Bills–Jets rivalry

Buffalo Bills–New York Jets
Statistics
Teams	Buffalo Bills New York Jets
First meeting	September 11, 1960 New York 27, Buffalo 3
Latest meeting	January 1, 2017 New York 30, Buffalo 10
Next meeting	TBD
Meetings total	113 meetings^[1]
All-time series	Buffalo leads, 60–53
Largest victory	New York 42, Buffalo 3 (1979)
Smallest victory	New York 21, Buffalo 20 (1978)
Current win streak	Jets: 2 wins

The Bills–Jets rivalry is a rivalry between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets in the National Football League. Both of these teams play in the same division (AFC East) and as a result, play two scheduled games each season. Both represent the same state, New York (although the Jets have played their home games in East Rutherford, New Jersey since 1984), with the Bills having their primary fan base in Western New York, and the Jets in the New York City area. They have a long history between each other, as they were original members of the American Football League in 1960.

Quick facts

With their long rivalry dating back to 1960, the Bills have won 6 of the last 11 games and lead the series 60–52. The largest margin of victory is 39, when the Jets defeated the Bills 42–3 on September 15, 1985. The smallest is 1, when the Jets won 21–20 on October 9, 1978. There has only been one post-season game between these two teams which was the AFC Wild Card Game dating back to December 27, 1981, where the Bills defeated the Jets 31–27. The largest ever recorded attendance at one of the games between these two teams dates back to October 8, 1995, where the Bills defeated the Jets 29–10 with a total attendance crowd of 79,485. Between the two teams there have only been 3 overtime games. The earliest overtime game took place on November 20, 1988, when the Bills defeated the Jets 9–6. The next overtime game was on October 8, 2002, where the Jets defeated the Bills 37–31. The last overtime game was on October 18, 2009, which the Bills won 16–13. The longest winning streak in the series was ten by Buffalo from 1988 until 1992; the longest Jets streak was seven (1984–1987). The most recent game was played on January 1, 2017.

This rivalry is fueled primarily by the differences between New York City and the rest of New York State, and also by the Bills claiming to be the only team in New York (the Jets actually play their games in East Rutherford, NJ, a suburb of the city). However, the two teams have rarely been successful at the same time, and as such, their rivalry usually lacks the intensity that is present in other rivalries, such as the Jets' rivalry with the Patriots and the Bills' with the Dolphins. There have only been four seasons in which both the Bills and Jets finished with winning records.^[2]

Notable moments

There were a handful of memorable games in the early history of this rivalry. In 1973, O.J. Simpson eclipsed Jim Brown's rushing yards record to surpass 2,000 yards in a 34–6 Bills win. Eight years later, the teams played their only playoff game together. In the 1981 AFC Wild Card game, the Bills had a 24–0 lead early in the game, but the Jets came back, cutting their deficit to 31–24. A late game interception of Richard Todd sealed the win for the Bills, however. During the 90s, the Jets and Bills played two regular season games with playoff implications. The 1993 season saw the Jets failing to secure a playoff berth by losing a game to the Bills via three missed field goals. In 1998, the Jets secured their first ever AFC East division title by beating the Bills.^[2]

In 2008, the Bills were coming off a 5–1 start, but lost 8 of their remaining ten games to finish 7–9 and out of the playoffs. Two of those losses came against the Jets, the latter of which included a J. P. Losman fumble returned for the Jets' game winning touchdown as the Bills were trying to run out the clock.^[3]

In 2009, Mark Sanchez threw 5 interceptions to the Bills defense, losing a game in overtime for the Jets in which they rushed for 318 yards.^[4] Later that year, the Jets rematched the Bills in Toronto as part of the Bills Toronto Series, in which the Jets avenged their loss with a 19–13 win that kept their playoff hopes alive.

In 2014, the second Bills–Jets game was played at Ford Field in Detroit due to a freak snowstorm in Buffalo. The Bills won 38–3.^[5]

The 2015 offseason saw some notable personnel swaps between the teams. On January 12, Rex Ryan was hired as the head coach of the Bills. Ryan had spent the previous six seasons as the head coach of the Jets.^[6] In addition, the Jets hired former Bills head coach Chan Gailey as their offensive coordinator^[7] and traded for former Bills starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick who later became their own starter.^[8] The Bills also added former Jets Percy Harvin^[9] and IK Enemkpali, the latter one day after he was released for breaking the jaw of Jets quarterback Geno Smith in a locker room altercation.^[10] The Bills won both games in 2015, knocking the Jets out of playoff contention with their second win.^[11] Things heated up the first game when both were still in the hunt for a playoff spot, especially after Ryan made Enemkpali a team captain.

