2005 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2006 · Giants Stadium
Buffalo Bills
26
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New York JetsWinner
30
NYJ -1.5 ✓O 37.5 ✓
New York Jets 30–26.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 23/37 | 184 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -11.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Lee Evans | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Shaud Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Crowell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bannan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Baker | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Bollinger | 11/20 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Houston | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 1 | -3.2 |
| Derrick Blaylock | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Brown | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Hobson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -1.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- BUF moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Jets closed -1.5 and covered, winning by 4.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 56 — over by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 35°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- BUF 8 days · NYJ 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Mularkey vs Herm Edwards
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.