Week 9, 2026

played in New York, NJ

42 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	6	10	0	-	16
New York Jets	7	3	0	21	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:09 NYJ - Bryan Johnson 34 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 09:35 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 34 field goal
2Q: 06:59 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 47 field goal
2Q: 02:36 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 23 field goal
3Q: 09:13 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 19 field goal
3Q: 04:04 BUF - Ian McDaniel 6 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 10:59 NYJ - Marcus Young 9 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 07:07 NYJ - Cheshire Kit Claussen 3 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 01:16 NYJ - Victor Liotti 41 interception return (Mel Hawkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:09 NYJ - Bryan Johnson 34 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 09:35 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 34 field goal
2Q: 06:59 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 47 field goal
2Q: 02:36 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 23 field goal
3Q: 09:13 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 19 field goal
3Q: 04:04 BUF - Ian McDaniel 6 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 10:59 NYJ - Marcus Young 9 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 07:07 NYJ - Cheshire Kit Claussen 3 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 01:16 NYJ - Victor Liotti 41 interception return (Mel Hawkins extra point)

Team Statistics BUF NYJ
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 27 16
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 433 265
- Offensive Plays 71 48
- Yards per Play 6.10 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 149 95
- Rushing Attempts 29 18
- Yards per Rush 5.14 5.28
Net Passing Yards 284 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 308 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 10.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/62
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 6/91 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 35:51 24:09

Team Statistics	BUF	NYJ
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	27	16
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	433	265
- Offensive Plays	71	48
- Yards per Play	6.10	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	149	95
- Rushing Attempts	29	18
- Yards per Rush	5.14	5.28
Net Passing Yards	284	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	308	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	10.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/62
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	6/91	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	35:51	24:09

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	4:55	OWN 30	7	34	Missed FG
1	6:33	1:47	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
1	0:14	5:47	OWN 6	11	77	Field Goal
2	6:52	4:23	OWN 38	8	56	Field Goal
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 16	1	47	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:52	OWN 31	10	67	Field Goal
3	6:59	3:01	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	2:23	1:46	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	10:52	1:48	OWN 12	4	3	Fumble
4	6:40	4:49	OWN 22	11	61	Downs
4	1:16	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 26	6	27	Game

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	7:57	1:24	OWN 43	3	-4	Punt
1	4:46	4:32	OWN 21	9	36	Punt
2	9:27	2:35	OWN 38	4	32	Field Goal
2	2:29	1:41	OWN 26	5	15	Punt
3	9:08	2:09	OWN 30	3	-8	Punt
3	3:58	1:35	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	0:37	4:45	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	9:04	2:05	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown
4	6:52	0:12	OPP 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:51	0:35	OWN 17	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Phil Moran, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lee Wright	17	65	3.82	12	2
Gabe Blasingame	7	50	7.14	13	3
Phillip Rotzell	4	28	7.00	9	0
Marshall Quaccia	1	6	6.00	6	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steven Cora	7	38	5.43	13	1
Sammie Matos	7	34	4.86	12	2
Phil Moran	3	21	7.00	10	1
Bryan Johnson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	38	25	308	4/24	1	33	1	88.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Moran	27	17	191	3/21	3	34	1	105.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	8	11	92	11.50	19	17	0
WR Broderick Hammond	8	11	112	14.00	45	33	0
WR Colin Saenz	2	4	22	11.00	3	12	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	2	17	8.50	5	9	0
TE Kendall Carswell	2	5	35	17.50	18	25	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Ian McDaniel	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	1
TE Winfred Gilmore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Johnson	6	8	94	15.67	25	34	1
WR Marcus Young	3	6	43	14.33	6	31	1
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	2	2	10	5.00	1	7	1
TE Shawn Nelson	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Steven Cora	1	2	15	15.00	12	15	0
TE Henry Boyer	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Ty Hatcher	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Eric Bryant	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Sammie Matos	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darrin Sebek	1	6	6.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Victor Liotti	1	41	41.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
Phillip Rotzell	2	0
Colin Saenz	1	0
Brock Pearson	0	1

New York	Recov	Force
Terry Densmore	1	1
Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	0
Emmitt Hasting	0	1
Barry Towns	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	2	108	54.0	44.0	58	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Welch	6	269	44.8	40.8	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	3/5	0/2	0/2	34	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Hawkins	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	3	24	8.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Johnson	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Saenz	5	77	15.4	0
Kirk Cole	1	14	14.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cheshire Kit Claussen	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sean Lee	6	2	0.0	14	16
ILB James Laurinaitis	4	2	0.0	8	15
CB Quentin Hammett	4	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Eli Wolflick	3	1	2.0	14	22
OLB Donald Yeager	3	2	1.0	12	25
S Kenny Sockanathan	3	2	0.0	16	23
CB Fernando Mathews	3	0	0.0	12	21
S Sherman Kufahl	2	1	0.0	11	25
DT Everett Kinsella	2	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	1	0.0	14	21
DT Glenn Dorsey	1	0	0.0	12	21
CB Vinny Washington	1	0	0.0	4	11
OLB Jack Marsh	1	0	0.0	7	11
S Byron Schepis	1	0	0.0	0	3
CB Benjamin King	0	1	0.0	10	14
CB Darrin Sebek	0	1	0.0	11	18

