most first downs in a game by the jets vs the bills

The New York Jets had their most first downs in a game against the Bills on September 15, 2016, with 28 first downs.

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Regular season

	TEAM	1DWN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	TD	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Jets	28	9/15/2016	NYJ	@	BUF	W 37-31	18	7	3	4	493	393	61.5
2	Jets	27	9/15/1985	NYJ	vs	BUF	W 42-3	14	12	1	6	532	270
3	Jets	26	9/13/1987	NYJ	@	BUF	W 31-28	13	12	1	4	394	359
4	Jets	25	10/3/2010	NYJ	@	BUF	W 38-14	13	11	1	5	444	223	46.7
5	Jets	25	9/15/1991	NYJ	vs	BUF	L 20-23	11	12	2	2	388	304	30.8
6	Jets	25	11/2/1975	NYJ	vs	BUF	L 23-24				2	366	435
7	Jets	24	11/6/2011	NYJ	@	BUF	W 27-11	14	8	2	3	348	287	54.5
8	Jets	24	10/10/2004	NYJ	vs	BUF	W 16-14	18	4	2	1	383	252	57.1
9	Jets	24	12/8/1985	NYJ	@	BUF	W 27-7	20	3	1	4	485	436
10	Jets	24	10/3/1983	NYJ	@	BUF	W 34-10	11	11	2	4	416	216
11	Jets	23	11/8/1998	NYJ	vs	BUF	W 34-12	14	8	1	4	398	182	62.5	50.0
12	Jets	23	10/21/1990	NYJ	@	BUF	L 27-30	11	9	3	3	342	405
13	Jets	23	9/23/1984	NYJ	@	BUF	W 28-26	11	8	4	4	391	391
14	Titans	23	10/16/1960	NYT	@	BUF	W 17-13				2	291	204
15	Jets	22	11/14/2021	NYJ	vs	BUF	L 17-45	14	4	4	2	366	489	23.1	50.0
16	Jets	22	10/26/2014	NYJ	vs	BUF	L 23-43	9	11	2	3	312	280	47.4	100.0
17	Jets	22	11/24/2002	NYJ	vs	BUF	W 31-13	9	11	2	4	325	258	50.0	50.0
18	Jets	22	11/24/1996	NYJ	@	BUF	L 10-35	14	6	2	1	341	348	41.2	0.0
19	Jets	22	10/26/1992	NYJ	vs	BUF	L 20-24	8	10	4	2	326	373	37.5	50.0
20	Jets	22	9/23/1979	NYJ	@	BUF	L 31-46				4	416	497
21	Titans	22	9/17/1961	NYT	@	BUF	L 31-41				4	316	288
22	Jets	21	11/6/2022	NYJ	vs	BUF	W 20-17	9	11	1	2	310	317	38.5	100.0
23	Jets	21	11/2/2017	NYJ	vs	BUF	W 34-21	6	10	5	4	331	307	42.9
24	Jets	21	9/9/2012	NYJ	vs	BUF	W 48-28	15	5	1	6	384	390	71.4
25	Jets	21	10/7/2001	NYJ	@	BUF	W 42-36	12	8	1	6	335	473	40.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

783

Smith

RUSH

163

Hall

REC

243

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

17th

OPP PPG

20.3

12th

RUSH YDS/G

92.3

26th

PASS YDS/G

261.0

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
Jets	1	2	.333
Dolphins	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LV	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

The New York Jets had their most first downs in a game against the Bills on September 15, 2016, with 28 first downs.

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69.9

68.2

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