Buffalo 20, N.Y. Jets 12
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2022
Where: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature:
37°
Head Official:
Alex Kemp
Attendance:
70603
By Field Level Media
Josh Allen went 16-of-27 passing for 147 yards and a touchdown, and also ran for 47 yards with a touchdown on nine carries, to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 20-12 home victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.
Mike White went 27-of-44 passing for 268 yards in the defeat for the Jets (7-6), while playing through a second-half rib injury.
After both defenses dominated for most of the first half on a cold day with mixed precipitation, Buffalo (10-3) broke through just before halftime. The Bills took a 7-0 lead with 26 seconds remaining in the second quarter on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Dawson Knox.
The play finished off a seven-play, 70-yard drive.
On the first possession of the third quarter, the Jets answered, marching 72 yards in 10 plays and tying the game at 7-7 on a 13-yard touchdown run by Zonovan Knight.
Buffalo regained the lead quickly, going 75 yards in six plays and grabbing a 14-7 lead with 7:20 left in the third on a 5-yard touchdown run by Allen.
Tyler Bass then kicked consecutive field goals, a 38-yard field goal with 2:07 left in the third quarter and a 49-yard field goal with 12:23 remaining in the game, to put Buffalo up 20-7.
New York cut Buffalo's lead to 20-9 with 7:30 remaining after Jermaine Johnson blocked a Sam Martin punt, with the ball going through the end zone for a safety.
After the safety, the Jets drove inside the Buffalo 30-yard line, but the Bills recovered a fumble by Michael Carter at the Buffalo 23-yard line with 5:34 remaining.
New York cut Buffalo's lead to 20-12 with 1:18 remaining after a 26-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein.
With all of their timeouts left, the Jets decided to kick the ball off instead of going for an onside kick, forced a Buffalo punt and got the ball back at their own 21 with 46 seconds remaining.
But Buffalo sealed the victory by forcing four straight incompletions.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
N.Y. Jets |
|
Buffalo |
Zonovan Knight
|
Player |
Josh Allen
|
17 |
Attempts |
10 |
71 |
Yards |
47 |
4.2 |
Avg Yards |
4.7 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
13 |
Long |
16 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
N.Y. Jets
|
309 |
76 |
233 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |
Buffalo
|
232 |
102 |
130 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4.0 |
3 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game at home against Miami. The Bills have a W/L % of .778 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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N.Y. Jets will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Jets have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .800 after a loss.