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andy Estevez	7	2	0.0	20	28
S Barry Towns	7	0	0.0	21	38
DT Pat Dodge	6	1	0.5	17	24
S Jeff McNeil	6	1	0.0	24	36
OLB Christian Claycomb	5	0	0.0	24	34
ILB Marcus Lincoln	4	2	0.0	24	34
CB Victor Liotti	4	0	0.0	23	37
OLB Emmitt Hasting	3	3	1.0	21	26
DE Derrick Morgan	3	1	1.0	18	14
DE Terry Densmore	2	0	1.0	15	25
OLB Perry Riley	2	2	0.5	7	9
OLB Ronald Kournikova	2	1	0.0	23	22
CB Charlie Linstrom	1	2	0.0	14	25
DE Johnny Bell	1	1	0.0	15	25
S Shannon Merchberger	1	1	0.0	22	35
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Bart Krcik	1	0	0.0	4	7
RB Sammie Matos	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cris Batten	1	0	0.0	12	19
DE Jose Frederick	0	3	0.0	10	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Eli Wolflick	2.0	0	0	22
OLB Donald Yeager	1.0	0	0	25
DT Glenn Dorsey	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Tommy Wyden	0.0	0	1	21
OLB Jack Marsh	0.0	0	1	11

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Emmitt Hasting	1.0	0	26
DE Terry Densmore	1.0	0	25
DE Derrick Morgan	1.0	0	14
OLB Perry Riley	0.5	1	9
DT Pat Dodge	0.5	0	24
DE Jose Frederick	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	3	0	0	15
CB Fernando Mathews	2	0	0	21
S Sherman Kufahl	2	0	0	25
CB Quentin Hammett	2	0	0	19
OLB Donald Yeager	1	1	0	25
CB Vinny Washington	1	0	0	11
ILB Sean Lee	1	0	0	16
CB Jerome Murphy	1	0	0	11
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	0	0	21
S Kenny Sockanathan	1	0	0	23
S Byron Schepis	1	0	0	3
OLB Eli Wolflick	1	0	0	22
CB Benjamin King	0	2	0	14
CB Darrin Sebek	0	0	1	18

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Barry Towns	5	0	0	38
CB Victor Liotti	4	1	1	37
S Andy Estevez	3	0	0	28
S Jeff McNeil	3	0	0	36
ILB Marcus Lincoln	2	1	0	34
OLB Christian Claycomb	2	0	0	34
CB Charlie Linstrom	1	1	0	25
S Shannon Merchberger	1	1	0	35
OLB Emmitt Hasting	1	0	0	26
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	1	0	0	4
OLB Bart Krcik	1	0	0	7
OLB Ronald Kournikova	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brock Pearson	3	6	23	1	33
Jorge Lynn	3	6	27	0	33
Louis Vasquez	3	4	26	1	32
Kenyon Fulcher	2	6	29	1	42
J.C. Iafrate	1	2	21	0	30
Jonathan Luigs	1	1	11	1	22

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Bradford	2	4	0	18	1	27
Drew Adams	2	2	0	6	0	13
Alex Urena	1	2	1	14	0	29
Austin Horn	1	2	0	11	0	26
Rick Dobler	1	1	0	12	1	21
Kent Shapiro	1	1	0	8	0	10
Marco Lynch	0	3	0	9	0	8
Phillip Hayes	0	0	0	7	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Carswell	2	13
Darrin Sebek	2	10

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Perry Riley	5	22
Charlie Linstrom	2	24
Barry Towns	1	18
Drew Adams	1	5

