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Buffalo Bills at New York Jets

Final · Kickoff

2019 Regular season · Week 1 · MetLife Stadium

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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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Bills beat Jets 17–16 in 2019 Week 1

The Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets 17–16 on the road at MetLife Stadium in Week 1 of the 2019 regular season on September 8, 2019. The final margin was a single point.

The result moved the Bills to 1–0 and dropped the Jets to 0–1. The Bills finished 2019 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Jets finished 2019 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New York Jets won 27–23 on December 9, 2018. When they met again, the New York Jets won 13–6 on December 29, 2019.

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 22–19 after meeting No. 41 since 1999 Full series history

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