Bills vs. Jets score, takeaways: Buffalo gets revenge over New York in Week 14 AFC East showdown

Buffalo moves to 10-3 with a win in snowy Orchard Park

The Buffalo Bills got their revenge over the New York Jets, as they earned a 20-12 victory over their rivals in snowy Orchard Park on Sunday. The weather limited the scoring in this matchup, but the Bills reeled off 13 straight points in the second half to move to 10-3. 

Star quarterback Josh Allen completed 16 of 27 passes for 147 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Sunday marked Allen's 24th career game with a passing touchdown and rushing touchdown, which ties Hall of Famer Frank Tarkenton for the fourth most in NFL history, per NFL Research. 

Mike White completed 27 of 44 passes for 268 yards. He took several huge hits from the Bills' pass rush, and even exited the game for a time in the second half with a ribs injury. However, he later returned and attempted to engineer a comeback, but was clearly hurting. Rookie running back Zonovan Knight had another impressive outing with 71 rushing yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Rookie wideout Garrett Wilson caught six passes for 78 yards.

The Bills hold on to the No. 1 seed in the AFC, while the Jets' playoff dreams are in danger. Let's take a look at what went down in New York on Sunday.

Why the Bills won

The Bills lost in several statistical categories on Sunday. They had fewer first downs, were worse on third down, had fewer total yards and lost the time-of-possession battle. Still, the Bills were the better team here in Week 14. They put together some long drives, went 1-for-1 in the red zone and played aggressive defense. That defense and how they attacked White ended up being a huge reason why Buffalo emerged from this matchup victorious. This wasn't the flashiest victory, but sometimes playing fundamentally sound ball without style points is what contenders need to do. The Bills are the first AFC team to reach double-digit wins. 

Why the Jets lost

It's strange, because the Jets have lost two straight games now, but there are still relatively good things to take away from the past few weeks. For one, White is a tough son of a gun. He took several massive hits, and clearly wasn't doing well toward the end of the matchup. In fact, the quarterback was taken to the hospital via ambulance afterward.

Injuries hurt the Jets in this one, as New York lost Quinnen Williams, Corey Davis and George Fant. Still, they had a chance to put together a game-tying drive at the end. It almost felt like we were robbed of what potentially could have become a fun matchup. White led a 10-play, 72-yard drive that was capped by the Jets' first touchdown of the game on the opening drive of the third quarter, but that momentum was quickly erased after the quarterback took a shot to the ribs on the Jets' next possession. He exited and later returned to the game, but didn't look the same. 

Turning point 

When White took a huge hit from Bills linebacker Matt Milano and was forced to exit the game, the tide turned. Joe Flacco fumbled away possession on the very next play, and the Bills scored a field goal. Then, New York went three-and-out, and the Bills answered with another three points. 

The Jets did have a chance down eight points with 45 seconds remaining to attempt a game-tying drive, but White missed four straight pass attempts. 

Play of the game

It looked like we were headed to the halftime break without a single point scored, but Allen put together a seven-play, 70-yard drive which was capped by this 24-yard Dawson Knox touchdown. Full send indeed.

CJ Mosley soars offsides

The veteran linebacker swore he knew the snap count, but ended up gifting the Bills a free first down. It was a humorous moment for viewers, but not for the Jets. The Bills ended up scoring the first points of the game thanks to this penalty. 

What's next

The Jets return home next week to play host to the red-hot Detroit Lions. As for the Bills, they are on a short week, as they will play host to the rival Dolphins next Saturday night. 

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Jets get the three-and-out they needed, and still have a timeout. Nice job. 

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Bills have the ball with 1:18 remaining in the fourth quarter up eight points. I actually don't hate the call to throw on first down. I understand that's not the right "way" to play, but it certainly catches the defense off guard. 

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Three minutes remaining down 11 points and the Jets aren't showing much interest in pushing the ball downfield. This one may be over. 

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Michael Carter gets a touch and fumbles it away. Yikes. 

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SAFETY. Jermaine Johnson blocks a punt! How did the Bills not see him? 

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Just took another big shot.

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Mike White comes out firing. I don't think that Garrett Wilson catch can be overturned. 

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Mike White is out of the locker room! Let's see if he returns. 

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That Mike White injury appears to be the turning point. Things aren't looking good for the Jets at this point. 

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This second half is about points! Bills go six plays, 75 yards and Josh Allen punches it in from 5 yards out. The drive was sparked by a 32-yard catch and run from Stefon Diggs. This game is very different compared to the first half! 

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BAM KNIGHT. The rookie scores from 13 yards out. Caps a 10-play, 72-yard drive. Jets look super motivated coming out of the halftime break. White diced up the secondary on that possession. 

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OK OK OK. Mike White is slinging it now. A 25-yard DOT to Braxton Berrios on third-and-10. Then a 12-yard completion across the middle to Denzel Mims. 

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We have gone full snow game. 

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HALFTIME: Bills 7, Jets 0

Total yards: NYJ 95 BUF 117 
Third downs: NYJ 3-8 BUF 2-8
TOP: NYJ 16:19 BUF 13:41

Mike White 9/14 86 yards
Josh Allen 9/15 70 yards 1 TD

Zonovan Knight 9 carries 31 yards
Josh Allen 5 carries 36 yards
Devin Singletary 3 carries 13 yards

Dawson Knox 4 catches 41 yards 1 TD

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7 plays, 70 yards. Dawson Knox drew Mosley offsides on fourth-and-1, and then scored the first touchdown of the game. Front flip! 

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Dawson Knox scores the first points of the game! 

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White is back in after Flacco threw one pass. Third and 10. Didn't even let the former Super Bowl MVP finish the drive. 

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Mike White was just leveled by Ed Oliver. Not sure if he's actually hurt or got the wind knocked out. 

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Quinnen Williams walks off under his own power. Gingerly, however. Will be interesting to see if he can return. He's been great as of late. 

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Jets now punt. Bam Knight had a nice run for 10 yards. I feel like he's going to get better as the game goes on. 8 carries for 31 yards. Still, both offenses struggling. I thought the Total was too low, but now it feels like it wasn't low enough. 

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Bills punt on fourth-and-3 from their own 48-yard line. Crowd doesn't like the decision, and I understand why. That was the Bills' longest drive of the game, as they went 28 yards on nine plays. Felt like they had something going finally.

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