Game Recap
Week 2 in September of the 2016 NFL season had the New York Jets defeat the Buffalo Bills 37-31. The Jets had a good start early with a 20-10 halftime lead and held off the Bills late.
The Jets were led by Ryan Fitzpatrick who tossed in 374 yards, 1 touchdown, zero picks, was 24 of 34 passing. Matt Forte rumbled for 100 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns. Eric Decker caught 126 yards receiving, 1 touchdown.
For the Bills, Tyrod Taylor connected on 297 pass yards, 3 TDs, was 18 of 30 passing. Marquise Goodwin finished with 112 receiving yards, 1 touchdown.
In the high scoring meeting, the Jets tallied 493 total yards, 28 first downs, 1 turnovers and 7 penalties. They were 8 of 13 on third downs. The Bills finished with 393 total yards, 16 first downs, 1 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were 3 of 10 on third downs.
Notes
- Score: New York JetsNYJ defeat Buffalo BillsBUF 37-31
- Date: Thursday, September 15, 2016
- Game Time Kickoff: 8:26PM
- New York Jets Stats - Yards: 493, Turnovers: 1
- Buffalo Bills Stats - Yards: 393, Turnovers: 1
- Game Odds:
- -- Line Point Spread: BUF by 1.5
- -- Over/Under: 40.5
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| NYJ |
6 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
37 |
| BUF |
7 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | 24-34 | 374 | 1 | 0 | 37 | |
| Tyrod Taylor | BUF | 18-30 | 297 | 3 | 1 | 84 | |
| EJ Manuel | BUF | 1-1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Matt Forte | NYJ | 30 | 100 | 3 | 12 | |
| LeSean McCoy | BUF | 15 | 59 | 0 | 24 | |
| Tyrod Taylor | BUF | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 | |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | 5 | 21 | 0 | 10 | |
| Bilal Powell | NYJ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| EJ Manuel | BUF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Eric Decker | NYJ | 6 | 126 | 1 | 35 | |
| Marquise Goodwin | BUF | 2 | 112 | 1 | 84 | |
| Brandon Marshall | NYJ | 6 | 101 | 0 | 37 | |
| Quincy Enunwa | NYJ | 6 | 92 | 0 | 34 | |
| Greg Salas | BUF | 4 | 89 | 1 | 71 | |
| Jalin Marshall | NYJ | 3 | 45 | 0 | 27 | |
| LeSean McCoy | BUF | 4 | 31 | 0 | 10 | |
| Charles Clay | BUF | 5 | 27 | 0 | 11 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| BUF | 19 | 86 | 0 | | |
| NYJ | 36 | 123 | 3 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| BUF | 19-31 | 307 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| NYJ | 24-34 | 374 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
More Game Information On The New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
- Attendance: 70,256
- Weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 11 mph, wind chill 0
- Time of Game: 3:13 - 3 hours, 13 minutes
