Bills–Jets rivalry

Buffalo Bills–New York Jets
Buffalo Bills
New York Jets
First meeting September 11, 1960
Jets 27, Bills 3
Latest meeting November 2, 2017
Jets 34, Bills 21
Next meeting November 11, 2018
Statistics
Meetings total 115 meetings[1]
All-time series Buffalo leads, 61–54
Largest victory New York 42, Buffalo 3 (1979)
Smallest victory New York 21, Buffalo 20 (1978)
Current win streak Jets: 1 win

The Bills–Jets rivalry is a rivalry between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets in the National Football League. Both of these teams play in the same division (AFC East) and as a result, play two scheduled games each season. Both represent the same state, New York (although the Jets have played their home games in East Rutherford, New Jersey since 1984), with the Bills having their primary fan base in Western New York, and the Jets in the New York City area. They have a long history between each other, as they were original members of the American Football League in 1960.

Quick facts

With their long rivalry dating back to 1960, the Bills have won 7 of the last 11 games and lead the series 61–54. The largest margin of victory is 39, when the Jets defeated the Bills 42–3 on September 15, 1985. The smallest is 1, when the Jets won 21–20 on October 9, 1978. There has only been one post-season game between these two teams which was the AFC Wild Card Game dating back to December 27, 1981, where the Bills defeated the Jets 31–27. The largest ever recorded attendance at one of the games between these two teams dates back to October 8, 1995, where the Bills defeated the Jets 29–10 with a total attendance crowd of 79,485. Between the two teams there have only been 3 overtime games. The earliest overtime game took place on November 20, 1988, when the Bills defeated the Jets 9–6. The next overtime game was on October 8, 2002, where the Jets defeated the Bills 37–31. The last overtime game was on October 18, 2009, which the Bills won 16–13. The longest winning streak in the series was ten by Buffalo from 1988 until 1992; the longest Jets streak was seven (1984–1987). The most recent game was played on November 2, 2017.

This rivalry is fueled primarily by the differences between New York City and the rest of New York State, and also by the Bills claiming to be the only team in New York (the Jets and their NFC counterparts New York Giants actually play their games in East Rutherford, New Jersey, a suburb of the city). However, the two teams have rarely been successful at the same time, and as such, their rivalry usually lacks the intensity that is present in other rivalries, such as the Jets' rivalry with the Patriots and the Bills' with the Dolphins. There have only been four seasons in which both the Bills and Jets finished with winning records.[2]

Notable moments

There were a handful of memorable games in the early history of this rivalry. In 1973, O.J. Simpson eclipsed Jim Brown's rushing yards record to surpass 2,000 yards in a 34–6 Bills win. Eight years later, the teams played their only playoff game together. In the 1981 AFC Wild Card game, the Bills had a 24–0 lead early in the game, but the Jets came back, cutting their deficit to 31–24. A late game interception of Richard Todd sealed the win for the Bills, however. During the 90s, the Jets and Bills played two regular season games with playoff implications. The 1993 season saw the Jets failing to secure a playoff berth by losing a game to the Bills via three missed field goals. In 1998, the Jets secured their first ever AFC East division title by beating the Bills.[2]

In 2008, the Bills were coming off a 5–1 start, but lost 8 of their remaining ten games to finish 7–9 and out of the playoffs. Two of those losses came against the Jets; the latter included a J. P. Losman fumble returned for the Jets' game-winning touchdown as the Bills were trying to run out the clock.[3]

In 2009, Mark Sanchez threw 5 interceptions to the Bills defense, losing a game in overtime for the Jets in which they rushed for 318 yards.[4] Later that year, the Jets rematched the Bills in Toronto as part of the Bills Toronto Series, in which the Jets avenged their loss with a 19–13 win that kept their playoff hopes alive.

