GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: BUFFALO (2-4) at NY JETS (1-6)

NFL: BUFFALO (2-4) at NY JETS (1-6)

<h3>Bills aiming for series sweep against Jets</h3>



Buffalo (2-4) at NY Jets (1-6) Sunday 4:05 pm EDT


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- The Buffalo Bills look tofinish what they started.


The Bills travel to the Meadowlands on Sunday for an AFC Eastmatchup with the skidding New York Jets.


On September 30, Buffalo eked out a 17-14 win over the Jets,which started a four-game spiral by New York.


That contest snapped a season-opening three-game losing streakby the Bills and marked the debut of rookie quarterback TrentEdwards, who made his first start in place of an injured J.P.Losman.


Edwards went 22-of-28 for 234 yards with one touchdown and oneinterception in the first meeting, and his play has invigoratedthe Bills, who are coming off a 19-14 victory over the BaltimoreRavens.


Losman is healthy now but coach Dick Jauron on Tuesday announcedhe is sticking with Edwards, a third-round pick out of Stanfordwho is 2-1 in his three starts - with the lone loss a crushinglast-second defeat to the Dallas Cowboys.


The Bills also got a solid performance from rookie running backMarshawn Lynch, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.

In the first meeting between the teams, Lynch rushed for 79yards and a touchdown on 23 carries.


Coach Eric Mangini promised to shake up his team followingSunday's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in which the Jets blew a23-10 second-half lead.


Mangini said every position will be re-evaluated, including thatof quarterback Chad Pennington. New York's only victory thisseason is over the winless Miami Dolphins.


"I'm going to look at everything," Mangini said. "I'm going tolook at everything and really evaluate it across the board andsee where we can gain some more consistency. It applies to allthe areas."


Pennington had one of his better games, completing 20-of-31passes for three touchdowns, but he threw a killer interceptionthat was returned for a touchdown with 37 seconds to play,capping a run of 28 unanswered points by the Bengals.

Laveranues Coles was one of the few bright spots for New York,hauling in eight catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns.

The teams split their two meetings last season, with eachwinning on the road.

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 0
NY JETS 0 14:56 LEFT, 1ST QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 24 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL BUFFALO 0
NY JETS 0 9:05 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FG BUF
RIAN LINDELL 30 YD

BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 0 4:53 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 0 4:49 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 13 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 3 3
NY JETS 0 0 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: BUF - FG, RIAN LINDELL 30 YD, 10:07. Drive:
16 plays, 64 yards in 10:07. Key
plays: Edwards 4-yard pass to Reed
on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 35; Edwards
2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Buffalo
46; Edwards 16-yard pass to Evans
to New York 35. BUFFALO 3-0</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FG NYJ
MIKE NUGENT 27 YD

BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 10:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 10:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 39 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 7:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 39 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 5:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 17 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 3:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NYJ BALL ON BUF 48 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3

NYJ BALL ON BUF 18 YD LINE
3RD AND 1</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 1:54 LEFT, 2ND QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 17 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 0:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 12 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 3 0 3
NY JETS 0 3 3 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: BUF - FG, RIAN LINDELL 30 YD, 10:07. Drive:
16 plays, 64 yards in 10:07. Key
plays: Edwards 4-yard pass to Reed
on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 35; Edwards
2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Buffalo
46; Edwards 16-yard pass to Evans
to New York 35. BUFFALO 3-0
2ND QUARTER: NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 27 YD, 4:32. Drive: 15
plays, 78 yards in 9:25. Key plays:
Pennington 12-yard pass to Smith
to New York 30; 5-yard encroachment
penalty on Bills' Hargrove on
3rd-and-5 to New York 40;
Washington 17-yard run to Buffalo
34; Pennington 5-yard pass to
Cotchery on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo
22. BUFFALO 3-3</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 3 0 3
NY JETS 0 3 3 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

10:07 BUF - FG, R Lindell 30 Yd.
Drive: 16 plays, 64 yards in 10:07.
Key plays: Edwards 4-yard pass to Reed on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 35;
Edwards 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Buffalo 46; Edwards 16-yard pass to
Evans to New York 35. Buffalo 3-0.

2ND QUARTER:

4:32 NYJ - FG, M Nugent 27 Yd.
Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards in 9:25.
Key plays: Pennington 12-yard pass to Smith to New York 30; 5-yard
encroachment penalty on Bills' Hargrove on 3rd-and-5 to New York 40;
Washington 17-yard run to Buffalo 34; Pennington 5-yard pass to Cotchery
on 3rd-and-3 to Buffalo 22. Buffalo 3-3.

Buffalo - Ny Jets End 2nd Qtr Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS Buffalo Ny Jets

FIRST DOWNS 10 7
Rushing 4 2
Passing 5 4
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-6-33% 1-4-25%
TOTAL NET YARDS 121 108
Total offensive plays 30 25
Average gain per play 4.0 4.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 36 67
Rushing attempts 15 13
Average gain per rush 2.4 5.2
NET YARDS PASSING 85 41
Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 2-18
Gross passing yards 85 59
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 15-10-1 10-8-0
Avg gain per pass play 5.7 3.4
PUNTS: Number and Average 2-42.0 1-38.0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-30 1-15
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 2-1
TOUCHDOWNS 0 0
Rushing 0 0
Passing 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 15:39 14:13


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Buffalo Ny Jets

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
M LYNCH 7 23 3.3 6 0 T JONES 8 39 4.9 15 0
D WRIGHT 6 10 1.7 5 0 L WASHINGTON 4 23 5.8 17 0
T EDWARDS 1 2 2.0 2 0 C PENNINGTON 1 5 5.0 5 0
F JACKSON 1 1 1.0 1 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T EDWARDS 10-15- 85 1 0 16 C PENNINGTON 8-10- 59 0 0 21

Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: C PENNINGTON 2-18.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L EVANS 3 34 11.3 16 0 J COTCHERY 3 32 10.7 21 0
J REED 3 23 7.7 13 0 T JONES 3 19 6.3 9 0
R PARRISH 1 12 12.0 12 0 B SMITH 1 12 12.0 12 0
R ROYAL 1 9 9.0 9 0 L WASHINGTON 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
D WRIGHT 1 8 8.0 8 0
F JACKSON 1 -1 -1.0 0 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
R LINDELL 0/0 1/1 M NUGENT 0/0 1/1
Dist.: 30 Dist.: 27</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 14:59 LEFT, 3RD QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 33 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: BUFFALO at NY JETS

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 13:38 LEFT, 3RD QTR

BUF BALL ON BUF 10 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 7:52 LEFT, 3RD QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 19 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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BUFFALO 3
NY JETS 3 5:43 LEFT, 3RD QTR

BUF BALL ON NYJ 44 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>