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Final Score Prediction

Bills 26, Jets 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 27 Mark Sanchez Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Shonn Greene Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Bilal Powell Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 45 Braylon Edwards Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 70 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 78 Chaz Schilens Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 24 Jeff Cumberland Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 30 Nick Folk FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 3 C.J. Spiller Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 58 Tashard Choice Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 32 Steve Johnson Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
TE 15 Dorin Dickerson Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 2 Rian Lindell FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jets Aim for 4th consecutive win at Buffalo... QB Greg McElroy started 1st career game last week... RB Shonn Greene rushed for 94 yards with TD in last game against Bills. Greene (989) needs 11 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season (1,054 in '11). For career, Greene averages 101 rush yards per game with 20+ att. Club is 6-0 when Greene has 100+ rush yards. Has career-best 8 rush TDs in '12. RB Bilal Powell has 4 rush TDs in past 6 games... WR Jeremy Kerley has career-best in rec. (53) & rec. yards (739) & TD rec. (2) in '12. Had 68-yard PR-TD in last game against Bills. WR Braylon Edwards aims for 4th straight game with TD catch vs. Buf. WR CLYDE GATES had career-long 42-yard rec. last week... LB David Harris leads team with 118 tackles in '12... CB Antonio Cromartie had 40-yard INT-return TD in last game vs. Bills... Rookie DE Quinton Coples aims for 4th consecutive game with sack. Has 3.5 sacks in past 3. DE Muhammad Wilkerson has career-best 5 sacks in '12.

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (23) needs 2 TD passes to surpass career-best of 24 in '11. Fitzpatrick (79) has 3rd-most TD passes in Bills history. Fitzpatrick (3,175) reached 3,000 yards for 3rd consecutive season... RB C.J. Spiller aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards (103, 138). Spiller (1,185) has reached 1,000 rush yards for 1st time in career. Averages NFL-best 6.48 yards per carry, highest in NFL since 1960 through 15 games (min. 150 att). Rushed for career-best 169 yards in last game vs. NYJ. Has 10 games with 100+ scrimmage yards in '12... WR Steve Johnson (935) needs 65 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for season & become 1st Bill with 1,000 rec. yards in 3 consecutive seasons. Has 2 TD rec. in past 2 vs. NYJ...DE Mario Williams (10.5) is 1st Bill since '09 to register 10+ sacks in season. Needs 4 sacks to surpass career-best of 14 in '07... DT Marcell Dareus has 5.5 sacks in each of 1st 2 career seasons... LB Nick Barnett leads team with 101 tackles... S Jairus Byrd has 4 career INTs vs. Jets, most vs. any team.


Results and Schedule
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 BUF H W 48-28 +20
2 2012-09-16 PIT A L 10-27 -17
3 2012-09-23 MIA A W 23-20 +3
4 2012-09-30 SF H L 0-34 -34
5 2012-10-08 HOU H L 17-23 -6
6 2012-10-14 IND H W 35-9 +26
7 2012-10-21 NE A L 26-29 -3
8 2012-10-28 MIA H L 9-30 -21
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SEA A L 7-28 -21
11 2012-11-18 STL A W 27-13 +14
12 2012-11-22 NE H L 19-49 -30
13 2012-12-02 ARI H W 7-6 +1
14 2012-12-09 JAC A W 17-10 +7
15 2012-12-17 TEN A L 10-14 -4
16 2012-12-23 SD H L 17-27 -10
17 2012-12-30 BUF A L 9-28 -19
   
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NYJ A L 28-48 -20
2 2012-09-16 KC H W 35-17 +18
3 2012-09-23 CLE A W 24-14 +10
4 2012-09-30 NE H L 28-52 -24
5 2012-10-07 SF A L 3-45 -42
6 2012-10-14 ARI A W 19-16 +3
7 2012-10-21 TEN H L 34-35 -1
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 HOU A L 9-21 -12
10 2012-11-11 NE A L 31-37 -6
11 2012-11-15 MIA H W 19-14 +5
12 2012-11-25 IND A L 13-20 -7
13 2012-12-02 JAC H W 34-18 +16
14 2012-12-09 STL H L 12-15 -3
15 2012-12-16 SEA H L 17-50 -33
16 2012-12-23 MIA A L 10-24 -14
17 2012-12-30 NYJ H W 28-9 +19

Injury Report
New York Jets
Doubtful  TE Dustin Keller (ankle)
 QB Greg McElroy (concussion)
 WR Chaz Schilens (knee)
 OLB Bryan Thomas (chest)
Questionable  WR Braylon Edwards (knee)
 CB Ellis Lankster (concussion)
Probable  TE Jeff Cumberland (wrist)
 NT Kenrick Ellis (knee)
 K Nick Folk (back)
 SS LaRon Landry (heel)
 RB Joe McKnight (ankle)
 OLB Calvin Pace (shoulder)
 NT Sione Pouha (back)
 RB Bilal Powell (shoulder)
 QB Mark Sanchez (back)
 ILB Bart Scott (toe)
 QB Tim Tebow (ribs)
 DE Muhammad Wilkerson (knee)
IR  WR Stephen Hill (knee, 12/19)
 WR Santonio Holmes (foot, 10/3)
 ILB Josh Mauga (pectoral, 10/10)
 CB Darrelle Revis (knee, 10/12)
   
