Season: Week 6 |
Jets |
at |
Patriots |
Sunday, October 12, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 31, NE 24 |
| Regular Season: Week 7 |
 Broncos |
at |
Jets |
Monday, October 20, 1986 |
3:00PM |
DEN 10, NYJ 22 |
| Regular Season: Week 8 |
 Saints |
at |
Jets |
Sunday, October 26, 1986 |
2:00PM |
NO 23, NYJ 28 |
| Regular Season: Week 9 |
Jets |
at |
 Seahawks |
Sunday, November 2, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 38, SEA 7 |
| Regular Season: Week 10 |
Jets |
at |
 Falcons |
Sunday, November 9, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 28, ATL 14 |
| Regular Season: Week 11 |
Colts |
at |
Jets |
Sunday, November 16, 1986 |
3:00PM |
IND 16, NYJ 31 |
| Regular Season: Week 12 |
Jets |
at |
Dolphins |
Monday, November 24, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 3, MIA 45 |
| Regular Season: Week 13 |
 Rams |
at |
Jets |
Sunday, November 30, 1986 |
3:00PM |
RAM 17, NYJ 3 |
| Regular Season: Week 14 |
Jets |
at |
 49ers |
Sunday, December 7, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 10, SF 24 |
| Regular Season: Week 15 |
 Steelers |
at |
Jets |
Saturday, December 13, 1986 |
3:00PM |
PIT 45, NYJ 24 |
| Regular Season: Week 16 |
Jets |
at |
 Bengals |
Sunday, December 21, 1986 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 21, CIN 52 |
| Wild Card: Week 17 |
 Chiefs |
at |
Jets |
Sunday, December 28, 1986 |
3:00PM |
KC 15, NYJ 35 |
| Divisional Playoffs: Week 18 |
Jets |
at |
 Browns |
Saturday, January 3, 1987 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 20, CLE 23 |