NFL Game Preview: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - Week 17

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New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - Week 17

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TB ATL	22 17
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PHI NYG	7 42
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NYJ BUF	9 28
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JAC TEN	20 38
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HOU IND	16 28
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CLE PIT	10 24
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CHI DET	26 24
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BAL CIN	17 23
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CAR NO	44 38
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ARI SF	13 27
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STL SEA	13 20
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OAK SD	21 24
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MIA NE	0 28
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KC DEN	3 38
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GB MIN	34 37
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DAL WAS	18 28
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bills 26, Jets 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 27	Mark Sanchez	Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19	Shonn Greene	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35	Bilal Powell	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 45	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 70	Jeremy Kerley	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 78	Chaz Schilens	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 24	Jeff Cumberland	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 30	Nick Folk	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 23	Defense / ST

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Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 24	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 3	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 58	Tashard Choice	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 32	Steve Johnson	Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
TE 15	Dorin Dickerson	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 2	Rian Lindell	FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 5	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Jets Aim for 4th consecutive win at Buffalo... QB Greg McElroy started 1st career game last week... RB Shonn Greene rushed for 94 yards with TD in last game against Bills. Greene (989) needs 11 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season (1,054 in '11). For career, Greene averages 101 rush yards per game with 20+ att. Club is 6-0 when Greene has 100+ rush yards. Has career-best 8 rush TDs in '12. RB Bilal Powell has 4 rush TDs in past 6 games... WR Jeremy Kerley has career-best in rec. (53) & rec. yards (739) & TD rec. (2) in '12. Had 68-yard PR-TD in last game against Bills. WR Braylon Edwards aims for 4th straight game with TD catch vs. Buf. WR CLYDE GATES had career-long 42-yard rec. last week... LB David Harris leads team with 118 tackles in '12... CB Antonio Cromartie had 40-yard INT-return TD in last game vs. Bills... Rookie DE Quinton Coples aims for 4th consecutive game with sack. Has 3.5 sacks in past 3. DE Muhammad Wilkerson has career-best 5 sacks in '12.

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (23) needs 2 TD passes to surpass career-best of 24 in '11. Fitzpatrick (79) has 3rd-most TD passes in Bills history. Fitzpatrick (3,175) reached 3,000 yards for 3rd consecutive season... RB C.J. Spiller aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards (103, 138). Spiller (1,185) has reached 1,000 rush yards for 1st time in career. Averages NFL-best 6.48 yards per carry, highest in NFL since 1960 through 15 games (min. 150 att). Rushed for career-best 169 yards in last game vs. NYJ. Has 10 games with 100+ scrimmage yards in '12... WR Steve Johnson (935) needs 65 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for season & become 1st Bill with 1,000 rec. yards in 3 consecutive seasons. Has 2 TD rec. in past 2 vs. NYJ...DE Mario Williams (10.5) is 1st Bill since '09 to register 10+ sacks in season. Needs 4 sacks to surpass career-best of 14 in '07... DT Marcell Dareus has 5.5 sacks in each of 1st 2 career seasons... LB Nick Barnett leads team with 101 tackles... S Jairus Byrd has 4 career INTs vs. Jets, most vs. any team.

Results and Schedule

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	BUF	H	W 48-28	+20
2	2012-09-16	PIT	A	L 10-27	-17
3	2012-09-23	MIA	A	W 23-20	+3
4	2012-09-30	SF	H	L 0-34	-34
5	2012-10-08	HOU	H	L 17-23	-6
6	2012-10-14	IND	H	W 35-9	+26
7	2012-10-21	NE	A	L 26-29	-3
8	2012-10-28	MIA	H	L 9-30	-21
9		Bye
10	2012-11-11	SEA	A	L 7-28	-21
11	2012-11-18	STL	A	W 27-13	+14
12	2012-11-22	NE	H	L 19-49	-30
13	2012-12-02	ARI	H	W 7-6	+1
14	2012-12-09	JAC	A	W 17-10	+7
15	2012-12-17	TEN	A	L 10-14	-4
16	2012-12-23	SD	H	L 17-27	-10
17	2012-12-30	BUF	A	L 9-28	-19

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	NYJ	A	L 28-48	-20
2	2012-09-16	KC	H	W 35-17	+18
3	2012-09-23	CLE	A	W 24-14	+10
4	2012-09-30	NE	H	L 28-52	-24
5	2012-10-07	SF	A	L 3-45	-42
6	2012-10-14	ARI	A	W 19-16	+3
7	2012-10-21	TEN	H	L 34-35	-1
8		Bye
9	2012-11-04	HOU	A	L 9-21	-12
10	2012-11-11	NE	A	L 31-37	-6
11	2012-11-15	MIA	H	W 19-14	+5
12	2012-11-25	IND	A	L 13-20	-7
13	2012-12-02	JAC	H	W 34-18	+16
14	2012-12-09	STL	H	L 12-15	-3
15	2012-12-16	SEA	H	L 17-50	-33
16	2012-12-23	MIA	A	L 10-24	-14
17	2012-12-30	NYJ	H	W 28-9	+19

