EST. 1960 EST. 1960 New York Jets (6-9) at Buffalo Bills (10-5) WEEK 17 // SUNDAY, DEC. 29, 2019 // 1:00 PM ET // NEW ERA FIELD // REFEREE: BRAD ROGERS In 1984, Jets DE Mark Gastineau totaled 22 sacks and became the first player to record at least 20 sacks in a single season since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982. His 20th sack of the season came in a Week 15 matchup against Buffalo. REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Bills lead all-time series, 62-55 LAST GAME: 9/8/19: Bills 17 at Bills 16 STREAKS: Bills have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/9/18: Jets 27, Bills 23 NEW YORK JETS BUFFALO BILLS W 16-10 vs. Pittsburgh LAST WEEK L 24-17 at New England Adam Gase: 3-4 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 3-2 17.5/23.5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.5/16.4 273.1 OFFENSE 331.6 Sam Darnold: 250-405-2825-18-12-85.0 PASSING Josh Allen: 268-456-3084-20-9-85.6 Le’Veon Bell: 229-748-3.3-3 RUSHING Devin Singletary (R): 151-775-5.1-2 Jamison Crowder: 70-767-11.0-5 RECEIVING John Brown: 72-1060-14.7-6 324.1 DEFENSE 300.1 Jordan Jenkins: 7 SACKS Jordan Phillips: 9.5 Neville Hewitt: 2 INTs Tre’Davious White: 6 (T1L) -6 (18/24) TAKE/GIVE +6 (22/16) Lachlan Edwards: 46.1 (41.6) PUNTING (NET) Corey Bojorquez: 42.4 (38.0) Sam Ficken: 73 (22/25 PAT; 17/23 FG) KICKING Stephen Hauschka: 90 (30/32 PAT; 20/26 FG) JETS NOTES BILLS NOTES • QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 183 yards with TD vs. 0 INTs • QB JOSH ALLEN passed for 208 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 95.5 rating last week. Had 175 pass yards & TD pass in for 102.7 rating & rushed for 43 yards last week. Had 254 pass Week 1 meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Buf. with 65+ comp. yards with 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in Week 1 meeting. Aims for pct. Needs 2 TD passes to become 1st NYJ QB with 20+ TD his 3rd in row vs. NYJ with rush TD. Has 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) passes in single season since 2015. vs. 0 INTs for 111.2 passer rating in past 3 vs. division. • RB LE’VEON BELL had 93 scrimmage yards last week (72 • RB DEVIN SINGLETARY (rookie) rushed for 46 yards last rush, 21 rec.). Aims for 3rd in row with 70+ rush yards. Had TD week. Has 372 scrimmage yards (124 per game) & rush TD catch in Week 1 meeting & has 486 scrimmage yards (162 per in his past 3 at home. Had 98 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 28 game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career games vs. Buf. RB rec.) in Week 1 meeting. Ranks 3rd among rookies with 775 BILAL POWELL rushed for 74 yards in his last game vs. Buf. rush yards in 2019. RB FRANK GORE ranks 3rd all-time with (11/2/17). Has 70+ rush yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Buf. 15,321 career rush yards & 4th with 19,201 scrimmage yards. • WR ROBBY ANDERSON had 5th TD catch of season last week. • WR JOHN BROWN had 52-yard TD catch last week, his 6th Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 overall & 2 of his past 3 vs. Buf. Is rec. TD of season. Had 7 catches for 123 yards & TD in Week 1st NYJ player with 5+ rec. TDs in 3 consecutive seasons since 1 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs, division with TD catch. LAVERANUES COLES (2005-08). WR JAMISON CROWDER WR COLE BEASLEY led team with 7 catches for 108 yards had 60 rec. yards in Week 16. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 last week. Aims for his 6th in row at home with TD catch. Had on road. Had career-high 14 catches for 99 yards in Week 1 5 catches in Week 1 meeting. meeting. Leads team with career-high 70 catches in 2019. • CB TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE has 2+ PD in 3 of past 5. Is 1 of 3 in • S JAMAL ADAMS had 8 tackles & 2 TFL last week. Has 4 NFL (J.C. JACKSON, JOE SCHOBERT) with 2 INTs in multiple sacks in his past 3 on road. Had PD in Week 1 meeting. Leads games this season. Ties for league lead with career-high 6 all DBs with 6.5 sacks in 2019. S MARCUS MAYE had 2 PD INTs. S JORDAN POYER had FF & season-high 11 tackles in & 1st INT of season in Week 16. