ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Pick an adjective to describe the Jets' 40-14 loss to the Bills on Sunday.
You may think that it's pathetic.
It's okay to feel embarrassed.
It can also be humiliating.
Even considering all of the above, you may still not understand how bad this loss was.
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This looked like varsity playing JV. While the Bills proved they were the class of the AFC East, and perhaps the entire AFC, it seemed like the Jets might struggle in the SEC.
The Jets lost by 26 points, but it wasn't close.
The only good news for the Jets is that there's only one game left in the season and a quick flight home. The Jets didn't do anything good in this game. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw two interceptions and was sacked four times, including once by a safety. He threw for just 112 yards. Things got so bad that Rodgers was benched in the fourth quarter to replace Tyrod Taylor. The offense couldn't sniff out the end zone until garbage time, when Taylor threw a touchdown to Garrett Wilson.
The defense couldn't compete with Josh Allen and the Bills offense, scoring five touchdowns. The Bills scored 28 points in the second half.
The Jets continued to be the most undisciplined team I've ever seen. There were 16 penalties allowed for 120 yards. Five of the penalties were personal fouls for unnecessary roughness.
The Bills opened the game with a 12-play, 70-yard drive, also helped by three Jets penalties. Allen scored a touchdown by diving from the 1-yard line for a 7-0 lead. Before the touchdown, a pass interference penalty was given to Sauce Gardner in the end zone, putting the ball at one point. DJ Reed committed a face penalty early on the drive, converting the Bills' third-and-17. First down.
The Jets got the ball all the way to the Bills' 6 on their first drive, but a holding penalty forced them back to the 34 and they were stuffed with a 4-and-1 from the 24 when Braylon Allen was stopped for no gain.
The Jets found themselves in the red zone again midway through the second quarter, bringing Buffalo to 12 points. And Rodgers made his ninth interception of the season. He was about to throw a quick pass to Davante Adams, but Bills defensive end Greg Rousseau threw the pass into the air, and defensive tackle Jordan Phillips caught and picked it off, leading to the Jets' scoring hopes. collapsed again.
The Bills' defensive end, AJ Epenesa, passed starting left tackle Max Mitchell and sacked Rodgers in the end zone for a safety, increasing their lead to 9-0 with 2:31 left in the first half. He extended his lead. .
Buffalo made a 39-yard field goal by Tyler Bass at the end of the first half to make it 12-0 at halftime.
The Jets held out hope again in the second half after getting good field position on the Bills' 45 points. But that momentum ended with Rodgers' second interception of the game and 10 points.th of the season. This is from Bills cornerback Christian Benford. To add insult to injury, Rodgers was penalized for hitting out of bounds after Benford returned the ball 24 yards.
The Bills had Allen throw a 30-yard touchdown to Amari Cooper and Cooper made an acrobatic catch to turn the takeaway into a touchdown. The score gave the Bills a 19-0 lead with 5:13 left in the third quarter.
Running back James Cook then scored one point late in the third quarter, extending the lead to 26-0.
The humiliation continued when Garrett Wilson fumbled at the Jets' No. 20 and Bills linebacker Matt Milano recovered it. Allen found a 14-yard touchdown on a play that Keon Coleman should have been throwing all day to make it 33-0.
Bills backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw a short pass to practice squad receiver Tyrell Shavers and ran another 69 yards for a touchdown, making the score 40-0.
The game came close, with Taylor replacing Rodgers in the fourth quarter and leading two touchdown drives to avoid a shutout.
