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.

SECOND QUARTER

–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