Sunday’s 13-6 loss to the New York Jets had no playoff implications. Backup quarterback Matt Barkley played the majority of the game.
Josh Allen completed three passes for five yards. Tremaine Edmunds, Matt Milano, and Micah Hyde were among other starters that dressed but didn’t see much action.
The Bills might not have come away from Sunday’s game completely healthy, either. OL Ty Nsekhe and CB Levi Wallace both left the game with injuries.
Buffalo finishes the 2019 season with a 10-6 record.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Five takeaways: Trent Murphy, Duke Williams come up big in Buffalo Bills finale loss (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Game Recap | Bills fall to the Jets in the regular season finale (BuffaloBills.com)
- Sean McDermott tries to play it safe, but injuries still mar Bills’ regular-season finale (Buffalo News)
- Jets end season with a 13-6 win over playoff-bound Buffalo Bills (NY Upstate)
- Bills close 2019 regular season with 13-6 loss to New York Jets (WKBW)
GAME HIGHLIGHT’S:
SOCIAL:
On to the playoffs.#NYJvsBUF | #GoBills pic.twitter.com/70ZMuzF8mV
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 29, 2019
Thank you to the best fans in the NFL!
On to the playoffs. ? pic.twitter.com/uGz9G6juCf
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 29, 2019
Friends Josh Allen and Sam Darnold swap jerseys after today’s game #Bills #Jets @WKBW pic.twitter.com/dGf2O7q9qZ
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) December 29, 2019
QB Josh Allen: “It’s officially win or go home, that’s what playoff football is all about. Our team is resilient and we know we’re going to leave everything we have on the field during the postseason.” #GoBills pic.twitter.com/S6fzy6ADcN
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 29, 2019
Levi Wallace in walking boot after the game. #Bills
— Jon Scott (@JonScottTV) December 29, 2019
PREVIEW:
The Buffalo Bills (10-5) will square off against the New York Jets (6-9) Sunday afternoon at New Era Field. This will be the final regular season game for both teams. The Bills are coming off a 24-17 loss to the Patriots while the Jets are coming off a 16-10 win over the Steelers.
Not every single starter on offense and defense will take the field to start the game on Sunday, but most of Buffalo’s top 11 on offense and defense will.
“We talked to the team and we’re going to play a majority of the guys and they’re going to practice this week and they’re going to play,” said head coach Sean McDermott. “To go into detail will take some time, but the majority of guys will play, not all of them. Josh (Allen) will play.”
Coach McDermott knew there would be debate about the merits of playing starters in a game that cannot impact one way or the other their playoff seeding with Buffalo locked into the top Wild Card seed.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- Quick Hits | Josh Allen and the majority of Bills starters to play on Sunday (BuffaloBills.com)
- For Bills, playing Josh Allen vs. Jets is a risk with no reward (Buffalo News)
- Jamal Adams: New York Jets plan on ‘hunting’ Buffalo Bills in Week 17 (NY Upstate)
- 3 key matchups to follow for Bills vs. Jets | Scouting Report (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills-Jets: 5 things to watch in regular season finale (NY Upstate)
- Top 5 reasons to get hyped for Buffalo’s Week 17 game against the Jets (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills’ Andre Roberts, Shaq Lawson out against the Jets (Buffalo News)
GAME WEEK MEDIA:
Week 17 (#NYJvsBUF) game release: https://t.co/4zrNjUIDb7
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? @WGR550 pic.twitter.com/dbesDoANHs— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 23, 2019
#RoundingUpTheHerd: The Bills have only used 57 players this season, which leads all NFL teams. It also marks the healthiest a Bills roster has been since 2008 when the team used 56 players. #NYJvsBUF pic.twitter.com/fjKmhCvIMT
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 27, 2019
What a beautiful December football day in Orchard Park. 44-degrees. No wind at all. pic.twitter.com/cHDr2UIdRk
— Sal Capaccio ? (@SalSports) December 26, 2019
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