National Football League
Buffalo 37, N.Y. Jets 14
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 17, 2013
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: Bill Leavy
Attendance: 68036

Bills 37, Jets 14: EJ Manuel passed for 245 yards and two touchdowns while the defense put on a show as Buffalo pounded visiting New York.

Marquise Goodwin had six catches for 81 yards and a score while Frank Summers ran for a touchdown for the Bills (4-7), who forced four turnovers and held the Jets to 133 passing yards. T.J. Graham added a touchdown catch as Buffalo snapped a three-game slide.

Rookie Geno Smith struggled to 103 yards on 8-of-23 passing and accounted for all four turnovers with three interceptions and a lost fumble for New York (5-5). Matt Simms came on in relief in the fourth quarter and hit Jeff Cumberland with a 13-yard scoring pass.

The Bills took a 10-0 lead when Graham adjusted as a long pass got hung up in the wind and pulled in the ball for a 34-yard touchdown. Smith made his first big mistake on the ensuing possession, losing a fumble on his own 6-yard line, and Buffalo needed two plays to turn it into another TD with Summers‘ 3-yard run.

Buffalo turned an interception by Smith into a field goal to take a 20-0 lead into the break. The Jets got their first touchdown thanks to short field position following a fumbled punt, but Manuel got that back on a 43-yard TD pass to Goodwin before Da’Norris Searcy grabbed Smith’s third interception just over three minutes later and took it back 32 yards for a 34-7 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Jets K Nick Folk had his string of 23 consecutive made field goals come to an end in the first quarter, when his 48-yard attempt knuckled left. … New York S Ed Reed, who was signed on Thursday, got the start and was in on nearly every snap, collecting three tackles. … Bills S Jairus Byrd hauled in the first two interceptions by Smith and has made six of his 21 career picks against the Jets.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
N.Y. Jets   Buffalo
Chris Ivory Player Fred Jackson
15 Attempts 12
98 Yards 34
6.5 Avg Yards 2.8
1 Touchdowns 0
69 Long 7
Receiving
N.Y. Jets   Buffalo
Santonio Holmes Player Marquise Goodwin
2 Receptions 6
71 Yards 81
35.5 Avg Yards 13.5
0 Touchdowns 1
38 Long 43
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
N.Y. Jets 267 134 133 2 0 0 1.0 0
Buffalo 313 68 245 4 3 3 4.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Bills have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • N.Y. Jets will play their next game on the road against Baltimore. The Jets have a W/L % of .167 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.