2017 Week 9 · Thu, Nov 2, 2017 · MetLife Stadium
Buffalo Bills
21
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New York JetsWinner
34
BUF -3 upsetO 42 ✓
New York Jets 34–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
29/40, 285 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-0.3 expected points added · +9.1% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
14/20, 140 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.5 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Receiving · BUF
7/10 for 81 yds, 1 TD
25% of team targets · 3.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 29/40 | 285 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| LeSean McCoy | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deonte Thompson | 7 | 10 | 81 | 1 | 25% | 3.4 |
| Zay Jones | 6 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 18% | 4.6 |
| Nick O'Leary | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 13% | 0.1 |
| Jordan Matthews | 6 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 20% | -4.6 |
| Logan Thomas | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8% | 1.1 |
| Andre Holmes | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | -0.0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | -0.1 |
| LeSean McCoy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Brown | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Poyer | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Hyde | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adolphus Washington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tre'Davious White | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shareece Wright | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Lawson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 14/20 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Bilal Powell | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Elijah McGuire | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Josh McCown | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Chosen | 4 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 25% | 5.6 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 2 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 30% | -0.8 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10% | 2.6 |
| Matt Forte | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 20% | 0.1 |
| Elijah McGuire | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Eric Tomlinson | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darron Lee | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Roberts | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Buster Skrine | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Adams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Maye | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juston Burris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McLendon | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -3
- Closing total
- 42
- BUF moneyline
- -175
- NYJ moneyline
- +158
Bills closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 55 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- BUF 4 days · NYJ 4 days
- Coaches
- Sean McDermott vs Todd Bowles
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.