2006 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 10, 2006 · Giants Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
31
at
New York Jets
13
NYJ -4.5 upsetO 38 ✓
Buffalo Bills 31–13 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
22/35, 182 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-18.9 expected points added · -6.5% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
10/15, 157 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.7 expected points added · +5.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Losman | 10/15 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Anthony Thomas | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 0 | -9.2 |
| Roscoe Parrish | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| J.P. Losman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Leonhard | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Ellison | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ko Simpson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kiwaukee Thomas | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Denney | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Coy Wire | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 22/35 | 182 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -18.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Washington | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Cedric Houston | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Chad Pennington | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kellen Clemens | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Barton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hobson | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Miller | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dyson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -4.5
- Closing total
- 38
- BUF moneyline
- +210
- NYJ moneyline
- -230
Jets closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 44 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Eric Mangini
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.