The New York Jets smashed the Buffalo Bills, 45 to 14, on October 8, 1978.

1978 New York Jets

Final

BUF

Bills

2-4-0

14

NYJ

Jets

3-3-0

45

1

7

14

2

0

21

3

0

10

4

7

0

Total

14

45

1st quarter

BUF

NYJ

Jets

Kevin Long 5-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

0

7

Jets

Burgess Owens 40-yard interception return (Pat Leahy kick)

0

14

Bills

Reuben Gant 16-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)

7

14

2nd quarter

BUF

NYJ

Jets

Kevin Long 16-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

7

21

Jets

Kevin Long 3-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

7

28

Jets

Bruce Harper 82-yard punt return (Pat Leahy kick)

7

35

3rd quarter

BUF

NYJ

Jets

Derrick Gaffney 18-yard pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick)

7

42

Jets

Pat Leahy 38-yard field goal

7

45

4th quarter

BUF

NYJ

Bills

Bob Chandler 15-yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick)

14

45

Bills

Jets

1st Downs

16

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

63

57

Total Yards

322

278

Yards per play

5.1

4.9

Passing

185

47

Comp - Att

12 - 28

4 - 10

Yards per pass

6.6

3.9

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 19

Rushing

137

231

Rushing Attempts

35

45

Yards per rush

3.9

5.1

Penalties

10

6

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joe Ferguson 10 24 140 5.8 1 2 40.3
Bill Munson 2 4 45 11.3 1 0 130.2
Team 12 28 185 6.6 2 2 0 59.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dennis Johnson 11 59 5.4 0
Terry Miller 12 39 3.3 0
Curtis Brown 7 22 3.1 0
Roland Hooks 5 17 3.4 0
Team 35 137 3.9 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Terry Miller 4 94 23.5 0
Frank Lewis 1 29 29.0 0
Reuben Gant 2 23 11.5 1
Bob Chandler 1 15 15.0 1
Curtis Brown 2 13 6.5 0
Roland Hooks 2 11 5.5 0
Team 12 185 6.6 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tom Dempsey 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rusty Jackson 4 145 36.3
Team 5 145 29.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Curtis Brown 6 140 23.3 0
Roland Hooks 2 49 24.5 0
Team 8 189 23.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keith Moody 3 39 13.0 0
Team 3 39 13.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Matt Robinson 4 9 66 7.3 1 0 106.7
Pat Ryan 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 4 10 47 6.6 1 0 2 96.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Kevin Long 13 91 7.0 3
Scott Dierking 11 50 4.5 0
Darnell Powell 6 31 5.2 0
Clark Gaines 4 18 4.5 0
Bruce Harper 3 16 5.3 0
Tom Newton 4 13 3.3 0
Matt Robinson 3 11 3.7 0
Derrick Gaffney 1 1 1.0 0
Team 45 231 5.1 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jerome Barkum 2 41 20.5 0
Derrick Gaffney 1 18 18.0 1
Wesley Walker 1 7 7.0 0
Team 4 66 6.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Pat Leahy 1 1 6 9
Team 1 1 6 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chuck Ramsey 4 142 35.5
Team 4 142 35.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bruce Harper 2 37 18.5 0
Bruce Stephens 1 16 16.0 0
Team 3 53 17.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bruce Harper 3 88 29.3 1
Team 3 88 29.3 1

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,271

Wilson

Zach Wilson

RUSH

994

Hall

Breece Hall

REC

1,042

Wilson

Garrett Wilson

Team Rankings

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PPG

15.8

29th

OPP PPG

20.9

12th

RUSH YDS/G

96.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

198.4

30th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM