2014 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2014 · MetLife Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
43
New York Jets
23
Buffalo Bills 43–23 — never really in doubt late. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
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
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
- NYJ -3
- Closing total
- 40
- BUF moneyline
- +131
- NYJ 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
- 59°F, wind 16 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- 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 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.