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RUTHERFORD EST, NJ – The end zone was elusive for Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills
So they leaned on Tyler Bass’s busy leg – and the ineptitude of the New York Jets attack without a win – to secure an 18-10 victory on Sunday
The Bills went without a touchdown for the first time this season, but Bass tied a franchise record with six field goals to help Buffalo take a two-game slip
« We have to find ways to finish in the end zone, » Allen said. « It must be better on my part A few penalties pushed us back and put us in a bad position Bravo to T-Bass for scoring these goals and we won the victory «
It was the third game in 13 days for the Bills (5-2), who lost to Tennessee and Kansas City before going up against the worst Jets in the league (0-7)
“It was tough today, but we got the W,” said running back Devin Singletary « I just have to go back to the drawing board »
The Bills fell behind 10-0 early on and couldn’t finish in the red zone, finishing 0 for 5 in the 20s The win was their first without a touchdown since they beat Washington 17 -16 in 2007 on a safety and five field goals by Rian Lindell
It was also the first time the Jets have lost without giving up a touchdown since a 9-6 loss to the Rams in 2016, which was Jeff Fisher’s last victory as NFL head coach
Bass kicked a 40 yard yardstick with 1:56 left after also hitting 53, 48, 46, 37 and 29 yards He missed 45 and 37 yards, but did enough to match the Steve Christie’s team mark set against New York in 1996
« In the end, he won the game for us, with our defense, » center Mitch Morse said. « It’s hard to go out and have to score so many points with your leg »
New York got a late chance after Micah Hyde was called in for an unnecessary blow to Breshad Perriman, who appeared unconscious for a few moments and was assessed for a concussion after the game The penalty put the ball to the Jets 32 But Sam Darnold was intercepted by Jerry Hughes on a tilted pass to seal it
“We started to see more pieces and how they were trying to attack us,” said security Jordan Poyer, “so we were able to settle in »
The Jets fell to 0-7 for the first time since the 1996 team opened 0-8 en route to a 1-15 season
New York coach Adam Gase says the team are looking for anything that can help them secure the victory So he handed the offensive play tasks to coordinator Dowell Loggains – and that seemed to give the Jets a first spark.
But it was back to the brutal struggles of the second half when they only got 4 yards total
« They made good adjustments » said Darnold « We just have to adapt to their adjustments I have to throw precise balls That’s all »
Darnold, making his first start since missing two games with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder, paraded New York down the field before the player blocked in the red zone Sergio Castillo threw a 29-yard basket – his first NFL kick in place of injured Sam Ficken – to give the Jets a 3-0 lead
The Jets’ second practice also stalled in the red zone, with La’Mical Perine getting stuffed for a 1 yard loss on the fourth and 1 of the Bills 18
The New York defense came up with a big play on Buffalo’s second possession In the third and goal of the 14th, Tarell Basham sacked Allen and caused a fumble that John Franklin-Myers picked up The Jets have capitalized, with Perine hitting the pylon on a 5-yard touchdown that put New York ahead 10-0 midway through the second quarter – its biggest lead of the season
Bass kicked off 53 yards with 2:42 left before halftime to reduce the Bills’ deficit to 10-3 He added a 48 yards as time expired in the first half after that Dane Jackson intercepted Darnold, who made a bad decision by throwing himself into a heavy blanket
Andre Roberts returned the kickoff to start the second period for 58 yards to put the Bills in good position, but they had to settle for Bass’s 46 yards to make it 10-9
Buffalo took a 12-10 lead over Bass’s 37 yards late in the third quarter, but could have had more Allen found Gabriel Davis open in the end zone for an apparent 22-yard touchdown, but he was wiped out by an illegal training penalty
Allen was 30th of 43 for 307 yards He also ran for 61 yards on 11 carries WR Cole Beasley led the Bills with 11 catches for 112 yards Darnold was 12 of 23 for 120 yards and both INT WR Denzel Mims had four catches for 42 yards in his NFL debut for New York
Jets: Gase has said DL Kyle Phillips will be out for the remainder of the season after being sent off the pitch early in the second quarter with an ankle injury S Bradley McDougald left in the second half with a shoulder injury
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