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New York Jets at Buffalo Bills

Final · Kickoff

2016 Regular season · Week 2 · New Era Field · Thursday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Jets beat Bills 37–31 in 2016 Week 2

The New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills 37–31 on the road at New Era Field in Week 2 of the 2016 regular season on September 15, 2016. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 6 points.

The result moved the Jets to 1–1 and dropped the Bills to 0–2. The Jets finished 2016 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Bills finished 2016 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Jets’ 37 points were their most in any game of 2016.

In their previous meeting, the Buffalo Bills won 22–17 on January 3, 2016. When they met again, the New York Jets won 30–10 on January 1, 2017.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Jets lead the series 19–16 after meeting No. 35 since 1999 Full series history

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