NFL Game Preview: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - Week 12

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New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - Week 12

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KC OAK	20 24
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JAC IND	3 23
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TEN PHI	24 43
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CIN HOU	22 13
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CLE ATL	26 24
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TB CHI	13 21
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DET NE	9 34
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GB MIN	24 21
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STL SD	24 27
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ARI SEA	3 19
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MIA DEN	36 39
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WAS SF	13 17
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DAL NYG	31 28
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NYJ BUF	3 38
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BAL NO	34 27
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: Bills 24, Jets 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Michael Vick	Pass: 215, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 29	Chris Ivory	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 36	Chris Johnson	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20	Percy Harvin	Rec: 8-75, 1 TD
WR 41	Eric Decker	Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 78	Jeremy Kerley	Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 20	Jace Amaro	Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
K 15	Nick Folk	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 18	Defense / ST

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Kyle Orton	Pass: 235, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24	Fred Jackson	Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 37	Bryce Brown	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 60	Anthony Dixon	Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 17	Sammy Watkins	Rec: 6-85, 1 TD
WR 61	Robert Woods	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 19	Scott Chandler	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 20	Dan Carpenter	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Jets In 2 starts with NYJ, QB Michael Vick has completed 31 of 46 (67.4 pct.) for 328 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 109.7 rating. Rushed for 39 yards vs. Pit. & became 1st QB in NFL history with 6,000 career (6,006). Has 223 rush yards in 3 career meetings, incl. 69 yards on 10/26/14... RB Chris Ivory has 3 rush TDs in past 2 vs. Buf, incl. 2 in last meeting. Since entering NFL in 2008, RB Chris Johnson ranks 2nd in NFL with 8,325 rush yards... In only road game with Jets (Week 9 vs. KC), WR Percy Harvin led team in catches (11) & yards (129). Since entering NFL in 2010, WR Eric Decker has 37 TD catches, tied for most among AFC WRs (MIKE WALLACE). Jace Amaro (Round 2, No. 49 overall) leads NFL rookie TEs in catches (34) & rec. yards (291). Had TD catch vs. Pit... LB DeMario Davis leads team with 74 tackles. In Wk. 10 vs. Pit., S JAIQUAWN JARRET became 1st NFL player with 2 INTs, sack & FR in game since 2009 (CHARLES WOODSON).

Bills In last meeting, QB Kyle Orton completed 10 of 17 for 238 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 142.8 rating, 1st player since 1990 with 10 or fewer comp. & 4+ TDs in game (BUBBY BRISTER). Orton's teams are 12-3 (.800) when he starts & posts 100+ rating... RB Fred Jackson (5,370 rush; 2,439 rec.) needs 61 rec. yards to join HOFer THURMAN THOMAS as only Bills with 5,000+ career rush & 2,500+ rec. yards. In last home game (Week 10), RB BOOBIE DIXON led team with season-high 62 yards on 9 att. (6.9 avg.). In past 2, RB Bryce Brown has 13 rec. for 122 yards (9.4 avg.)... WR Sammy Watkins (No. 4 overall) leads AFC rookies in rec. yards (649) on 45 catches with 5 TDs. In only career meeting, had 3 rec. for 157 yards & TD with single-game club record 52.3 rec. avg... Bills lead league with 39 sacks & are only NFL team with 2 players with 10+ sacks each (DE Mario Williams & DT Marcell Dareus). Williams had season-high 3.5 sacks vs. Mia. & now has 5 career 10-sack seasons. Dareus leads NFL DTs with 10 sacks. Rookie LB Preston Brown (Rd. 3, No. 73 overall) leads team with 73 tackles.

Results and Schedule

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	OAK	H	W 19-14	+5
2	2014-09-14	GB	A	L 24-31	-7
3	2014-09-22	CHI	H	L 19-27	-8
4	2014-09-28	DET	H	L 17-24	-7
5	2014-10-05	SD	A	L 0-31	-31
6	2014-10-12	DEN	H	L 17-31	-14
7	2014-10-16	NE	A	L 25-27	-2
8	2014-10-26	BUF	H	L 23-43	-20
9	2014-11-02	KC	A	L 10-24	-14
10	2014-11-09	PIT	H	W 20-13	+7
11		Bye
12	2014-11-23	BUF	A
13	2014-12-01	MIA	H
14	2014-12-07	MIN	A
15	2014-12-14	TEN	A
16	2014-12-21	NE	H
17	2014-12-28	MIA	A

