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Jets damage Bills’ AFC East standing, 34-21

By BARRY WILNER Buffalo made a key er- flagged for offside.
AP Pro Football Writer ror on New York’s second New York opened the scor-
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) touchdown drive. Cedric ing — the fourth straight
— There was one team Thornton sacked McCown, game it has led early —
that looked like a playoff but grabbed his face mask. after some strong defense
contender Thursday night. The 15-yard penalty, which pinned Buffalo near its goal
It wasn’t the Buffalo Bills. followed a 20-yard pass line. A punt set up the Jets
Buffalo’s pursuit of AFC to Jermaine Kearse and a near midfield and they
East kingpin New England 22-yard run by Forte, led to used eight plays to score.
was stymied by the New Robby Anderson beating McCown, looking very spry
York Jets, who controlled double coverage for a 25- for a 38-year-old QB, went
the line of scrimmage on yard TD reception. in untouched around the
both sides in a 34-21 win Forte’s 10-yard run made left side on a scramble for
that never was close in the it 24-7 and came one play a 7-0 Jets lead.
second half. after Powell broke four Buffalo matched that,
Matt Forte ran for two tackles on his 51-yard jaunt aided by Taylor’s 18-yard
touchdowns four days af- that featured slick moves scramble on third down.
ter complaining the Jets and plenty of speed. Rookie Zay Jones caught
didn’t run the ball enough, The Bills hurt themselves his first pro TD, an 11-yarder
and an overwhelming de- further when Nick O’Leary when he got wide open
fense sacked Tyrod Taylor fumbled on a strange over the middle.
seven times. play. The tight end caught An offensive pass interfer-
“We played to what we do New York Jets quarterback Josh McCown (15) spikes the ball Taylor’s third-down pass ence call on Austin Sefar-
best,” Forte said. “Our of- after scoring on a touchdown run against the Buffalo Bills during and fell to the ground un- ian-Jenkins’ touchdown
fensive line likes to come the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in touched. He delayed, catch negated the tight
off the line straight ahead East Rutherford, N.J. heard no whistle, and got end’s TD early in the sec-
and hit guys in the mouth Associated Press up. But the ball then was ond quarter and the Jets
and wear guys out like showed we can get sacks, open the scoring, and New stripped by Marcus Maye settled for Chandler Cat-
that. I think we started we showed we can stop York rushed for 194 yards and recovered by fellow anzaro’s 45-yard field goal
to wear them out as the the run. This is our first game overall. rookie safety Jamal Ad- to retake the lead. He later
game went on, and you putting it all together in a Jordan Jenkins had two ams. hit a 32-yarder.
saw some runs pop here complete game. I feel like of the Jets’ sacks as they Adding to the miscues, Bills The Jets found a pass rush
and there.” now that we showed it and never allowed Buffalo’s of- defensive end Jerry Hughes that was missing in ac-
Buffalo (5-3) came in hav- put in on film, we’ll definite- fense to get on track. drew a 15-yard unsports- tion most of the year. They
ing scored 64 points in ly challenge ourselves to Indeed, mistakes were the manlike conduct penalty came in with 11 sacks,
its last two wins, but self- keep progressing.” Bills’ trademark. for mouthing off to an offi- which was last among
destructed with turnovers Forte scored on runs of 10 “We came into their house cial — during a timeout, no teams that had played
and miscues. New York (4- and 5 yards and had 14 and they just outplayed less — on the ensuing Jets eight games.
5) snapped a three-game carries for 77 yards. Aug- us,” Taylor said. “They were drive. Buffalo scored two late
slide in which it held leads menting that was Bilal really aggressive today and Taylor also fumbled when touchdowns to make the
in each defeat. Powell with a 51-yard burst played to their strengths. sacked for the sixth time, final margin less lopsided.
“We’ve got a high ceiling,” and 74 yards on nine car- “We have to stop the neg- and Forte’s 5-yard TD run “We were outplayed fun-
defensive tackle Leonard ries. Quarterback Josh Mc- ative plays. Tonight we had followed. And even when damentally. We weren’t
Williams said. “We showed Cown got in on the fun turnovers on offense and the Bills recovered a late very good,” coach Sean
we can get takeaways, we with a 10-yard scramble to that’s not our style of play.” onside kick, they were McDermott said.q
Elliott freed to play by court, senses ‘burst of adrenalin’

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and make me something I’m few off days when he ran
SCHUYLER DIXON not. I’m not an abuser,” he but also recovered from
Associated Press said. “That’s not who I am. a “heavy load” last Sun-
NEW YORK (AP) — Ezekiel This is my name and this is day, when he rushed for
Elliott felt a “burst of adren- my reputation. This is some- 150 yards and two touch-
alin” surge through the Dal- thing I’m going to have to downs in a 33-19 victory
las Cowboys locker room live with beyond football. at Washington.“I’m fresh. I
after a court freed him to Every day is worth fighting.” feel fresh,” he said.
play Sunday rather than Elliott, smiling at times, said Coach Jason Garrett said
begin a six-game suspen- he “threw a sweat shirt on, Elliott would practice Friday
sion. He also blasted the grabbed my backpack and spend some extra time
claims against him, saying: and was on my way here” through the weekend pre-
“I’m not an abuser.”“My as soon as his agent noti- paring to face the Chiefs.
energy level is high like the fied him Friday morning. “We’ll make sure he’s
rest of this team,” the star He had been away from ready to go,” Garrett said.
running back said at his In this Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, file photo, Dallas Cowboys running the team for three days “Zeke’s a smart guy. He’s
locker after a federal ap- back Ezekiel Elliott smiles on the sideline after scoring a touch- this week because of the played a lot of football for
peals judge in New York down during the second half of an NFL football game against suspension.“I kind of felt, us in a short period of time.”
ruled Friday he can play at the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. a little bit, it seemed like a Cowboys owner Jerry
least one more game — at Associated Press burst of adrenaline in this Jones told his radio show
home against Kansas City Circuit Court of Appeals, saying a prolonged fight in team when I came in the that the availability of a
— before a three-judge perhaps as early as next the courts was worthwhile. locker room and everyone player such as Elliott based
panel takes up his case. week.Elliott assailed what “This is bigger than a sus- saw me and realized I was on what a court decides is
His status after Sunday will he said was the NFL’s at- pension. It’s bigger than going this week,” he said. a “new experience for us.”
be decided by the 2nd U.S. tempt to muddy his name, football. Them trying to He said he’d welcomed a q