Divisional Round: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets (Giants Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 10, 1999 at 12:40pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Jacksonville Jaguars traveling to New York Jets at Giants Stadium, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Giants Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Jacksonville Jaguars versus New York Jets in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Jacksonville Jaguars-New York Jets cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 11-5 | W1 |
| Tennessee Oilers | 8-8 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-9 | L5 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6-10 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | 12-4 | W6 |
| Buffalo Bills | 10-6 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | L1 |
| New England Patriots | 9-7 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-13 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 14-2 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8-8 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8-8 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5-11 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 14-2 | W9 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12-4 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6-10 | L3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4-12 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 4-12 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 15-1 | W8 |
| Green Bay Packers | 11-5 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-8 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | L4 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-6 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 9-7 | -- |
| New York Giants | 8-8 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-13 | L3 |
1998 NFL AFC Divisional Playoffs Jacksonville Jaquars at New York Jets Jan 10, 1999 Full Game
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 07142424 |
| New York Jets | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 717313434 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | Keyshawn Johnson 21 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde ( John Hall kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | John Hall 52 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Jets | Keyshawn Johnson 10 yard rush ( John Hall kick) | 0-17 |
| Jaguars | Jimmy Smith 52 yard pass from Mark Brunell ( Mike Hollis kick) | 7-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | Curtis Martin 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick) | 7-24 |
| Jaguars | Keenan McCardell 3 yard pass from Mark Brunell ( Mike Hollis kick) | 14-24 |
| Jets | Curtis Martin 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick) | 14-31 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | Jimmy Smith 19 yard pass from Mark Brunell ( Mike Hollis kick) | 21-31 |
| Jaguars | Mike Hollis 37 yard field goal | 24-31 |
| Jets | John Hall 30 yard field goal | 24-34 |
New York Jets defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 34-24 at Giants Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Jets: John Hall 30 yard field goal. Top line of the day: Vinny Testaverde: 284 pass yards on 24-of-36, 1 TD, 1 INT. New York Jets move on to the conference final.[1][2]
New York Jets walked out of Giants Stadium as the team that survived a Divisional Round Jacksonville Jaguars will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 34-24. The final scoring play came from Jets: John Hall 30 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. New York Jets move on to a conference championship.
New York Jets 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 24. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 78817. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Vinny Testaverde: 284 pass yards on 24-of-36, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Curtis Martin: 124 rush yards on 36 carries
- Keyshawn Johnson: 9 catches for 121 yards
Divisional Round, played at Giants Stadium. Final: Jacksonville Jaguars 24, New York Jets 34, with New York Jets taking the result by 10. **First quarter**
- Jets: Keyshawn Johnson 21 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde ( John Hall kick)
Second quarter
- Jets: John Hall 52 yard field goal
- Jets: Keyshawn Johnson 10 yard rush ( John Hall kick)
- Jaguars: Jimmy Smith 52 yard pass from Mark Brunell ( Mike Hollis kick)
Third quarter
- Jets: Curtis Martin 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick)
- Jaguars: Keenan McCardell 3 yard pass from Mark Brunell ( Mike Hollis kick)
- Jets: Curtis Martin 1 yard rush ( John Hall kick)
Fourth quarter
- Jaguars: Jimmy Smith 19 yard pass from Mark Brunell ( Mike Hollis kick)
- Jaguars: Mike Hollis 37 yard field goal
- Jets: John Hall 30 yard field goal
Top performers
- Vinny Testaverde: 284 pass yards on 24-of-36, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Curtis Martin: 124 rush yards on 36 carries
- Keyshawn Johnson: 9 catches for 121 yards
| Jaguars | Jets | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 14 | 29 |
| Total Yards | 251 | 429 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 12/31 | 24/36 |
| Pass yards | 156 | 284 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 3 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 0 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 0 | 6 |
| Net pass yards | 156 | 278 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 22 | 39 |
| Rush yards | 95 | 151 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 3 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties | 3 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 25 | 38 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | |||||
| Mark Brunell | 12/31 | 156 | 3 | 3 | |
| NYJ | |||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 24/36 | 284 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | ||||
| Fred Taylor | 20 | 86 | 0 | 29 |
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| NYJ | ||||
| Curtis Martin | 36 | 124 | 2 | 15 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 2 | 28 | 1 | 18 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | ||||
| Jimmy Smith | 5 | 104 | 2 | 52 |
| Keenan McCardell | 4 | 32 | 1 | 10 |
| Pete Mitchell | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Tavian Banks | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| NYJ | ||||
| Keyshawn Johnson | 9 | 121 | 1 | 23 |
| Curtis Martin | 6 | 58 | 0 | 17 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 4 | 45 | 0 | 16 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Kyle Brady | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
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