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	CHI	A	W 23-20	+3
2	2014-09-14	MIA	H	W 29-10	+19
3	2014-09-21	SD	H	L 10-22	-12
4	2014-09-28	HOU	A	L 17-23	-6
5	2014-10-05	DET	A	W 17-14	+3
6	2014-10-12	NE	H	L 22-37	-15
7	2014-10-19	MIN	H	W 17-16	+1
8	2014-10-26	NYJ	A	W 43-23	+20
9		Bye
10	2014-11-09	KC	H	L 13-17	-4
11	2014-11-13	MIA	A	L 9-22	-13
12	2014-11-23	NYJ	H
13	2014-11-30	CLE	H
14	2014-12-07	DEN	A
15	2014-12-14	GB	H
16	2014-12-21	OAK	A
17	2014-12-28	NE	A

Injury Report

New York Jets
Probable	OLB Antwan Barnes (knee) ILB David Harris (shoulder) RB Chris Ivory (shoulder) SS Jaiquawn Jarrett (calf) RB Chris Johnson (knee) DE Trevor Reilly (knee) WR Greg Salas (wrist) QB Geno Smith (shoulder) CB Darrin Walls (knee)
IR	FB Tommy Bohanon (collarbone, 9/30/2014) OLB Jermaine Cunningham (achilles-tendon, 8/5/2014) WR Shaquelle Evans (shoulder, 8/19/2014) CB Dexter McDougle (knee, 8/20/2014) CB Dee Milliner (achilles-tendon, 10/13/2014)

Buffalo Bills
Out	WLB Kiko Alonso (knee)
Questionable	CB Ron Brooks (groin) K Dan Carpenter (groin) RB Fred Jackson (groin) DE Jarius Wynn (knee)
Probable	WR Marquise Goodwin (ribs) WR Chris Hogan (hip) QB Kyle Orton (toe) FB Frank Summers (neck) WR Sammy Watkins (groin)
IR	DB Kenny Ladler (arm, 10/28/2014) CB Leodis McKelvin (ankle, 11/17/2014) SS Jonathan Meeks (neck, 9/16/2014) RB C.J. Spiller (collarbone, 10/21/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	20.0	17.3	22.7	NYJ
Rushing yards	154.7	82.0	107.4	NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt	4.54	3.63	4.04	NYJ
Completion %	55.4%	62.7%	62.1%	BUF
Passing yards	171.7	240.3	242.1	BUF
Passing yards per completion	8.92	10.10	11.04	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	4.94	6.34	6.85	BUF
Interceptions	0.3	0.3	0.9	-
Fumbles lost	0.3	1.7	0.6	NYJ
Sacks allowed	3.7	3.7	2.5	-
3rd down conversions	43.4%	40.0%	39.6%	NYJ
4th down conversions	50.0%	33.3%	46.3%	NYJ
Time of possession	31:35	28:27	30:11	NYJ

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.3	20.7	22.7	BUF
Rushing yards	81.0	136.7	107.4	NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt	3.45	4.64	4.04	NYJ
Completion %	64.0%	61.8%	62.1%	BUF
Passing yards	231.3	164.3	242.1	BUF
Passing yards per completion	11.81	9.11	11.04	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	7.55	5.63	6.85	BUF
INT return	0.0	0.7	0.9	BUF
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.0	0.6	BUF
Sacks	1.7	4.7	2.5	BUF
3rd down conversions	46.2%	38.9%	39.6%	BUF
4th down conversions	0.0%	100.0%	46.3%	NYJ
Time of possession	28:25	31:33	30:11	NYJ

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NYJ	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	4.3	9.5	8.8	BUF
Yards per kick return	26.3	20.2	24.1	NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return	10.9	4.5	8.8	BUF
Yards allowed per kick return	26.0	19.6	24.1	BUF

Misc Stats Comparison

	NYJ	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	7.3	6.5	NYJ
Penalty yards	61.7	55.7	53.5	BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2014 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 6 to 11 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
2012	17	2012-12-30	NYJ	BUF	9-28	BUF
2013	3	2013-09-22	BUF	NYJ	20-27	NYJ
2013	11	2013-11-17	NYJ	BUF	14-37	BUF
2014	8	2014-10-26	BUF	NYJ	43-23	BUF

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.