Jets embarrass the Bills in Week 1

Naturally, the worst scoring team in the preseason explodes for 48 points in the season opener.

It was a dreadful day for the Bills who got destroyed in all three areas of the game in the 48-28 win for the the New York J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets. By early in the second half the Jets had scored on a punt return, picked off Ryan Fitzpatrick three times, and made a big return on a CJ Spiller fumble. The Jets capitalized on those turnovers with 24 points, plus that 7 from the kick return. To add insult to injury, or rather injury to insult, the Bills top playmaker on offense Fred Jackson was hurt in the second quarter and did not return.

And not only did the Jets offense take advantage of those blunders, they moved the ball with ease. Jets converted their first six 3rd down tries and didn’t punt until the end of the 3rd quarter.

Tim Tebow had no real affect on the game, but Mark Sanchez was terrific. Sanchez completed 70% of his passes and threw for 3 touchdowns. Jeremy Kerley, who didn’t play at all in the preseason, was also a star of the game, returning the punt 68 yards to the bank and also caught a touchdown pass. Rookie Stephen Hill caught the other two. Shonn Greene did the ground and pounding, carrying the ball a career high 27 times for 94 yards and scored the game’s final touchdown.

The lone Bills’ highlight of the first half was a 56 yard scamper by CJ Spiller, and that certainly was all. Spiller finished the game with 168 yards rushing but also had that turnover in the final two minutes of the first half. You have to credit Chan Gailey, who took a nightmare and at least brought something positive. Ryan Fitzpatrick played about as badly as a quarterback can play. The Jets went up 41-7 but Gailey left his starter out there, and he bounced back with three touchdown drives to close out the game and at least make it respectable. But at that point, the only people still watching were Jets fans.

The 1-0 Jets have a much tougher matchup in Pittsburgh next week while the Bills play their home-opener against the Chiefs.