Week 1, 2025

played in New York, NJ

60 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	10	14	10	-	34
New York Jets	7	10	0	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 NYJ - Eric Bryant 9 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 10:51 NYJ - Bryan Johnson 43 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 05:14 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 49 field goal
2Q: 02:41 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 40 field goal
2Q: 00:45 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 2 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 10:19 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 18 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 00:48 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 15 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 13:03 BUF - Steven Bradford 76 punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 08:29 NYJ - Sammie Matos 4 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 04:03 NYJ - Cheshire Kit Claussen 34 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 00:39 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 NYJ - Eric Bryant 9 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 10:51 NYJ - Bryan Johnson 43 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 05:14 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 49 field goal
2Q: 02:41 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 40 field goal
2Q: 00:45 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 2 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 10:19 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 18 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 00:48 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 15 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 13:03 BUF - Steven Bradford 76 punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 08:29 NYJ - Sammie Matos 4 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 04:03 NYJ - Cheshire Kit Claussen 34 pass from Phil Moran (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 00:39 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 51 field goal

Team Statistics BUF NYJ
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 26
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 309 548
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 5.42 8.56
Net Rushing Yards 146 144
- Rushing Attempts 22 24
- Yards per Rush 6.64 6.00
Net Passing Yards 163 404
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 417
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 10.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/75 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 6/172 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:13 32:47

Team Statistics	BUF	NYJ
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	26
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	309	548
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	5.42	8.56
Net Rushing Yards	146	144
- Rushing Attempts	22	24
- Yards per Rush	6.64	6.00
Net Passing Yards	163	404
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	417
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	10.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/75	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	6/172	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:13	32:47

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 33	5	13	Punt
1	8:37	1:14	OWN 21	3	24	Fumble
1	2:50	3:09	OWN 34	5	18	Punt
2	10:32	5:26	OWN 40	8	28	Field Goal
2	2:34	1:59	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
3	14:05	4:04	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
3	5:19	4:37	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
4	8:21	2:34	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
4	3:49	3:16	OWN 40	8	26	Field Goal

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	4:02	OWN 20	7	55	Interception
1	7:23	4:33	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
2	14:41	4:09	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
2	5:06	2:32	OWN 20	5	57	Field Goal
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	1	13	Half
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	10:01	4:42	OWN 33	6	35	Missed FG
3	0:42	2:47	OWN 18	4	20	Punt
4	12:55	4:34	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	5:47	1:58	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	4	44	Game

Game MVP: Phil Moran, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Blasingame	16	119	7.44	28	4	2
Steven Bradford	4	9	2.25	3	0	0
Marshall Quaccia	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Phillip Rotzell	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammie Matos	11	74	6.73	14	3	1
Ray Terry	8	34	4.25	7	0	0
Phil Moran	5	36	7.20	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	33	20	179	2/16	1	19	0	85.3

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Moran	38	24	417	2/13	3	51	1	115.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	5	10	46	9.20	1	14	0
TE Kendall Carswell	4	6	26	6.50	0	9	0
WR Colin Saenz	3	5	13	4.33	0	6	0
WR Irv Buckner	3	4	33	11.00	5	16	0
WR Benjamin Anderko	2	2	25	12.50	2	15	0
TE Leonard Dodge	1	2	15	15.00	7	15	0
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	2	19	19.00	13	19	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Arnold Ogden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	5	6	84	16.80	18	34	1
WR Bryan Johnson	5	9	154	30.80	69	51	1
WR Eric Bryant	4	8	83	20.75	19	31	1
FB Grant Fredrickson	2	3	0	0.00	0	1	0
RB Ray Terry	2	2	30	15.00	29	26	0
TE Ty Hatcher	2	4	32	16.00	8	27	0
WR Wesley Banks	2	4	25	12.50	0	13	0
RB Sammie Matos	2	2	9	4.50	9	6	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerome Murphy	1	11	11.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kendall Carswell	1	0	0	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Morton	0	1	0	0
Victor Liotti	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	134	44.7	37.0	54	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Welch	2	71	35.5	17.0	38	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	4/4

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Hawkins	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Bradford	2	75	37.5	1

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Matos	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Anderko	5	139	27.8	0
Arnold Ogden	1	33	33.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cheshire Kit Claussen	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ethan Gaytan	7	1	0.0	17	25
OLB Donald Yeager	7	1	0.0	15	24
CB Fernando Mathews	6	0	0.0	16	25
DT Glenn Dorsey	4	0	1.0	20	27
OLB Tommy Wyden	4	0	0.0	9	11
DT Teddy Richard	3	1	1.0	14	30
S Kendrick Green	3	0	0.0	12	15
ILB Sean Lee	2	1	0.0	15	26
ILB James Laurinaitis	2	0	0.0	9	15
CB Benjamin King	2	0	0.0	10	25
S Jerry Peters	2	0	0.0	20	30
DE Chris Long	1	1	0.0	15	31
DE Doug Worthington	1	0	0.0	10	23
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	0	0.0	9	13
CB Jerome Murphy	1	0	0.0	14	17
DT Everett Kinsella	0	1	0.0	19	22
CB Derrick Namnath	0	1	0.0	9	20
DE D.J. Dole	0	1	0.0	17	23
S Byron Schepis	0	1	0.0	13	30