In 2014, the second Bills–Jets game was played at Ford Field in Detroit due to a freak snowstorm in Buffalo. The Bills won 38–3.[5]

The 2015 offseason saw some notable personnel swaps between the teams. On January 12, Rex Ryan was hired as the head coach of the Bills. Ryan had spent the previous six seasons as the head coach of the Jets.[6] In addition, the Jets hired former Bills head coach Chan Gailey as their offensive coordinator[7] and traded for former Bills starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick who later became their own starter.[8] The Bills also added former Jets Percy Harvin[9] and IK Enemkpali, the latter one day after he was released for breaking the jaw of Jets quarterback Geno Smith in a locker room altercation.[10] The Bills won both games in 2015, knocking the Jets out of playoff contention with their second win.[11] Tensions arose during the first game on Thursday Night Football when both teams were still in the hunt for a playoff spot, especially after Ryan made Enemkpali a team captain for that game.[12]

In 2016, a Thursday Night game between the Jets and Bills was the first NFL game ever broadcast on Twitter, with the Jets winning 37–31.[13]

The Bills and Jets entered the 2017 season with low expectations, with New York having released or traded many of its starters and Buffalo doing likewise under new head coach Sean McDermott. Though both teams were speculated to be "tanking" for a high draft pick, they each started the 2017 campaign surprisingly strong, with Buffalo ultimately making the playoffs that year. The teams split their 2017 meetings.[14] Following the season, the Bills and Jets traded up as highly as possible in the 2018 draft due to a limited group of highly-touted quarterbacks in the draft.[15] The draft resulted in Sam Darnold landing with the Jets and Josh Allen selected by the Bills.[16]

Game Results

  • Note: Playoff games are in bold

1960s (Bills 11–9)

Buffalo victoriesNew York victories
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing teamScoreSeries
1 September 11, 1960 Polo Grounds New YorkBuffalo 27–3New York 1–0
2 October 16, 1960 War Memorial Stadium New YorkBuffalo 17–13New York 2–0
3 September 17, 1961 War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New York41–31New York 2–1
4 November 23, 1961 Polo Grounds New YorkBuffalo 21–14New York 3–1
5 September 22, 1962 War Memorial Stadium New YorkBuffalo 17–6New York 4–1
6 December 8, 1962 Polo Grounds Buffalo New York20–3New York 4–2
7 December 8, 1963 War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New York45–14New York 4–3
8 December 14, 1963 Polo Grounds Buffalo New York19–10Tied 4–4
9 October 24, 1964 War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New York34–24Buffalo 5–4
10 November 8, 1964 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York20–7Buffalo 6–4
11 September 26, 1965 War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New York33–21Buffalo 7–4
12 December 19, 1965 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 14–12Buffalo 7–5
13 October 30, 1966 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York33–23Buffalo 8–5
14 November 13, 1966 War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New York14–3Buffalo 9–5
15 September 10, 1967 War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New York20–17Buffalo 10–5
16 November 12, 1967 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 20–10Buffalo 10–6
17 September 29, 1968 War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New York37–35Buffalo 11–6
18 November 3, 1968 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 25–21Buffalo 11–7
19 September 14, 1969 War Memorial Stadium New YorkBuffalo 33–19Buffalo 11–8
20 November 9, 1969 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 16–6Buffalo 11–9

1970s (Tied 10–10)

Buffalo victoriesNew York victories
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing teamScoreSeries
1 October 4, 1970 War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New York34–31Buffalo 1–0
2 October 25, 1970 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York10–6Buffalo 2–0
3 October 17, 1971 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 28–17Buffalo 2–1
4 November 21, 1971 War Memorial Stadium New YorkBuffalo 20–7Tied 2–2
5 September 17, 1972 War Memorial Stadium New YorkBuffalo 41–24New York 3–2
6 November 12, 1972 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 41–3New York 4–2
7 September 30, 1973 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York9–7New York 4–3
8 December 16, 1973 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York34–14Tied 4–4
9 September 29, 1974 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York16–12Buffalo 5–4
10 December 8, 1974 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 20–10Tied 5–5
11 September 21, 1975 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York42–14Buffalo 6–5
12 November 2, 1975 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York42–14Buffalo 7–5
13 October 10, 1976October 10, 1976 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York24–23Buffalo 8–5
14 October 31, 1976 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 17–14Buffalo 8–6
15 October 9, 1977 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 19–14Buffalo 8–7
16 December 11, 1977 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 24–19Tied 8–8
17 September 10, 1978 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York14–10Buffalo 9–8
18 October 8, 1978 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 21–20Tied 9–9
19 September 23, 1979 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 45–14New York 10–9
20 November 11, 1979 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York46–31Tied 10–10

