Mitchell Trubisky threw four touchdown passes in relief of Josh Allen as Buffalo dominated New York 35-8 in their Week 18 regular season finale at Highmark Stadium on January 4, 2026. The Bills’ defense held the Jets to 122 total yards while Buffalo’s offense accumulated 470 yards in the victory that secured the No. 6 AFC playoff seed.
Game Information
Date: January 4, 2026 Location: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY Attendance: 70,944 Duration: 2:48
Ray Davis: Career-high 151 rushing yards plus receiving TD
James Cook: Finished regular season with 1,621 rushing yards (NFL leader, first Bills RB since O.J. Simpson in 1976)
Josh Allen: Extended starting streak to 135 consecutive games (longest active among NFL quarterbacks)
Dawson Knox: Earned $200,000 in bonuses reaching 400 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns
Sean McDermott: First Bills head coach with 12+ wins in four different seasons
New York Jets:
First NFL team to finish a season without a defensive interception
Only 4 total takeaways (fewest in NFL history, breaking 49ers’ 2018 record of 7)
First team to lose by 23+ points in five consecutive games in one season
Finished 3-14, securing No. 2 overall draft pick
Injuries:
NYJ: LB Quincy Williams (hand), RB Kene Nwangwu (hamstring)
BUF: K Matt Prater (quadriceps), CB Maxwell Hairston (ankle)
Buffalo’s statistical dominance secured the No. 6 AFC playoff seed following the Los Angeles Chargers’ loss to Denver. The Bills advanced to face Jacksonville in the wild-card round, their third playoff meeting with the Jaguars. The performance statistics revealed the gulf between the playoff-bound Bills and a Jets team that surrendered the second-most points in franchise history while becoming the first NFL defense in the Super Bowl era to finish without an interception.
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