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Victor Liotti	5	2	0.0	19	26
OLB Bart Krcik	5	0	0.0	11	21
DT Michael Neal	4	1	0.5	13	20
OLB Ronald Kournikova	4	2	0.0	17	31
CB Phil Jeffords	3	1	0.0	11	21
CB Jerry Cassidy	3	0	0.0	13	21
DE Derrick Morgan	2	2	0.5	13	23
OLB Karl Morton	2	1	0.5	9	11
S Antonio Giles	2	1	0.0	13	27
S Shannon Merchberger	2	1	0.0	20	23
OLB Donnell Samuels	2	0	0.0	12	16
DE Terry Densmore	1	1	0.5	14	20
OLB Perry Riley	1	2	0.0	5	9
ILB Bryan Covington	1	1	0.0	5	4
S Quentin Demps	1	0	0.0	13	23
CB Buddy Clancy	1	0	0.0	10	22
RB Sammie Matos	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cris Batten	1	0	0.0	8	16
DT Matt Sato	0	1	0.0	8	15
DT Pat Dodge	0	1	0.0	15	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Glenn Dorsey	1.0	0	27
DT Teddy Richard	1.0	0	30
DE Chris Long	0.0	2	31
DE Doug Worthington	0.0	1	23

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Densmore	0.5	1	2	3	20
DT Michael Neal	0.5	0	1	0	20
OLB Karl Morton	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Derrick Morgan	0.5	0	0	0	23
OLB Ronald Kournikova	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Cris Batten	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ethan Gaytan	7	0	0	25
OLB Donald Yeager	4	1	0	24
CB Benjamin King	2	1	0	25
CB Fernando Mathews	2	1	0	25
ILB James Laurinaitis	2	0	0	15
ILB Sean Lee	1	1	0	26
CB Jerome Murphy	1	0	1	17
DT Glenn Dorsey	1	0	0	27
DT Teddy Richard	1	0	0	30
DE Doug Worthington	1	0	0	23
S Kendrick Green	1	0	0	15
S Jerry Peters	1	0	0	30
CB Derrick Namnath	0	1	0	20
S Byron Schepis	0	1	0	30

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Victor Liotti	5	0	26
OLB Ronald Kournikova	3	0	31
CB Phil Jeffords	2	2	21
OLB Bart Krcik	2	1	21
CB Jerry Cassidy	2	1	21
OLB Donnell Samuels	2	0	16
S Quentin Demps	1	1	23
S Shannon Merchberger	1	1	23
OLB Perry Riley	1	0	9
CB Buddy Clancy	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Oher	3	5	21	0	30
Jorge Lynn	3	4	17	0	30
Louis Vasquez	1	4	20	0	29
Donald Buckner	1	3	17	1	28
Jonathan Luigs	1	1	10	0	15
Marshall Quaccia	0	2	12	0	17
Leonard Dodge	0	1	10	0	14
Harold Brackens	0	1	18	0	26
Brock Pearson	0	0	2	1	9

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Breno Giacomini	3	6	0	22	0	32
Herb Bradford	2	3	1	24	1	40
Grant Fredrickson	2	3	0	11	0	20
Russell Hicks	1	3	0	22	0	38
Andre Drew	1	1	0	22	1	38
Ty Hatcher	1	1	0	23	0	32
Alex Urena	1	1	0	20	0	38
Kendrick Meehan	0	1	0	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Dodge	1	19
Kendrick Green	1	14
Jack Marsh	1	12

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Terry	2	19
Antonio Giles	2	15
Perry Riley	2	14
J.J. Caldwell	1	16

