Spokesman-Review
National Football League
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

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
Receiving
N.Y. Jets   Buffalo
Garrett Wilson Player Dawson Knox
6 Receptions 4
78 Yards 41
13.0 Avg Yards 10.2
0 Touchdowns 1
16 Long 24
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
  • 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.
  • 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.