Series overall: Buffalo leads 21–19

1980s (Bills 10–9)

Buffalo victoriesNew York victories
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing teamScore
1 September 14, 1980 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York14–12
2 November 9, 1980 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York20–10
3 September 6, 1981 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York31–0
4 October 18, 1981 Shea Stadium New YorkBuffalo 33–14
5 December 27, 1981 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York31–27
6 October 3, 1983 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 34–10
7 November 13, 1983 Shea Stadium Buffalo New York24–17
8 September 23, 1984 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 28–26
9 December 8, 1984 The Meadowlands New YorkBuffalo 21–17
10 September 15, 1985 The Meadowlands New YorkBuffalo 42–3
11 December 8, 1985 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 27–7
12 September 7, 1986 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 28–24
13 October 6, 1986 The Meadowlands New YorkBuffalo 14–13
14 September 13, 1987 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 31–28
15 November 22, 1987 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York17–14
16 October 17, 1988 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York37–14
17 November 20, 1988 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York9–6 OT
18 October 22, 1989 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York34–3
19 December 23, 1989 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York37–0
Series: Buffalo leads 10–9

Series overall: Buffalo leads 31–28 at end of 1980s

1990s (Bills 14–6)

Buffalo victoriesNew York victories
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing teamScoreSeriesAttendance
1 September 24, 1990 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York30–7Buffalo 1–0
2 October 21, 1990 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York30–27Buffalo 2–0
3 September 15, 1991 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York23–20Buffalo 3–0
4 December 1, 1991 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York24–13Buffalo 4–0
5 October 26, 1992 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York24–20Buffalo 5–0
6 December 6, 1992 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 24–17Buffalo 5–1
7 October 24, 1993 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York19–10Buffalo 6–1
8 December 26, 1993 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York16–14Buffalo 7–1
9 September 4, 1994 Rich Stadium New YorkBuffalo 23–3Buffalo 7–2
10 November 6, 1994 The Meadowlands New YorkBuffalo 22–17Buffalo 7–3
11 October 8, 1995 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York29–10Buffalo 8–3
12 November 19, 1995 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York28–26Buffalo 9–3
13 October 20, 1996 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York25–22Buffalo 10–349,775
14 November 24, 1996 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York35–10Buffalo 11–360,854
15 September 7, 1997 The Meadowlands Buffalo New York28–22Buffalo 12–372,988
16 November 30, 1997 Rich Stadium Buffalo New York20–10Buffalo 13–347,776
17 November 8, 1998 The Meadowlands New YorkBuffalo 34–12Buffalo 13–475,403
18 December 19, 1998 Ralph Wilson Stadium New YorkBuffalo 17–10Buffalo 13–579,056
19 September 19, 1999 Ralph Wilson Stadium Buffalo New York17–3Buffalo 14–568,839
20 November 21, 1999 The Meadowlands New YorkBuffalo 17–7Buffalo 14–679,285

Series overall: Buffalo leads 45–34 at end of 1990s

2000s (Jets 11–9)

Year Date Winner Result Loser Attendance Location Series
2000 September 17 New York Jets 27–14 Buffalo Bills 77,884 The Meadowlands 45–35 BUF
2000 October 29 Buffalo Bills 23–20 New York Jets 72,861 Ralph Wilson Stadium 46–35 BUF
2001 October 7 New York Jets 42–36 Buffalo Bills 72,654 Ralph Wilson Stadium 46–36 BUF
2001 December 30 Buffalo Bills 14–9 New York Jets 78,200 The Meadowlands 47–36 BUF
2002 September 8 New York Jets 37–31 Buffalo Bills 72,751 Ralph Wilson Stadium 47–37 BUF
2002 November 24 New York Jets 31–13 Buffalo Bills 78,745 The Meadowlands 47–38 BUF
2003 October 12 New York Jets 30–3 Buffalo Bills 77,740 The Meadowlands 47–39 BUF
2003 December 7 Buffalo Bills 17–6 New York Jets 72,791 Ralph Wilson Stadium 48–39 BUF
2004 October 10 New York Jets 16–14 Buffalo Bills 77,976 The Meadowlands 48–40 BUF
2004 November 7 Buffalo Bills 22–17 New York Jets 72,574 Ralph Wilson Stadium 49–40 BUF
2005 October 16 Buffalo Bills 27–17 New York Jets 72,045 Ralph Wilson Stadium 50–40 BUF
2006 January 1 New York Jets 30–26 Buffalo Bills 76,822 The Meadowlands 50–41 BUF
2006 September 24 New York Jets 28–20 Buffalo Bills 72,067 Ralph Wilson Stadium 50–42 BUF
2006 December 10 Buffalo Bills 31–13 New York Jets 77,131 The Meadowlands 51–42 BUF
2007 September 30 Buffalo Bills 17–14 New York Jets 70,600 Ralph Wilson Stadium 52–42 BUF
2007 October 28 Buffalo Bills 13–3 New York Jets 76,688 The Meadowlands 53–42 BUF
2008 November 2 New York Jets 26–17 Buffalo Bills 71,827 Ralph Wilson Stadium 53–43 BUF
2008 December 14 New York Jets 31–27 Buffalo Bills 78,548 The Meadowlands 53–44 BUF
2009 October 18 Buffalo Bills 16–13 New York Jets 76,048 The Meadowlands 54–44 BUF
2009 December 3 New York Jets 19–13 Buffalo Bills 51,567 Rogers Centre 54–45 BUF