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip Rotzell	22	35	---	---	---	57
Irv Buckner	21	26	---	---	7	54
Kendall Carswell	20	29	---	---	5	54
Sean Lee	---	---	15	26	13	54
Jorge Lynn	17	30	---	---	5	52
Louis Vasquez	20	29	---	---	2	51
Michael Oher	21	30	---	---	---	51
Jerry Peters	---	---	20	30	1	51
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	20	27	1	48
Chris Long	---	---	15	31	1	47
Harold Brackens	18	26	---	---	3	47
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	17	25	4	46
Teddy Richard	---	---	14	30	1	45
Donald Buckner	17	28	---	---	---	45
Byron Schepis	---	---	13	30	2	45
Derrick Namnath	---	---	9	20	15	44
D.J. Dole	---	---	17	23	4	44
Everett Kinsella	---	---	19	22	2	43
Leonard Dodge	10	14	---	---	19	43
Marshall Quaccia	12	17	---	---	14	43
Fernando Mathews	---	---	16	25	2	43
Gabe Blasingame	18	23	---	---	---	41
Kendrick Green	---	---	12	15	14	41
Colin Saenz	7	19	---	---	14	40
James Hardy	15	24	---	---	---	39
Donald Yeager	---	---	15	24	---	39
James Laurinaitis	---	---	9	15	13	37
Benjamin King	---	---	10	25	---	35
Doug Worthington	---	---	10	23	1	34
Steven Bradford	4	9	---	---	20	33
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	9	13	11	33
Jerome Murphy	---	---	14	17	2	33
Jonathan Luigs	10	15	---	---	5	30
Tommy Wyden	---	---	9	11	2	22
Arnold Ogden	0	3	---	---	17	20
Benjamin Anderko	3	11	---	---	6	20
Terrance Cole	5	8	---	---	5	18
Jack Marsh	---	---	0	5	12	17
Brock Pearson	2	9	---	---	5	16
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joseph Delgado	---	---	1	3	---	4
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mack Lowe	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kennedy Gaylord	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andre Drew	22	38	---	---	4	64
Russell Hicks	22	38	---	---	4	64
Herb Bradford	24	40	---	---	---	64
Phil Moran	24	40	---	---	---	64
Alex Urena	20	38	---	---	4	62
Ty Hatcher	23	32	---	---	2	57
Antonio Giles	---	---	13	27	15	55
Victor Liotti	---	---	19	26	10	55
Breno Giacomini	22	32	---	---	---	54
Eric Bryant	12	27	---	---	14	53
Buddy Clancy	---	---	10	22	20	52
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	17	31	2	50
Ray Terry	11	17	---	---	19	47
Bryan Johnson	15	30	---	---	1	46
Shannon Merchberger	---	---	20	23	3	46
Wesley Banks	13	17	---	---	14	44
Sammie Matos	14	25	---	---	5	44
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	13	21	9	43
Derrick Morgan	---	---	13	23	2	38
Quentin Demps	---	---	13	23	1	37
Terry Densmore	---	---	14	20	2	36
Johnny Bell	---	---	13	20	3	36
Michael Neal	---	---	13	20	2	35
Grant Fredrickson	11	20	---	---	3	34
Bart Krcik	---	---	11	21	2	34
Donnell Samuels	---	---	12	16	6	34
Cheshire Kit Claussen	11	15	---	---	7	33
Phil Jeffords	---	---	11	21	1	33
Pat Dodge	---	---	15	16	1	32
Perry Riley	---	---	5	9	14	28
Tito Griffin	5	8	---	---	14	27
Cris Batten	---	---	8	16	2	26
Matt Sato	---	---	8	15	2	25
Bryan Covington	---	---	5	4	14	23
Karl Morton	---	---	9	11	1	21
Kendrick Meehan	6	9	---	---	4	19
J.J. Caldwell	0	1	---	---	16	17
Henry Boyer	5	8	---	---	3	16
Matt Slauson	4	5	---	---	4	13
Mel Hawkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
A.J. Welch	0	0	---	---	2	2
Casey Donovan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Walt Stanek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rusty Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rodney Wahl	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	14	104	7.4
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	12	73	6.1
Right	6	49	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	33	20	0	0	1	6	5	3	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Moran	38	24	8	1	3	6	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	95	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	59	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	178	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	135	16.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR James Hardy	10	5	0	46	24
TE Kendall Carswell	6	4	0	26	29
WR Colin Saenz	5	3	0	13	19
WR Irv Buckner	4	3	0	33	26
TE Leonard Dodge	2	1	0	15	14
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	1	0	19	17
WR Benjamin Anderko	2	2	0	25	11
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	0	2	23
WR Arnold Ogden	1	0	1	0	3

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Johnson	9	5	2	154	3	30
WR Eric Bryant	8	4	1	83	2	27
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	6	5	0	84	1	15
TE Ty Hatcher	4	2	0	32	1	32
WR Wesley Banks	4	2	0	25	0	17
FB Grant Fredrickson	3	2	0	0	0	20
RB Ray Terry	2	2	0	30	1	17
RB Sammie Matos	2	2	0	9	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Blasingame	2	33	16.50	7.44

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Matos	2	13	6.50	6.73
Ray Terry	1	1	1.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	5	3	21	4.20	5.42

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Moran	4	2	25	6.25	10.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kendall Carswell	2	1	5	2.50	4.33
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
WR James Hardy	1	1	14	14.00	4.60
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Bryant	3	2	25	8.33	10.38
FB Grant Fredrickson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gabe Blasingame	2	2
Phillip Rotzell	1	1
Steven Bradford	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Moran	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	7	4	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Moran	8	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colin Saenz	1	0	0
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	1
WR James Hardy	1	1	1
TE Leonard Dodge	1	1	1
TE Kendall Carswell	1	0	0
WR Arnold Ogden	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Anderko	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	3	2
RB Ray Terry	2	2	1
WR Bryan Johnson	1	1	1
WR Wesley Banks	1	1	1
WR Eric Bryant	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,200 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 32,900 (34,700)
End Zone 21,000 (25,100)
Mezzanine 11,400 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 17,900 (22,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,200 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	32,900 (34,700)
End Zone	21,000 (25,100)
Mezzanine	11,400 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	17,900 (22,200)