Bills vs. Jets drive-by-drive updates

ORCHARD PARK, NY (WHEC) – The Buffalo Bills host the New York Jets in a late-season AFC East Clash on Sunday. Stick with this article for drive-by-drive updates.

FOURTH QUARTER

-JETS CUT DEFICIT TO 40-8 AFTER TYROD TAYLOR PASSING TOUCHDOWN TO GARRETT WILSON. The Jets, now led by Tyrod Taylor marched 75 yards on 13 plays ending with a nine-yard pass to Garrett Wilson.

–BUFFALO TAKES A 40-0 LEAD WITH MITCH TRUBISKY PASS TO TYRELL SHAVERS. Mitch Trubisky throws a screen pass to Tyrell Shavers who takes the ball 69 yards for a score.

–JETS PUNT. THREE PLAYS, -4 YARDS, 0:57. Jets start the fourth quarter with a 3rd & 23 at their own 30-yard line. New York picked up eight yards before punting.

THIRD QUARTER

–END OF THIRD QUARTER. Jets started their drive with an incomplete pass followed by an Ed Oliver sack on the last play of the third quarter. New York will start the fourth with a 3rd & 23.

–BUFFALO TAKES A 33-0 LEAD WITH JOSH ALLEN PASSING TOUCHDOWN TO KEON COLEMAN. THREE PLAYS, 15 YARDS, 0:56. Bills start at the NYJ 15-yard line. Facing a 3rd & 10, Josh Allen raced all over the pocket before letting it fly to a crowd in the endzone. Keon Coleman pinpointed the ball and came down with the touchdown.

-JETS FUMBLE, RECOVERED BY BUFFALO. ONE PLAY, -10 YARDS, 0:07. Ed Oliver forces a fumble from Garrett Wilson, Matt Milano falls on it.

-BILLS TAKE A 26-0 LEAD WITH A JAMES COOK RUSHING TOUCHDOWN. FIVE PLAYS, 37 YARDS, 1:50 TOTAL TIME. Thanks to a long punt return from Brandon Codrington, the Bills started their drive in plus-territory and started it off with a 13-yard pass to Dalton Kincaid. Buffalo then got inside the Jets 10-yard line with an Unnecessary Roughness call followed by another Unnecessary Roughness call to five Buffalo 1st & Goal at the six-yard line. James Cook ran the ball twice to score and extend Buffalo’s lead.

–JETS PUNT, BILLS STILL LEAD 19-0. THREE PLAYS, -4 YARDS, 2:08. Jets go three-and-out ending with a Von Miller sack.

–BILLS TAKE A 19-0 LEAD WITH JOSH ALLEN PASS TO AMARI COOPER. FIVE PLAYS, 38 YARDS, 2:08. Buffalo started their drive at the NYJ 38-yard line thanks to an Unnecessary Roughness penalty from Aaron Rodgers. The Bills picked up a 3rd & 1 with a Josh Allen sneak. Two plays later, Josh Allen threw deep to Amari Cooper who hauled in the 30-yard pass to give Buffalo a 19-0 lead.

-BILLS INTERCEPT JETS PASS, STILL LEAD 12-0 WITH 7:20 LEFT IN THIRD QUARTER. FOUR PLAYS, FOUR YARDS, 2:35 TOTAL TIME. New York picked up a first down on the first play of their second drive of the third quarter with a 13-yard catch and run to Garrett Wilson. That was about all the success the Bills had on the drive, however, as run stuff, false start and sack pushed them back to a 3rd & 15. Christian Benford then picked off Aaron Rodgers. Christian Benford was pushed out near midfield.

-BILLS PUNT, STILL LEAD 12-0 WITH 9:55 LEFT IN THIRD QUARTER, THREE PLAYS, SIX YARDS, 1:38. The Bills started their first drive of the second half at the one-yard line, rushing Josh Allen for one yard to get some breathing room before a five-yard gain from James Cook. Allen’s pass to Keon Coleman fell incomplete after his receiver slipped on the route.

–JETS PUNT, BILLS LEAD 12-0 WITH 11:33 LEFT IN THIRD QUARTER. SIX PLAYS, 28 YARDS, 3:27. Jets received the opening kickoff of the third quarter, picking up 22 yards to put them in Buffalo territory. The drive stalled, in part, due to an offensive holding penalty and the Jets punted after taking a Delay of Game penalty on 4th & 5 at Buffalo’s 37.

SECOND QUARTER

–BILLS SUCCESSFULLY KICK FIELD GOAL TO END HALF, LEAD 12-0, NINE PLAYS, 47 YARDS, 2:31 TOTAL TIME. Buffalo went back to the run game to start their fourth drive, picking up eight yards then five before a 17 yard throw to Amari Cooper was called back due to offensive pass interference. Cooper got revenge one play later, getting open across the middle to pick up 17 yards again, this time to set up a 2nd & 3. The Bills picked up the first down two plays later as the clock creeped below one minute left in the half. The Bills were helped out by an Unnecessary Roughness call to put the Bills inside the Jets 30. Two incompletions later, Buffalo faced a 3rd & 10 with 24 seconds left in the half. A Keon Coleman completion picked up a eight yards to set up a 38-yard field goal attempt that was made.

-BILLS FORCE SAFETY, LEAD 9-0. TWO PLAYS, -5 YARDS, 0:45 TOTAL TIME. Jets started their third drive at their own five-yard line and quickly lost three yards thanks to a false start and a one-yard loss. Then AJ Epenesa sacked Aaron Rodgers in the endzone for a safety.