In 2016, a Thursday Night game between the Jets and Bills was the first NFL game ever broadcast on Twitter, with the Jets winning 37–31.^[12]

Score history

Buffalo victories	New York victories

No.	Date	Location	Winning team	Losing team	Score
1	September 11, 1960	Polo Grounds	New York	Buffalo	27–3
2	October 16, 1960	War Memorial Stadium	New York	Buffalo	17–13
3	September 17, 1961	War Memorial Stadium	Buffalo	New York	41–31
4	November 23, 1961	Polo Grounds	New York	Buffalo	21–14
5	September 22, 1962	War Memorial Stadium	New York	Buffalo	17–6
6	December 8, 1962	Polo Grounds	Buffalo	New York	20–3
7	December 8, 1963	War Memorial Stadium	Buffalo	New York	45–14
8	December 14, 1963	Polo Grounds	Buffalo	New York	19–10
9	October 24, 1964	War Memorial Stadium	Buffalo	New York	34–24
10	November 8, 1964	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	20–7
11	September 26, 1965	War Memorial Stadium	Buffalo	New York	33–21
12	December 19, 1965	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	14–12
13	October 30, 1966	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	33–23
14	November 13, 1966	War Memorial Stadium	Buffalo	New York	14–3
15	September 10, 1967	War Memorial Stadium	Buffalo	New York	20–17
16	November 12, 1967	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	20–10
17	September 29, 1968	War Memorial Stadium	Buffalo	New York	37–35
18	November 3, 1968	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	25–21
19	September 14, 1969	War Memorial Stadium	New York	Buffalo	33–19
20	November 9, 1969	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	16–6
21	October 4, 1970	War Memorial Stadium	Buffalo	New York	34–31
22	October 25, 1970	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	10–6
23	October 17, 1971	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	28–17
24	November 21, 1971	War Memorial Stadium	New York	Buffalo	20–7
25	September 17, 1972	War Memorial Stadium	New York	Buffalo	41–24
26	November 12, 1972	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	41–3
27	September 30, 1973	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	9–7
28	December 16, 1973	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	34–14
29	September 29, 1974	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	16–12
30	December 8, 1974	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	20–10
31	September 21, 1975	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	42–14
32	November 2, 1975	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	42–14
33	October 10, 1976	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	24–23
34	October 31, 1976	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	17–14
35	October 9, 1977	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	19–14
36	December 11, 1977	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	24–19
37	September 10, 1978	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	14–10
38	October 8, 1978	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	21–20
39	September 23, 1979	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	45–14
40	November 11, 1979	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	46–31
41	September 14, 1980	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	14–12
42	November 9, 1980	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	20–10
43	September 6, 1981	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	31–0
44	October 18, 1981	Shea Stadium	New York	Buffalo	33–14
45	December 27, 1981	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	31–27
46	October 3, 1983	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	34–10
47	November 13, 1983	Shea Stadium	Buffalo	New York	24–17
48	September 23, 1984	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	28–26
49	December 8, 1984	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	21–17
50	September 15, 1985	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	42–3
51	December 8, 1985	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	27–7
52	September 7, 1986	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	28–24
53	October 6, 1986	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	14–13
54	September 13, 1987	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	31–28
55	November 22, 1987	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	17–14
56	October 17, 1988	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	37–14
57	November 20, 1988	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	9–6 OT
58	October 22, 1989	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	34–3
59	December 23, 1989	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	37–0
60	September 24, 1990	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	30–7
61	October 21, 1990	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	30–27
62	September 15, 1991	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	23–20
63	December 1, 1991	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	24–13
64	October 26, 1992	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	24–20
65	December 6, 1992	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	24–17
66	October 24, 1993	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	19–10
67	December 26, 1993	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	16–14
68	September 4, 1994	Rich Stadium	New York	Buffalo	23–3
69	November 6, 1994	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	22–17
70	October 8, 1995	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	29–10
71	November 19, 1995	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	28–26
72	October 20, 1996	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	25–22
73	November 24, 1996	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	35–10
74	September 7, 1997	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	28–22
75	November 30, 1997	Rich Stadium	Buffalo	New York	20–10
76	November 8, 1998	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	34–12
77	December 19, 1998	Ralph Wilson Stadium	New York	Buffalo	17–10
78	September 19, 1999	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	17–3
79	November 21, 1999	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	17–7
80	September 17, 2000	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	27–14
81	October 29, 2000	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	23–20
82	October 7, 2001	Ralph Wilson Stadium	New York	Buffalo	42–36
83	December 30, 2001	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	14–9
84	September 8, 2002	Ralph Wilson Stadium	New York	Buffalo	37–31 OT
85	November 24, 2002	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	31–13
86	October 12, 2003	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	30–3
87	December 7, 2003	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	17–6
88	October 10, 2004	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	16–14
89	November 7, 2004	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	22–17
90	October 16, 2005	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	27–17
91	January 1, 2006	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	30–26
92	September 24, 2006	Ralph Wilson Stadium	New York	Buffalo	28–20
93	December 10, 2006	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	31–13
94	September 30, 2007	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	17–14
95	October 28, 2007	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	13–3
96	November 2, 2008	Ralph Wilson Stadium	New York	Buffalo	26–17
97	December 14, 2008	Giants Stadium	New York	Buffalo	31–27
98	October 18, 2009	Giants Stadium	Buffalo	New York	16–13 OT
99	December 3, 2009	Rogers Center	New York	Buffalo	19–13
100	October 3, 2010	Ralph Wilson Stadium	New York	Buffalo	38–14
101	January 2, 2011	New Meadowlands Stadium	New York	Buffalo	38–7
102	November 6, 2011	Ralph Wilson Stadium	New York	Buffalo	27–11
103	November 27, 2011	New Meadowlands Stadium	New York	Buffalo	28–24
104	September 9, 2012	MetLife Stadium	New York	Buffalo	48–28
105	December 30, 2012	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	28–9
106	September 22, 2013	MetLife Stadium	New York	Buffalo	27–20
107	November 17, 2013	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	37–14
108	October 26, 2014	MetLife Stadium	Buffalo	New York	43–23
109	November 24, 2014	Ford Field	Buffalo	New York	38–3
110	November 12, 2015	MetLife Stadium	Buffalo	New York	22–17
111	January 3, 2016	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Buffalo	New York	22–17
112	September 15, 2016	New Era Field	New York	Buffalo	37–31
113	January 1, 2017	MetLife Stadium	New York	Buffalo	30–10
Series: Buffalo leads 60–53