Buffalo Bills
Out  DE Mark Anderson (knee)
 WR Donald Jones (calf)
 FS Da'Norris Searcy (groin)
Probable  WLB Nick Barnett (knee)
 FS Jairus Byrd (ankle)
 TE Dorin Dickerson (ankle)
 CB Justin Rogers (foot)
 RB C.J. Spiller (shoulder)
 WLB Chris White (hamstring)
 DT Kyle Williams (ankle)
 DE Mario Williams (wrist)
IR  TE Scott Chandler (knee, 12/24)
 RB Fred Jackson (knee, 12/11)
 DE Chris Kelsay (neck, 12/5)
 CB Terrence McGee (knee, 11/6)
 CB Leodis McKelvin (groin, 12/20)
 SLB Arthur Moats (ankle, 12/18)
 WR David Nelson (knee, 9/11)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYJ
 Offense 
BUF
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 15.8 15.3 22.3 NYJ
Rushing yards 138.8 131.8 117.9 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.85 4.85 4.30 BUF
Completion % 61.4% 59.6% 59.3% NYJ
Passing yards 135.0 191.3 225.0 BUF
Passing yards per completion 9.59 9.86 10.90 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 5.89 5.87 6.47 NYJ
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 1.0 BUF
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.8 0.7 BUF
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.5 2.4 BUF
3rd down conversions 34.7% 32.9% 37.4% NYJ
4th down conversions 20.0% 33.3% 41.9% BUF
Time of possession 31:04 31:29 30:27 BUF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYJ
 Defense 
BUF
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 16.0 19.3 22.3 NYJ
Rushing yards 119.0 101.8 117.9 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.41 4.41 4.30 -
Completion % 50.5% 50.8% 59.3% NYJ
Passing yards 149.5 178.3 225.0 NYJ
Passing yards per completion 10.18 10.79 10.90 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 5.14 5.48 6.47 NYJ
INT return 0.5 0.8 1.0 BUF
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.7 BUF
Sacks 2.5 2.8 2.4 BUF
3rd down conversions 25.3% 39.7% 37.4% NYJ
4th down conversions 72.7% 40.0% 41.9% BUF
Time of possession 28:56 28:31 30:27 BUF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYJ   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.3 14.8 10.0 BUF
Yards per kick return 26.0 28.1 22.8 BUF
Yards allowed per punt return 13.5 14.5 10.0 NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return 19.2 24.0 22.8 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYJ   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 3.8 7.0 6.3 NYJ
Penalty yards 24.5 64.8 52.9 NYJ

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-17 BUF NYJ 14-27 NYJ
2000 9 2000-10-29 NYJ BUF 20-23 BUF
2001 4 2001-10-07 NYJ BUF 42-36 NYJ
2001 16 2001-12-30 BUF NYJ 14-9 BUF
2002 1 2002-09-08 NYJ BUF 37-31 NYJ
2002 12 2002-11-24 BUF NYJ 13-31 NYJ
2003 6 2003-10-12 BUF NYJ 3-30 NYJ
2003 14 2003-12-07 NYJ BUF 6-17 BUF
2004 5 2004-10-10 BUF NYJ 14-16 NYJ
2004 9 2004-11-07 NYJ BUF 17-22 BUF
2005 6 2005-10-16 NYJ BUF 17-27 BUF
2005 17 2006-01-01 BUF NYJ 26-30 NYJ
2006 3 2006-09-24 NYJ BUF 28-20 NYJ
2006 14 2006-12-10 BUF NYJ 31-13 BUF
2007 4 2007-09-30 NYJ BUF 14-17 BUF
2007 8 2007-10-28 BUF NYJ 13-3 BUF
2008 9 2008-11-02 NYJ BUF 26-17 NYJ
2008 15 2008-12-14 BUF NYJ 27-31 NYJ
2009 6 2009-10-18 BUF NYJ 16-13 BUF
2009 13 2009-12-03 NYJ BUF 19-13 NYJ
2010 4 2010-10-03 NYJ BUF 38-14 NYJ
2010 17 2011-01-02 BUF NYJ 7-38 NYJ
2011 9 2011-11-06 NYJ BUF 27-11 NYJ
2011 12 2011-11-27 BUF NYJ 24-28 NYJ
2012 1 2012-09-09 BUF NYJ 28-48 NYJ

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.