–BILLS PUNT, STILL LEAD 7-0. 10 PLAYS, 39 YARDS, 5:12 TOTAL TIME. The Bills ran the ball on four-straight plays to start the drive with gains of six, eight, nine and three to give Buffalo a 1st & 10 from their own 39. The first pass was a screen to Khalil Shakir for a gain of four yards, Ray Davis then picked up another four through the air before a Keon Coleman drag route converted on a 3rd & 2. After a one-yard run and an incomplete pass, the BIlls faced a 3rd & 9 that they did not convert and Buffalo punted for the second-straight possession.

–JETS THROW INTERCEPTION, BILLS STILL LEAD 7-0. SEVEN PLAYS, 62 YARDS, 4:18 TOTAL TIME. Jets picked up a first down with a 17-yard rush from Breece Hall, his longest of the game so far. On the next play, the Jets picked up nine yards with a nine-yard pass to Davante Adams. Hall was then stuffed at the line of scrimmage, forcing a 3rd & 1. New York picked up with a pass to Garrett Wilson that went for 28 yards and put the Jets at Buffalo’s 14-yard line. One play later, Greg Rousseau tipped a pass from Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Phillips intercepted it. Bills to take over at their own 17-yard line with 8:47 left in the first half.

–BILLS PUNT, STILL LEAD 7-0. SIX PLAYS, 15 YARDS, 4:07 TOTAL TIME. Buffalo starts the second quarter at their own 41-yard line with a 1st & 10. Thanks to an offensive holding call and a false start, the Bills were pushed back to a 3rd & 21. Khalil Shakir picked up nine yards before Buffalo punted for the first time.

FIRST QUARTER

–END OF FIRST QUARTER. Bills take over with 2:12 left in the first quarter. James Cook lost two yards to start the drive then Josh Allen rushed for nine yards to bring up a 3rd & 3. Allen found a former Jet in Ty Johnson to pick up the first down with a nine-yard catch and run to end the first quarter.

–JETS TURN THE BALL OVER ON DOWNS. 10 PLAYS, 48 YARDS, 5:49 TOTAL TIME. Jets start at their own 28-yard line. The drive started with 10-yard pass to Breece Hall to pick up a first down. Two plays later, the Jets benefitted from an Illegal Contact penalty to give them another first down. A five-yard pass to Tyler Conkin followed by a six-yard run by Breece Hall put the Jets in Bills territory with a fresh set of downs. A Jets pass to Garrett Wilson picked up another nine before an 18-yard rush by Hall was called back for holding to set up a 2nd & 11. Two players later, the Jets went for it on fourth down and the Bills swarmed Braelon Allen for no gain and the Bills took over.

–BILLS TAKE A 7-0 LEAD WITH 8:11 LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF. 12 PLAYS, 70 yards, 6:49 total time. Buffalo’s first drive began with an incomplete pass from Josh Allen to Dawson Knox and then a five-yard run by James Cook to set up a 3rd & 5 before Allen found Khalil Shakir open in space to his right for a 12-yard gain. After penalties from both sides, the Bills found themselves with a 3rd & 13 with the ball on their on 47-yard line. The Bills picked up their second third down with an intermediate pass to Mack Hollins over the middle. Josh Allen went right back to Mack Hollins two plays later to get inside the Jets 20. Then Dalton Kincaid picked up 11 yards with a pass in the flats as Buffalo got to 1st & Goal. A Sauce Gardner pass interference call put the ball at the one-yard line and Josh Allen punched it one play later.

-The Buffalo Bills won the toss and opted to receive the opening kickoff.

PREGAME

Buffalo Bills gameday basics:

• Teams: Buffalo Bills (12-3) and New York Jets (4-11)
• Kickoff: 1 pm, Sunday
• Location: Highmark Stadium (Orchard Park, NY)
• Network: CBS

What’s at stake?

The Bills can either be the AFC’s two-seed or three-seed, nothing else. With a win against the Jets, Buffalo would secure themselves as the two seed heading into week 18. With a loss, the Bills would would either need to win against the New England Patriots next week or need a Baltimore Ravens loss to the Cleveland Browns to clinch in week 18, to be the two seed. Otherwise, the Ravens jump them for the two-seed and Buffalo drops to the three-seed.

If the Bills beat the Jets, they will effectively be playing for nothing in week 18, standings-wise, and could rest their starters heading into the playoffs.

This marks the final home regular-season game for Buffalo and with a win, the Bills would improve to an undefeated 8-0 home record. The Bills could also improve to a 5-0 AFC East record.

The Jets have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Buffalo Bills player to watch: Rasul Douglas

Bills starting cornerback, Rasul Douglas, has missed the Bills’ last two games and is expected to play in Sunday’s contest against the Jets.

In his absence, the Bills secondary has given up 473 and 253 passing yards, respectively. The unit has also been missing safeties Taylor Rapp and Damar Hamlin, who are both listed as questionable.

Douglas will be tasked, alongside Christian Benford, with one of the league’s better-receiving duos in Davante Adams and Garrett Wilson.

Bills inactives

-WR Curtis Samuel

-S Damar Hamlin

-CB Kaiir Elam

-LB Nick Morrow

-T Tylan Grable

-DT Austin Johnson

-S Lewis Cine