The Buffalo Bills will make the short trip south to face the New York Jets on the road on "Monday Night Football." Both franchises, Super Bowl contenders entering the season, will look to avoid their third straight losses and remain in the postseason hunt.
The Jets are punting after Aaron Rodgers took a couple big hits on their most recent drive.
Rodgers had a nice 24-yard completion to Breece Hall for a first down on the second play of the possession, but things went south from there.
The Bills take over after a touchback on the punt.
What a drive from the Bills.
Ten plays, 90 yards, capped by a Mack Hollins eight-yard touchdown reception.
The highlight of the drive was a 42-yard pass from Josh Allen when Buffalo was backed up deep in its own territory.
The Bills now lead 13-10 after a missed extra point.
The Jets inspired confidence after Garrett Wilson picked up 14 yards on third down, but New York ended up losing four yards on its next set of downs and punted from its own 35.
The Bills will take over from their own 10.
The Bills are punting after a three-and-out. Buffalo was behind the sticks after an incomplete pass on first down and ran only once on the drive.
The Jets take over after a touchback on the punt.
The Jets are back on top!
New York went 65 yards in eight plays, a nice mix of moving the ball through the air and on the ground. On 3rd-and-Goal, Aaron Rodgers found Garrett Wilson for the go-ahead score.
The Jets now lead 10-7. They’ve moved the ball well on both their drives so far.
The Bills are up 7-0 after running the ball with ease against the Jets on their opening drive.
Buffalo threw only once on the drive compared to eight rushes for 61 yards. Josh Allen capped off the possession with a rushing touchdown.
After seven plays, 54 yards and three first downs, the Jets settled for a 34-yard field goal to open the scoring.
Breece Hall dropped a pass on third down that was likely to convert for a first, which seemed to frustrate Aaron Rodgers. Still, it was a nice drive by New York.
The Jets now lead 3-0.
... And the Jets will start with the ball. Their first play from scrimmage was a Breece Hall run for three yards.
The rookie running back, who signed with the Bills after going undrafted out of Southern Mississippi, will make his pro debut against the Jets. His father, Frank Gore, played 15 seasons in the NFL and made multiple Pro Bowls.
Both will start and play Monday night.
New York trailed 17-0 in the second quarter of their eventual 23-17 loss to the Vikings. The Jets have scored 0 points in the first quarter during this two-game losing streak.
With the game tied in the final minute of regulation and the Bills backed up on their own 3-yard line, Buffalo made the puzzling decision to pass three straight times — all incompletions — effectively making the decision to give the Texans the ball with a chance to win by a field goal (which they did).
Houston had all 3 of their timeouts left at the time.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott took the blame after the loss saying, “We needed to run the clock and move the chains and that’s on me. We didn’t do that there, and that’s my fault… I've got to do a better job in that situation.”
In a shocking early season move, the Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh last Tuesday after more than three seasons. Hired in 2021, Saleh went 20-36 with New York, never having a winning season.
Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will take over as interim head coach.
Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season closes with Monday Night Football when the Buffalo Bills travel to MetLife Stadium to take on the New York Jets.
Here's what you need to know about how to watch the Jets vs. the Bills, the NFL Week 7 schedule and more.
The Buffalo Bills and New York Jets will play at 8:15 p.m. ET Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
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