Jets vs. Bills Game Recap 10/14/2024

The Jets’ Hail Mary prayer was answered earlier than the half, however the Inexperienced & White (2-4) fell to the Payments (4-2), 23-20, as Buffalo Ok Tyler Bass kicked the game-winning 22-yard area aim with 3:43 remaining Monday night time at MetLife Stadium.

In a sport that noticed each groups charged with 11 accepted penalties, Buffalo completed 3 of 4 within the purple zone whereas the Jets went simply 1 of 4. Aaron Rodgers was intercepted by Taron Johnson on a third-and-18 play with 1:52 remaining and Josh Allen secured the win for the guests with a 6-yard third-down scramble that allowed Buffalo to finish the sport in victory formation.

“We’ve to discover a approach to get it accomplished,” interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich stated. “That is simply one other factor we have now to shine a light-weight on and see what are we calling, is it the calls or no matter it’s. We’ve to repair it and repair it quick.”

There have been loads of storylines heading into the division battle. With the Jets taking part in their first sport below Ulbrich and Todd Downing calling performs for the primary time for the Inexperienced & White, first place was at stake. Rodgers threw for 294 yards and a couple of TDs whereas the Jets had three gamers eclipse 100 yards. Breece Corridor completed with 113 yards on 18 carries and Garrett Wilson pitched in with 8 receptions, 107 yards and a landing. WR Allen Lazard, who caught a 52-yard Hail Mary on the ultimate play of the primary half, led the staff with 114 yards on 6 catches. That is the primary time since 2017 two Jets receivers had 100+ efforts in the identical sport.

“There was a robust wind, which was really going the other way to the fitting and I feel as soon as [Rodgers] obtained it excessive sufficient, the wind pulled it again the place I ended up catching the ball,” Lazard stated of the Hail Mary. He added: “We observe that not less than as soon as every week and being with Aaron, I’ve six years of doing that, so I had a fairly good anticipation of the place the ball goes to be and really lucky to have the ability to come down with that.”

With the flexibility to take command within the second half, the Jets had two alternatives to attain contained in the 5-yard line however solely got here away with 3 factors. Corridor ripped off a 42-yard acquire run that put the Jets on the BUF 3, however the Inexperienced & White had been compelled to accept a Greg Zuerlein 22-yard area aim, knotting the sport at 20. RB Braelon Allen scored on third-and-2 from the Buffalo 4-yard line on the Inexperienced & White’s ensuing possession, nevertheless it was nullified when LT Tyron Smith was flagged for holding. Two performs later, Zuerlein missed a 32-yard field-goal try. He later missed a 43-yard field-goal try that will’ve put the Jets up, 23-20 within the fourth quarter.

“The whole lot you’re taking a tough have a look at, however I am not involved with Greg,” Ulbrich stated. “I do know the observe file of this man. I do know he’ll catch his rhythm right here and we will roll.”

For the primary time this season, the Jets scored 10 factors on their first two possessions. Discovering stability and rhythm, the Jets rushed 7 occasions for 44 yards and Rodgers hit on 6 of first 9 passes for 72 yards. That included a 5-yard scoring go to Wilson with 2:01 remaining within the first quarter because the Jets took a 10-7 lead. The offense’s 124-yard output within the opening stanza was probably the most for the membership since Sport 5 in 2022.