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kendall Carswell	27	34	---	---	13	74
Kenyon Fulcher	29	42	---	---	1	72
Phillip Rotzell	29	42	---	---	---	71
Louis Vasquez	26	32	---	---	3	61
Jorge Lynn	27	33	---	---	---	60
Tommy Wyden	---	---	14	21	22	57
J.C. Iafrate	21	30	---	---	5	56
Marshall Quaccia	15	23	---	---	18	56
Brock Pearson	23	33	---	---	---	56
Colin Saenz	11	21	---	---	23	55
James Hardy	23	31	---	---	1	55
Winfred Gilmore	16	16	---	---	18	50
Eli Wolflick	---	---	14	22	7	43
Sherman Kufahl	---	---	11	25	4	40
Kenny Sockanathan	---	---	16	23	1	40
Lee Wright	19	19	---	---	2	40
Broderick Hammond	15	24	---	---	---	39
Jonathan Luigs	11	22	---	---	6	39
Darrin Sebek	---	---	11	18	10	39
Donald Yeager	---	---	12	25	1	38
Quentin Hammett	---	---	17	19	1	37
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	12	21	3	36
Toby Barker	---	---	11	19	6	36
Benjamin King	---	---	10	14	11	35
Fernando Mathews	---	---	12	21	1	34
Brent Randle	5	6	---	---	22	33
Everett Kinsella	---	---	11	17	3	31
Kirk Cole	2	6	---	---	23	31
Sean Lee	---	---	14	16	---	30
Ian McDaniel	4	14	---	---	11	29
James Laurinaitis	---	---	8	15	2	25
Gabe Blasingame	8	16	---	---	---	24
Jack Marsh	---	---	7	11	5	23
Terrance Cole	6	10	---	---	7	23
Jerome Murphy	---	---	1	11	9	21
Jonathan Dees	---	---	7	9	1	17
Donald Buckner	2	8	---	---	6	16
Vinny Washington	---	---	4	11	---	15
Craig Sellers	---	---	5	7	2	14
Byron Schepis	---	---	0	3	10	13
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mack Lowe	0	0	---	---	5	5
D.J. Dole	---	---	1	2	---	3
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Barry Towns	---	---	21	38	18	77
Victor Liotti	---	---	23	37	10	70
Jeff McNeil	---	---	24	36	7	67
Charlie Linstrom	---	---	14	25	24	63
Christian Claycomb	---	---	24	34	5	63
Marcus Lincoln	---	---	24	34	4	62
Shannon Merchberger	---	---	22	35	5	62
Emmitt Hasting	---	---	21	26	11	58
Andy Estevez	---	---	20	28	5	53
Phil Moran	18	30	---	---	---	48
Steven Cora	10	17	---	---	20	47
Herb Bradford	18	27	---	---	---	45
Pat Dodge	---	---	17	24	4	45
Terry Densmore	---	---	15	25	5	45
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	23	22	---	45
Austin Horn	11	26	---	---	7	44
Johnny Bell	---	---	15	25	4	44
Alex Urena	14	29	---	---	---	43
Ty Hatcher	15	21	---	---	4	40
Don Middleton	11	20	---	---	7	38
Perry Riley	---	---	7	9	22	38
Bryan Johnson	11	25	---	---	2	38
Rick Dobler	12	21	---	---	5	38
Jose Frederick	---	---	10	20	5	35
Derrick Morgan	---	---	18	14	1	33
Cris Batten	---	---	12	19	2	33
Marcus Young	9	14	---	---	5	28
Shawn Nelson	7	18	---	---	---	25
Eric Bryant	11	14	---	---	---	25
Drew Adams	6	13	---	---	5	24
Cheshire Kit Claussen	6	5	---	---	13	24
Marco Lynch	9	8	---	---	7	24
Phillip Hayes	7	9	---	---	7	23
Sammie Matos	8	13	---	---	---	21
Tito Griffin	3	0	---	---	18	21
Kent Shapiro	8	10	---	---	2	20
Henry Boyer	3	10	---	---	5	18
Dexter Jackson	1	0	---	---	12	13
Bart Krcik	---	---	4	7	2	13
A.J. Welch	0	0	---	---	12	12
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	5	4	2	11
Chad Robbins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mel Hawkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Michael Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	58	4.8
Middle	14	72	5.1
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	14	90	6.4
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	38	25	4	2	4	4	2	0	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Moran	27	17	3	1	2	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	149	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	136	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	54	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	79	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	11	8	0	92	0	31
WR Broderick Hammond	11	8	1	112	3	24
TE Kendall Carswell	5	2	1	35	1	34
WR Colin Saenz	4	2	1	22	0	21
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	2	0	17	0	23
WR Ian McDaniel	2	1	0	6	0	14
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	0	17	0	6
TE Winfred Gilmore	1	0	1	0	0	16
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	0	7	0	16

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Johnson	8	6	0	94	2	25
WR Marcus Young	6	3	0	43	1	14
RB Sammie Matos	3	1	1	5	0	13
TE Shawn Nelson	2	1	0	14	0	18
RB Steven Cora	2	1	0	15	0	17
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	2	2	0	10	0	5
WR Eric Bryant	2	1	1	5	0	14
TE Henry Boyer	1	1	0	4	0	10
TE Ty Hatcher	1	1	0	1	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lee Wright	2	2	1.00	3.82

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Matos	2	4	2.00	4.86
Steven Cora	1	8	8.00	5.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	7	4	34	4.86	8.11

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Moran	3	2	12	4.00	7.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Hammond	3	2	18	6.00	10.18
WR Colin Saenz	2	1	10	5.00	5.50
WR James Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	8.36
WR Ian McDaniel	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
WR Marcus Young	1	1	9	9.00	7.17
RB Sammie Matos	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gabe Blasingame	2	1
Marshall Quaccia	1	1
Phillip Rotzell	1	0
Lee Wright	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Moran	2	0
Steven Cora	1	0
Bryan Johnson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	8	7	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Moran	4	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Hammond	5	4	2
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	0
WR James Hardy	1	1	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Young	2	0	0
WR Eric Bryant	1	0	0
RB Sammie Matos	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,100 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 34,700 (34,700)
End Zone 21,800 (25,100)
Mezzanine 12,100 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 19,000 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes 500 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,100 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	34,700 (34,700)
End Zone	21,800 (25,100)
Mezzanine	12,100 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	19,000 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes	500 (1,800)