Injury Report

New York Jets
Doubtful	TE Dustin Keller (ankle) QB Greg McElroy (concussion) WR Chaz Schilens (knee) OLB Bryan Thomas (chest)
Questionable	WR Braylon Edwards (knee) CB Ellis Lankster (concussion)
Probable	TE Jeff Cumberland (wrist) NT Kenrick Ellis (knee) K Nick Folk (back) SS LaRon Landry (heel) RB Joe McKnight (ankle) OLB Calvin Pace (shoulder) NT Sione Pouha (back) RB Bilal Powell (shoulder) QB Mark Sanchez (back) ILB Bart Scott (toe) QB Tim Tebow (ribs) DE Muhammad Wilkerson (knee)
IR	WR Stephen Hill (knee, 12/19) WR Santonio Holmes (foot, 10/3) ILB Josh Mauga (pectoral, 10/10) CB Darrelle Revis (knee, 10/12)

Buffalo Bills
Out	DE Mark Anderson (knee) WR Donald Jones (calf) FS Da'Norris Searcy (groin)
Probable	WLB Nick Barnett (knee) FS Jairus Byrd (ankle) TE Dorin Dickerson (ankle) CB Justin Rogers (foot) RB C.J. Spiller (shoulder) WLB Chris White (hamstring) DT Kyle Williams (ankle) DE Mario Williams (wrist)
IR	TE Scott Chandler (knee, 12/24) RB Fred Jackson (knee, 12/11) DE Chris Kelsay (neck, 12/5) CB Terrence McGee (knee, 11/6) CB Leodis McKelvin (groin, 12/20) SLB Arthur Moats (ankle, 12/18) WR David Nelson (knee, 9/11)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	15.8	15.3	22.3	NYJ
Rushing yards	138.8	131.8	117.9	NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt	3.85	4.85	4.30	BUF
Completion %	61.4%	59.6%	59.3%	NYJ
Passing yards	135.0	191.3	225.0	BUF
Passing yards per completion	9.59	9.86	10.90	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	5.89	5.87	6.47	NYJ
Interceptions	1.3	1.0	1.0	BUF
Fumbles lost	1.3	0.8	0.7	BUF
Sacks allowed	3.0	2.5	2.4	BUF
3rd down conversions	34.7%	32.9%	37.4%	NYJ
4th down conversions	20.0%	33.3%	41.9%	BUF
Time of possession	31:04	31:29	30:27	BUF

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	16.0	19.3	22.3	NYJ
Rushing yards	119.0	101.8	117.9	BUF
Rushing yards per attempt	4.41	4.41	4.30	-
Completion %	50.5%	50.8%	59.3%	NYJ
Passing yards	149.5	178.3	225.0	NYJ
Passing yards per completion	10.18	10.79	10.90	NYJ
Passing yards per attempt	5.14	5.48	6.47	NYJ
INT return	0.5	0.8	1.0	BUF
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.5	0.7	BUF
Sacks	2.5	2.8	2.4	BUF
3rd down conversions	25.3%	39.7%	37.4%	NYJ
4th down conversions	72.7%	40.0%	41.9%	BUF
Time of possession	28:56	28:31	30:27	BUF

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NYJ	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	8.3	14.8	10.0	BUF
Yards per kick return	26.0	28.1	22.8	BUF
Yards allowed per punt return	13.5	14.5	10.0	NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return	19.2	24.0	22.8	NYJ

Misc Stats Comparison

	NYJ	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	3.8	7.0	6.3	NYJ
Penalty yards	24.5	64.8	52.9	NYJ

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	3	2000-09-17	BUF	NYJ	14-27	NYJ
2000	9	2000-10-29	NYJ	BUF	20-23	BUF
2001	4	2001-10-07	NYJ	BUF	42-36	NYJ
2001	16	2001-12-30	BUF	NYJ	14-9	BUF
2002	1	2002-09-08	NYJ	BUF	37-31	NYJ
2002	12	2002-11-24	BUF	NYJ	13-31	NYJ
2003	6	2003-10-12	BUF	NYJ	3-30	NYJ
2003	14	2003-12-07	NYJ	BUF	6-17	BUF
2004	5	2004-10-10	BUF	NYJ	14-16	NYJ
2004	9	2004-11-07	NYJ	BUF	17-22	BUF
2005	6	2005-10-16	NYJ	BUF	17-27	BUF
2005	17	2006-01-01	BUF	NYJ	26-30	NYJ
2006	3	2006-09-24	NYJ	BUF	28-20	NYJ
2006	14	2006-12-10	BUF	NYJ	31-13	BUF
2007	4	2007-09-30	NYJ	BUF	14-17	BUF
2007	8	2007-10-28	BUF	NYJ	13-3	BUF
2008	9	2008-11-02	NYJ	BUF	26-17	NYJ
2008	15	2008-12-14	BUF	NYJ	27-31	NYJ
2009	6	2009-10-18	BUF	NYJ	16-13	BUF
2009	13	2009-12-03	NYJ	BUF	19-13	NYJ
2010	4	2010-10-03	NYJ	BUF	38-14	NYJ
2010	17	2011-01-02	BUF	NYJ	7-38	NYJ
2011	9	2011-11-06	NYJ	BUF	27-11	NYJ
2011	12	2011-11-27	BUF	NYJ	24-28	NYJ
2012	1	2012-09-09	BUF	NYJ	28-48	NYJ

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.