on a 17-yard TD catch.<\/a><\/p>\nBuffalo\u2019s defense, meanwhile, manhandled an injury-depleted and backup-filled Jets offense that was blanked through 3 1\/2 quarters and finished with 122 yards offense and nine first downs.<\/p>\n
The win, coupled with the Los Angeles Chargers\u2019 loss at Denver, led to Buffalo moving up one spot in clinching the No. 6 seed. The Bills will travel to play the AFC South champion Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild-card round next Sunday.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t take McDermott long to begin looking ahead to the playoffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m already there,\u201d McDermott said. \u201cThat\u2019s where my head is already right now, is ready to put in the work to get ourselves ready to go to play our best football.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019ll be the third playoff meeting between the teams, with Jacksonville winning both. The Jaguars defeated Buffalo 30-27 in what stood as Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly\u2019s final game in 1996. More recently, the Jaguars beat Buffalo 10-3 in 2017 in the Bills\u2019 first playoff appearance after ending a 17-year postseason drought.<\/p>\n
It was the latest blowout loss for the Jets (3-14), who closed their first season under coach Aaron Glenn by losing five straight \u2014 a stretch in which they were outscored by a combined 188-54.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only thing I can think about is moving on to next year. I let the players down. I let the organization down, and that burns me, It really does,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cBut here\u2019s what I do know: I know the reason why I came here, and I am not gonna waver.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several players blamed themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has definitely been the worst season I\u2019ve been a part of as a team. Key word, a \u2018part.\u2019 I got my hands in it,\u201d fourth-year defensive end Jermaine Johnson said. \u201cMy hands are bloody. Everybody\u2019s hands are bloody in this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Jets became the NFL\u2019s first team to lose by 23 or more in five consecutive games in one season.<\/p>\n
For Buffalo, the outing turned into an afternoon-long celebration. The Bills move across the street to their new $2.1 billion facility next season.<\/p>\n
Fans showed up early and most stayed through the end to celebrate a stadium that has been the Bills\u2019 home since opening in 1973. <\/p>\n
The team honored its past with Kelly and fellow Hall of Famers Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed addressing the crowd. Even 100-year-old Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy delivered his familiar line of, \u201cWhere would you rather be than right here, right now,\u201d in a video message broadcast on the scoreboard during half time.<\/p>\n
By then, the outcome was essentially sealed with Buffalo leading 21-0 in a half the Jets were limited to four first downs and 63 yards offense.<\/p>\n
Trubisky finished 22 of 29 for 259 yards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a fun night, just trying to stay focused on giving (the fans) a good show,\u201d he said. \u201cWe just really wanted to perform well one last time in the stadium for them. And that was super special.\u201d <\/p>\n
Allen, nursing a sore right foot, took the first snap to extend his starting streak to 135 (including playoffs) \u2014 the NFL\u2019s longest active run among quarterbacks.<\/p>\n
Buffalo\u2019s James Cook who entered as the NFL\u2019s rushing leader finished with 15 yards to up his total to 1,564. The only player capable of catching Cook is Baltimore\u2019s Derrick Henry, who has 1,469 yards rushing, entering the Ravens game against Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
The loss secured New York the No. 2 pick in the draft.<\/p>\n
Undrafted rookie Brady Cook, making his fourth straight start, went 11 of 22 for 60 yards and a 2-yard touchdown pass to fullback Andrew Beck with 7:33 remaining.<\/p>\n
The Jets became the NFL\u2019s first team to finish a season without a defensive interception. And New York finished with just four takeaways, breaking the NFL-low record of seven set by San Francisco in 2018.<\/p>\n
Injuries<\/p>\n
Jets: LB Quincy Williams left in the second half with a hand injury. <\/p>\n
Bills: K Matt Prater aggravated a quadriceps injury in the first half. … CB Maxwell Hairston left with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n
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