Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets
1 2 3 4 FINAL
BUFFALO 0 9 6 7 22
NEW YORK 14 21 14 0 49
NEW YORK – If not for a muffed punt by Tyreek Hill versus Jacksonville and a pair of Nick Folk misses (before he was traded), the New York Jets (7-2, 4-1 AFC East) could be staring an undefeated season in the face with no signs of slowing down after their convincing 49-22 victory over the Buffalo Bills (4-3-1, 0-2) on Thursday night.
A dominant defensive effort by Brandon Marshall and company yielded only eight yards rushing and, despite a 400 yard passing game by Aaron Rodgers, the Jets were in control from the start.
Wide receiver Brandin Cooks was unguardable with 207 yards receiving and three TDs.
"It's someone new each week with us," Cooks said. "Our GM came in and preached this 3-year plan to everyone in 2015. I wasn't here then, but we trust in this process and we just need to keep it rolling each week."
The Jets now fully control their own destiny in an effort to take home the AFC East crown. The last two Super Bowl winners have also been AFC East champs.
The Bills will hope to regroup next week against the New Orleans Saints while the Jets will take on Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Oakland Raiders vs Miami Dolphins
1 2 3 4 FINAL
OAKLAND 0 13 0 0 13
MIAMI 3 7 14 17 41
MIAMI – Trailing 3-13 early in the 2nd quarter, Miami's (6-3) Adam Gase called one of his patented 'basketball timeouts' to unload on his special teams unit after Oakland's scoop-and-score following a Raiders field goal.
From that point on, Gase's squad got the message. The Raiders never again crossed midfield as the team had to settle for a 167 yard day on offense while the Dolphins exploded for 38 unanswered points in the route.
"I was pissed," Gase said. "I firmly believe, if we play our game, we should be in every game with a chance to win at the end. Giving away points like that is an insult to our defenders who work their tails off to keep our opponents out of the end zone."
Byron Jones, who has played all over the field for Miami this season, finished with five tackles and an early INT in the win.
Miami next heads to North Carolina to take on the Panthers.