Source:^[13]

References

↑ "Rivalry status".
1 2 "Jets Rivalry Profile: Buffalo Bills".
↑ "Jets escape costly defeat after scoring on late turnover". NFL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
↑ "Sanchez's INTs overshadow Jones' career day as Jets lose third straight". October 19, 2009.
↑ "Buffalo Bills dig out from snow storm, beat Jets in Detroit". Sports Illustrated. November 25, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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Buffalo Bills
Founded in 1960 Based and headquartered in Orchard Park, New York
Franchise	Franchise History Players Seasons Pro Bowl selections First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches Logos and uniforms NFL in Toronto Bills series
Stadiums	War Memorial Stadium New Era Field Rogers Centre (Bills Toronto Series) New Era Field II (proposed)
Culture	Buffalo sports curse Ralph Wilson Billy Buffalo Buffalo Jills Ken "Pinto Ron" Johnson Second String Flutie Flakes "Shout" (The Isley Brothers song) Four Falls of Buffalo
Lore	AAFC Buffalo Bills Electric Company The Comeback Wide Right Music City Miracle
Rivalries	Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets
Division championships (10)	1964 1965 1966 1980 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995
Conference championships (4)	1990 1991 1992 1993
League championships (2)	1964 1965
Wall of Fame	Simpson Kemp McGroder Sestak Shaw Wilson 12th Man Dubenion Stratton Ferguson Levy DeLamielleure James Abramoski Kalsu Saimes Kelly Smerlas Hull Talley Ritcher Thomas Reed Tasker Smith Edgerson Hansen Polian Miller Saban
Media	Broadcasters Radio Radio Network WGR 550 Television MSG Western New York Personalities: John Murphy Van Miller Mark Kelso Steve Tasker
Owners	Wilson Pegula family Terry Kim
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Championship seasons in bold

New York Jets
Founded in 1960 Formerly the New York Titans (1960–62) Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey Headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Flight Crew
Stadiums	Polo Grounds Shea Stadium The Meadowlands MetLife Stadium
Culture	Fireman Ed Alex Anthony Flash Gordon The Wonder Years West Side Stadium Generation Jets
Rivalries	New England Patriots Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New York Giants
Lore	Heidi Game The Guarantee Announcerless Game New York Sack Exchange Clock Play The Monday Night Miracle Spygate Butt fumble
Key personnel	Owner: Woody Johnson General Manager: Mike Maccagnan Head Coach: Todd Bowles
Division championships (4)	1968 1969 1998 2002
League championships (1^†)	1968 (III) ^† does not include 1968 AFL championship
Retired numbers	12 13 28 73 90 Ewbank
Media	Broadcasters WEPN WEPN-FM WCBS-TV SportsNet New York
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)
Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Championship seasons in bold Book:New York Jets

National Football League rivalries

American Football Conference

AFC East	Bills–Dolphins Bills–Jets Bills–Patriots Dolphins–Jets Dolphins–Patriots Jets–Patriots
AFC North	Bengals–Browns Bengals–Steelers Browns–Steelers Ravens–Steelers
AFC South	Jaguars–Titans Texans–Titans
AFC West	Broncos–Chargers Broncos–Chiefs Broncos–Raiders Chargers–Chiefs Chargers–Raiders Chiefs–Raiders
Intraconference	Broncos–Patriots Colts–Patriots Raiders–Steelers Steelers–Titans

National Football Conference

NFC East	Cowboys–Eagles Cowboys–Giants Cowboys–Redskins Eagles–Giants Eagles–Redskins Giants–Redskins
NFC North	Bears–Lions Bears–Packers Bears–Vikings Lions–Vikings Lions–Packers Packers–Vikings
NFC South	Buccaneers–Panthers Buccaneers–Saints Falcons–Panthers Falcons–Saints
NFC West	49ers–Rams 49ers–Seahawks
Intraconference	49ers–Cowboys 49ers–Giants Cowboys–Packers Panthers–Seahawks

Interconference

Governor's Cup	Missouri Texas

Players

Tom Brady–Peyton Manning

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