2013 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 22, 2013 · MetLife Stadium
Buffalo Bills
20
New York JetsWinner
27
New York Jets 27–20. Played in 24 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
16/29, 331 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
9.4 expected points added · -0.7% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
19/42, 243 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-11.1 expected points added · -8.5% completion over expected
Receiving · NYJ
5/10 for 154 yds, 1 TD
34% of team targets · 5.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Manuel | 19/42 | 243 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | 2.2 |
| EJ Manuel | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.5 |
| C.J. Spiller | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Johnson | 6 | 13 | 86 | 0 | 32% | 0.9 |
| Scott Chandler | 5 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 15% | 5.5 |
| Fred Jackson | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 12% | 1.6 |
| Robert Woods | 2 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 24% | -4.3 |
| Trevor Graham | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12% | -3.1 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| Tashard Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Lawson | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Alonso | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arthur Moats | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rogers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Carrington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith | 16/29 | 331 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Powell | 27 | 149 | 5.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Geno Smith | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Alex Green | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Chris Ivory | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Tommy Bohanon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santonio Holmes | 5 | 10 | 154 | 1 | 34% | 5.8 |
| Stephen Hill | 3 | 6 | 108 | 1 | 21% | 6.8 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10% | 1.4 |
| Jeremy Kerley | 2 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 17% | 2.4 |
| Bilal Powell | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10% | -1.3 |
| Tommy Bohanon | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Clyde Gates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -6.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harris | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawan Landry | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Allen | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Coples | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -2.5
- Closing total
- 41
- BUF moneyline
- +120
- NYJ moneyline
- -132
Jets closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 41; the game landed 47 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 24 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · NYJ 10 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Rex Ryan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 24 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.