2010s (Jets 9–7)

Year Date Winner Result Loser Attendance Location Series
2010 October 3 New York Jets 38–14 Buffalo Bills 69,262 Ralph Wilson Stadium 54–46 BUF
2011 January 2 New York Jets 38–7 Buffalo Bills 79,019 New Meadowlands Stadium 54–47 BUF
2011 November 6 New York Jets 27–11 Buffalo Bills 70,133 Ralph Wilson Stadium 54–48 BUF
2011 November 27 New York Jets 28–24 Buffalo Bills 79,088 MetLife Stadium 54–49 BUF
2012 September 9 New York Jets 48–28 Buffalo Bills 79,088 MetLife Stadium 54–50 BUF
2012 December 30 Buffalo Bills 28–9 New York Jets 54,533 Ralph Wilson Stadium 55–50 BUF
2013 September 22 New York Jets 27–20 Buffalo Bills 76,957 MetLife Stadium 55–51 BUF
2013 November 17 Buffalo Bills 37–14 New York Jets 68,036 Ralph Wilson Stadium 56–51 BUF
2014 October 26 Buffalo Bills 43–23 New York Jets 78,160 MetLife Stadium 57–51 BUF
2014 November 24 Buffalo Bills 38–3 New York Jets 56,044 Ford Field 58–51 BUF
2015 November 12 Buffalo Bills 22–17 New York Jets 78,160 MetLife Stadium 59–51 BUF
2016 January 3 Buffalo Bills 22–17 New York Jets 68,670 Ralph Wilson Stadium 60–51 BUF
2016 September 15 New York Jets 37–31 Buffalo Bills 70,256 New Era Field 60–52 BUF
2017 January 1 New York Jets 30–10 Buffalo Bills 78,160 MetLife Stadium 60–53 BUF
2017 September 10 Buffalo Bills 21–12 New York Jets 68,751 New Era Field 61–53 BUF
2017 November 2 New York Jets 34–21 Buffalo Bills 77,562 MetLife Stadium 61–54 BUF

Monday Night Football

MNF (Bills 3-1)

Year Winner Result Location
1983 New York Jets 34-10 Orchard Park, NY
1988 Buffalo Bills 37–14 East Rutherford, NJ
1990 Buffalo Bills 30–7 East Rutherford, NJ
1992 Buffalo Bills 24-20 East Rutherford, NJ

Source:[17]

References

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  2. 1 2 "Jets Rivalry Profile: Buffalo Bills".
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  4. ↑ "Sanchez's INTs overshadow Jones' career day as Jets lose third straight". October 19, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Buffalo Bills dig out from snow storm, beat Jets in Detroit". Sports Illustrated. November 25, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Buffalo Bills hire Rex Ryan as head coach".
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  10. ↑ Rodak, Mike (August 13, 2015). "Bills claim IK Enemkpali after release by Jets for breaking Geno Smith's jaw". ESPN.
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  12. ↑ Parlapiano, Amy. "Ryan naming Enemkpali captain is no joke".
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