NFL Week 17: Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets | Jets win 38-7

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Week 17 – Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets
When: Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, January 2, 2011
Venue: New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Bills (4-11) vs Jets (10-5) Preview

Having qualified for the playoffs, the New York Jets aren’t concerned about their offense. It’s their usually reliable defense that’s suddenly a worry. Facing the last-place Buffalo Bills may present the ideal chance to create momentum for their struggling unit.

New York (10-5) is in playoffs for a second consecutive season despite losing three of its last four, including a 38-34 defeat at Chicago last week. The Jets, who will likely visit Kansas City or Indianapolis next week, are currently the sixth seed and have only a slim chance to move up to No. 5.

Coach Rex Ryan is more worried about his defense, which is ranked fourth in the league but hasn’t played up to that status recently. It gave up 322 yards to the Bears, with Matt Forte running for 113 to become the first running back to top the 100-yard mark against New York since Week 10 of last season.

New York will face a Bills team that has clinched a third consecutive last-place finish. Buffalo has scored a league-low six rushing touchdowns and is averaging 18.4 points — 27th in the NFL. (Source preview: ESPN)

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UPDATE: Jets defeated the Bills, 38-7, and are into AFC playoffs as No. 6 seed

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GAME RECAP

Mark Brunell threw two touchdown passes in relief of a resting Mark Sanchez, Joe McKnight ran for a career-high 158 yards and the Jets’ defense was dominant in a playoff tuneup, a 38-7 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

Having already clinched a postseason spot, New York (11-5) sat a handful of stars, including LaDainian Tomlinson, Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie, but still earned the fourth 11-win season in franchise history — and first since the 1998 team went to the AFC Championship Game. The Jets, the No. 6 seed, were waiting to see where they would travel next weekend.

Sanchez, dealing with a sore right shoulder, started but played only one series and handed off nine times without a throw. He wasn’t needed in this blowout, which amounted to little more than a scrimmage.

The Bills finished 4-12 in their first season under coach Chan Gailey. (Source)