2014 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2014 · MetLife Stadium
Final
Buffalo Bills 43 at New York Jets 23. Final.
Buffalo Bills 43–23 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Buffalo Bills
49 dressed · 8 never used
- 60Kraig UrbikG · Every snap100%55 snaps
- 79Erik PearsG · Every snap100%55 snaps
- 77Cordy GlennT · Every snap100%55 snaps
- 66Seantrel HendersonT · Every snap100%55 snaps
- 18Kyle OrtonQB · Every snap100%55 snaps
- 70Eric WoodC · Every snap100%55 snaps
- 14Sammy WatkinsWR · Full-time96%53 snaps
- 26Anthony DixonRB · Heavy rotation75%41 snaps
- 89Chris GraggTE · Heavy rotation67%37 snaps
- 85Lee SmithTE · Heavy rotation60%33 snaps
- 84Scott ChandlerTE · Heavy rotation55%30 snaps
- 15Chris HoganWR · Rotational44%24 snaps
- 10Robert WoodsWR · Rotational33%18 snaps
- 35Bryce BrownRB · Rotational25%14 snaps
- —Mike WilliamsWR · Situational22%12 snaps
- —Frank SummersFB · Situational20%11 snaps
- 75Chris HairstonT · Situational4%2 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
New York Jets
49 dressed · 8 never used
- 75Oday AboushiT · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 68Breno GiacominiT · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 60D'Brickashaw FergusonT · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 66Willie ColonG · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 74Nick MangoldC · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 87Eric DeckerWR · Full-time89%75 snaps
- 1Michael VickQB · Full-time87%73 snaps
- 11Jeremy KerleyWR · Heavy rotation74%62 snaps
- 85Jeff CumberlandTE · Heavy rotation68%57 snaps
- 88Jace AmaroTE · Heavy rotation64%54 snaps
- 16Percy HarvinWR · Heavy rotation52%44 snaps
- 33Chris IvoryRB · Rotational46%39 snaps
- 29Bilal PowellRB · Rotational26%22 snaps
- 14Chris OwusuWR · Situational24%20 snaps
- 21Chris JohnsonRB · Situational19%16 snaps
- —T.J. GrahamWR · Situational17%14 snaps
- 38John ConnerFB · Situational14%12 snaps
- 7Geno SmithQB · Situational13%11 snaps
- 44Zach SudfeldTE · Situational6%5 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
10/17, 238 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
8.1 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
18/36, 153 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-12.0 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 10/17 | 238 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Dixon | 22 | 44 | 2.0 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Bryce Brown | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Kyle Orton | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Frank Summers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | +1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Watkins | 3 | 6 | 157 | 1 | 35% | +9.0 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 18% | +4.5 |
| Chris Hogan | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +0.9 |
| Scott Chandler | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12% | +1.8 |
| Lee Smith | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12% | +1.1 |
| Bryce Brown | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18% | −2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Bradham | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickell Robey | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Manny Lawson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarius Wynn | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corbin Bryant | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 18/36 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −12.0 |
| Geno Smith | 2/8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −13.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Chris Ivory | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 2 | +1.1 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Bilal Powell | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | +2.1 |
| Chris Johnson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Geno Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jace Amaro | 5 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 13% | +5.6 |
| Eric Decker | 7 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 28% | −4.7 |
| Jeremy Kerley | 2 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 13% | −4.7 |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 23% | −5.3 |
| Chris Johnson | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
| Chris Owusu | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Chris Ivory | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.2 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −3.9 |
| Trevor Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Richardson | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dawan Landry | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Coples | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Graham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaiquawn Jarrett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Jets -3
- Closing total
- 40
- Bills moneyline
- +131
- Jets moneyline
- -145
Jets closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 66 — over by 26.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 58°F at kickoff; breezy at 15 mph out of the north-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- Bills 7 days · Jets 10 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Rex Ryan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.