1994 Week 13: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets at Giants Stadium. Kickoff time: 1:00pm.
1994 Week 13: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets at Giants Stadium. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Miami Dolphins and New York Jets in 1994, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
1994 Week 13: Miami Dolphins and New York Jets meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 1994 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
1994 Week 13: Miami Dolphins versus New York Jets. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 12-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 11-5 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 2-14 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 10-6 | W7 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8-8 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-9 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 6-10 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 11-5 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 9-7 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 7-9 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 13-3 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-12 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 10-6 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9-7 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 9-7 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 9-7 | W6 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8-8 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-9 | L7 |
| Washington Redskins | 3-13 | W1 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 00142828 |
| New York Jets | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 310242424 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | Nick Lowery 24 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | Johnny Mitchell 30 yard pass from Boomer Esiason ( Nick Lowery kick) | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | Brad Baxter 3 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick) | 0-17 |
| Dolphins | Mark Ingram 10 yard pass from Dan Marino (pass failed) | 6-17 |
| Jets | Johnny Mitchell 14 yard pass from Boomer Esiason ( Nick Lowery kick) | 6-24 |
| Dolphins | Mark Ingram 17 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Irving Fryar pass from Dan Marino ) | 14-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | Mark Ingram 28 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 21-24 |
| Dolphins | Mark Ingram 8 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 28-24 |
| Dolphins | Jets | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 22 | 25 |
| Total Yards | 397 | 441 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 31/44 | 26/41 |
| Pass yards | 359 | 382 |
| Pass TD | 4 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 0 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 0 | 17 |
| Net pass yards | 359 | 365 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 11 | 28 |
| Rush yards | 38 | 76 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 32 | 35 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | |||||
| Dan Marino | 31/44 | 359 | 4 | 2 | |
| NYJ | |||||
| Boomer Esiason | 26/41 | 382 | 2 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | ||||
| Bernie Parmalee | 8 | 23 | 0 | 4 |
| Irving Spikes | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| James Saxon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NYJ | ||||
| Brad Baxter | 12 | 41 | 1 | 11 |
| Johnny Johnson | 13 | 27 | 0 | 17 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | ||||
| Mark Ingram | 9 | 117 | 4 | 28 |
| Irving Fryar | 5 | 103 | 0 | 25 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 6 | 40 | 0 | 13 |
| James Saxon | 5 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
| Keith Jackson | 3 | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| Mike Williams | 2 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| NYJ | ||||
| Rob Moore | 7 | 124 | 0 | 35 |
| Art Monk | 5 | 108 | 0 | 69 |
| Johnny Mitchell | 5 | 81 | 2 | 30 |
| Richie Anderson | 4 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| Stevie Anderson | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Johnny Johnson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| James Thornton | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Brad Baxter | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Miami Dolphins defeated New York Jets 28-24 at Giants Stadium in Week 13. The final scoring play was Dolphins: Mark Ingram 8 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Pete Stoyanovich kick). Top line of the day: Boomer Esiason: 382 pass yards on 26-of-41, 2 TD, 2 INT.
Miami Dolphins walked out of Giants Stadium with a 28-24 Week 13 result New York Jets will replay all the way to the offseason. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Dolphins: Mark Ingram 8 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Pete Stoyanovich kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
Miami Dolphins 28, New York Jets 24. Game: 1994 Week 13. Attendance: 75606. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 1 scoring play. Q3: 4 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers: - Boomer Esiason: 382 pass yards on 26-of-41, 2 TD, 2 INT - Rob Moore: 7 catches for 124 yards
Week 13, played at Giants Stadium. Final: Miami Dolphins 28, New York Jets 24, with Miami Dolphins taking the result by 4. **First quarter**
- Jets: Nick Lowery 24 yard field goal
**Second quarter**
- Jets: Johnny Mitchell 30 yard pass from Boomer Esiason ( Nick Lowery kick)
**Third quarter**
- Jets: Brad Baxter 3 yard rush ( Nick Lowery kick) - Dolphins: Mark Ingram 10 yard pass from Dan Marino (pass failed) - Jets: Johnny Mitchell 14 yard pass from Boomer Esiason ( Nick Lowery kick) - Dolphins: Mark Ingram 17 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Irving Fryar pass from Dan Marino )
**Fourth quarter**
- Dolphins: Mark Ingram 28 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) - Dolphins: Mark Ingram 8 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Pete Stoyanovich kick)
**Top performers**
- Boomer Esiason: 382 pass yards on 26-of-41, 2 TD, 2 INT - Rob Moore: 7 catches for 124 yards