The Buffalo Bills were resilient on Sunday. The Bills came back from a 16-point deficit and scored 17 unanswered points to upset the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium 17-16.
The Bills struggled early on. Josh Allen had four turnovers in the first half, Frank Gore was tackled for a safety and the Jets had a pick-six.
Allen and the Bills came alive in the second half. Buffalo leaned on rookie Devon Singletary and he showed every bit of why he was drafted in the third round. Singletary produced 70 rushing yards on four carries and added 28 yards receiving.
Allen threw for 254 yards mainly attacking short and intermediate routes, still his longest pass of the day was his most important. Allen found John Brown for 38 yards and the score to give Buffalo the lead with 2:55 left. Hauschka was money and gave Buffalo the lead and the eventual win.
- Allen leads Bills to come-from-behind win over the Jets (BuffaloBills.com)
- Josh Allen rebounds from terrible first half to lead Bills to victory (Buffalo News)
- 17-point comeback leads Bills to win over Jets (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Allen had people screaming, but in the end, he pulls out victory (D&C)
- Five observations: Bills defeat Jets (BuffaloRumblings.com)
HIGHLIGHTS:
COACH MCDERMOTT:
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Went out and found the Bills Backers tailgate outside MetLife Stadium. Absolute scenes. @nycbbb pic.twitter.com/kTl1PAhemE
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) September 8, 2019
Think the #Bills are excited about today’s win? pic.twitter.com/9qZAfi29h6
— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) September 8, 2019
Ty Nsekhe shouts “16-0!” as he walks off field following #Bills comeback win in opener. pic.twitter.com/EOdKBpv0AO
— Jon Scott (@JonScottTV) September 8, 2019
With their 17-16 win over the Jets, the Bills have won on the road with 4 turnovers for the first time since Week 2 of 1994, when they won 38-35 at the Patriots despite having 4 turnovers. pic.twitter.com/A2zkR4bXgf
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 8, 2019
Jets blow 16-point lead in crushing Week 1 loss to Bills https://t.co/Uz4Trbs5rE pic.twitter.com/pJVnXWyT3M
— New York Post (@nypost) September 8, 2019
Squaaaaaaaaad pic.twitter.com/Nwmuzw74BI
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 8, 2019
QB Josh Allen: “No one on our team flinched when we were down at halftime. This isn’t how we want to win every week, but this is the definition of a team effort.” #BUFvsNYJ #GoBills pic.twitter.com/u4MJnunXlf
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 8, 2019
#Shoutouts: Devin Singletary totaled the third-most rushing yards (70) by a Bill in their NFL debut on only four carries.
Bills win 17-16. #BUFvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/ntTJCRltmd
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) September 8, 2019
PREVIEW:
The Buffalo Bills 60th season opens in similar fashion to the first one — a road game against New York.
The Bills kicked off play in the old AFL on September 11, 1960 with a 27-3 loss to the New York Titans (now the Jets) in the Polo Grounds. Sunday marks the 117th all-time regular season meeting between the franchises. The Jets have taken four of the last six games against Buffalo, but the Bills lead the all-time series with 61 wins; the Jets have won 55.
GAME WEEK LINKS:
– 6 key matchup points for Bills at Jets | Scouting Report (BuffaloBills.com)
– Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets: television broadcast map, announcers (BuffaloRumblings.com)
– Top 7 storylines for Bills-Jets opener (BuffaloBills.com)
– Bills of 2019 will look a lot different than last year’s team (BuffaloRumblings.com)
– WR John Brown provides the Bills with this unexpected bonus (BuffaloBills.com)
– Rookie Singletary’s play is big reason Bills parted ways with LeSean McCoy (D&C)
– Buffalo Bills have one of the oldest rosters in the NFL (BuffaloRumblings.com)
– Tyler Kroft anxious to contribute as he nears return from foot injury (Buffalo News)
– Devin Singletary preps for an increased role as a rookie RB (BuffaloBills.com)
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