2004 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 2004 · Giants Stadium
Buffalo Bills
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New York JetsWinner
16
NYJ -6.5 no coverU 37 ✓
New York Jets 16–14 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 16/29 | 197 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Travis Henry | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Ross Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Schobel | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 31/42 | 304 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Barrett | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hobson | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Shaun Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Reed | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -6.5
- Closing total
- 37
- BUF moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Jets closed -6.5, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 37; the game landed 30 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 64°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Mularkey vs Herm Edwards
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.