The Buffalo Bills and New York Jets are squaring up again this Sunday for another round of their AFC East rivalry, and let’s be real, recent history has been a total snooze-fest for anyone not rocking red and blue. The Bills have absolutely dominated, winning five straight against New York and boasting a ridiculous 10-2 record against them since 2020. It’s been so long since the Jets gave Bills fans any real reason to sweat, it’s almost getting sad.
Buffalo’s Reign of Terror Over the Jets
This isn’t just a recent trend, folks. The Bills lead the all-time series 73-58, which is a pretty hefty margin when you’re talking about teams playing each other twice a year for decades. And get this: Buffalo has kept New York out of the end zone on its opening drive in every single one of their last 25 meetings. Twenty-five! That’s not just a streak, that’s a whole generation of Jets fans who haven’t seen their team score first against their biggest rivals. The Jets have tried to shake things up, bringing in head coach Aaron Glenn, defensive coordinator Brian Duker, and offensive coordinator Frank Reich, all with history facing the Bills. But so far, the results are telling a familiar story.
Aaron Glenn’s Personal Josh Allen Nightmare
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is in his second season, but his dance with Josh Allen started way back when Glenn was the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions for four seasons. If he thought a change of teams would make Allen any easier to handle, well, the scoreboard says otherwise. Their first showdown was Thanksgiving Day 2022, when Buffalo rolled into Detroit and snagged a 28-25 win. Allen went off, throwing for 253 yards and two touchdowns, then added another 78 yards and a score on the ground. He even set up the game-winning field goal with a 36-yard pass to Stefon Diggs in the final seconds.
Their next clash in December 2024 was supposed to be different. Glenn had a bona fide Super Bowl contender in Detroit, a team at 12-1 and riding an 11-game winning streak. Allen, however, was not impressed. He torched them for 362 passing yards and two touchdowns, plus another 68 rushing yards and two more scores in a wild 48-42 Buffalo victory. The Lions defense couldn’t even sack him, and the Bills racked up a mind-blowing 559 yards of total offense. That put Allen’s two-game total against Glenn’s Detroit defenses at an insane 761 combined passing and rushing yards and seven total touchdowns, with Buffalo winning both times.
Glenn took the head coach job with the Jets in 2025, getting another shot. But Buffalo still took their first meeting that September, a 30-10 win. Allen’s numbers were quieter this time, 148 passing yards and 59 rushing yards with no touchdowns accounted for, but the Bills didn’t even need him to go superhero mode to handle business.
So, here we are, another Sunday, another shot for the Jets to finally flip the script on this one-sided rivalry. Can they break the five-game losing streak? Can they finally score on an opening drive? More importantly, can Aaron Glenn’s defense find a way to contain Josh Allen, a guy who seems to thrive no matter what team Glenn is coaching against him? This Sunday isn’t just another game, it’s a chance to see if the Jets can prove they belong in the AFC East.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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