The Buffalo Bills were up 30-3 before the New York Jets even had a sniff of legitimate offense. Even before their starting quarterback was knocked from the game with a concussion, the Jets offense was held to historically low numbers.
The Jets didn’t convert any of their third downs, marking the second time the Bills defense has done that since 1990. (The Bills also did it to the Jets in 2023.)
The Bills’ passing defense was the big winner on the day. New York had only two completions in the first
half. Justin Fields left the game early, but finished the day 3-of-11 for just 27 yards with two sacks. Tyrod Taylor fared a bit better in desperation mode, going 7-of-11 for 56 yards and New York’s lone touchdown (against the backups).
Joey Bosa forced two fumbles during the game, too.
Buffalo’s defense allowed a total of 154 yards in New Jersey, their lowest road game total since 1990. The Bills beat the Colts in Indianapolis 31-7 that season on the back of three Colts turnovers. Jeff George couldn’t get to 100 passing yards.
A week after being run through and over against the Baltimore Ravens, it was a great bounce-back game for Buffalo’s defense.