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Buf. Week 16. Had sack in Week 1 meeting. Leads AFC safeties with PD. LB NEVILLE HEWITT had career-high 3rd sack of with 3 FFs this season. S MICAH HYDE had 7 tackles & FR season last week. Had TFL & INT in Week 1 meeting. Rookie DL last week. LB MATT MILANO led team with 12 tackles in QUINNEN WILLIAMS had sack in Week 16. Week 16. Had TFL in Week 1 meeting. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely ON THE AIRWAVES SIRIUS: 113 (NYJ), 134 (Buf) | XM: 383 (NYJ), 228 (Buf) EST. 1967 EST. 1995 New Orleans Saints (12-3) at Carolina Panthers (5-10) WEEK 17 // SUNDAY, DEC. 29, 2019 // 1:00 PM ET // BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM // REFEREE: RONALD TORBERT During their Super Bowl season of 2003, Carolina notched four overtime wins, including a Week 8 victory at New Orleans, 23-20. Panthers RB Stephen Davis ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and WR Steve Smith had nine receptions for 100 yards. REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Panthers lead all-time series, 25-24 LAST GAME: 11/24/19: Panthers 31 at Saints 34 STREAKS: Saints have won 5 of past 6 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/17/18: Saints 12, Panthers 9 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS CAROLINA PANTHERS W 38-28 at Tennessee LAST WEEK L 38-6 at Indianapolis Sean Payton: 13-12 COACH VS. OPP. Perry Fewell: 0-0 27.7/22.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.0/28.5 373.5 OFFENSE 342.7 Drew Brees: 262-348-2726-24-4-115.6 PASSING Will Grier (R): 27-44-224-0-3-46.0 Alvin Kamara: 163-758-4.7-3 RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 278-1361-4.9-14 Michael Thomas: 145 (1L)-1688 (1L)-11.6-9 RECEIVING D.J. Moore: 87-1175-13.5-4 333.3 DEFENSE 374.2 Cameron Jordan: 14.5 SACKS Mario Addison: 9.5 Marcus Williams: 4 INTs Many tied: 3 +12 (20/8) TAKE/GIVE -11 (21/32) Thomas Morstead: 46.1 (42.7) PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 45.7 (38.2) Wil Lutz: 138 (42/43 PAT; 32/36 FG) KICKING Joey Slye (R): 102 (30/34 PAT; 24/31 FG) SAINTS NOTES PANTHERS NOTES • QB DREW BREES passed for 279 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs • QB WILL GRIER (rookie) had 224 pass yards in NFL debut for 118.2 rating last week. Had 311 pass yards & 3 TDs vs. INT last week. Makes 1st career home start in Week 17. for 114.4 rating in Week 12 meeting. Has 19 TDs vs. INT for • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 15 receptions & 173 125.9 rating in his past 6 starts. Is NFL’s all-time leader in scrimmage yards (119 rec., 54 rush) in Week 16. Joined HOFer pass yards (77,163) & pass TDs (544). Leads NFL with 75.3 MARSHALL FAULK & CHRIS JOHNSON as only players with comp. pct. in 2019 & can surpass single-season record he set 9+ (9) games of 150+ scrimmage yards in single season. in 2018 (74.4 comp. pct.). Has 109 receptions in 2019, most by RB in single season in • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 110 scrimmage yards (80 rush, 30 NFL history. Is 1st RB in NFL history with 2 seasons of 100+ rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 16, his 11th career game with 2+ receptions. Leads NFL with 2,294 scrimmage yards (1,361 TDs. Had 103 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 36 rec.) in last road rush, 933 rec.) & needs 216 scrimmage yards to surpass meeting. Has 4 rush TDs in 4 career games vs. Car. & aims for CHRIS JOHNSON (2,509 in 2009) for most scrimmage yards his 4th in row vs. Car. with 100+ scrimmage yards. in single season in NFL history. Needs 67 rec. yards to join • WR MICHAEL THOMAS had 12 catches for 136 yards & HOFer MARSHALL FAULK (1999) & ROGER CRAIG (1985) rec. TD in Week 12. Has 145 receptions in 2019 & surpassed as only players with 1,000+ rush yards & 1,000+ rec. yards in HOFer MARVIN HARRISON (143 in 2002) for most in single single season in NFL history. season in NFL history. Leads NFL with 1,688 rec. yards in 2019 • WR D.J. MOORE had 6 catches for 126 yards & 2 TDs in Week & needs 112 rec. yards to become 5th player with 1,800 rec. 12 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. NFC South with yards in single season in NFL history. Has 5,475 rec. yards 8+ receptions & 85+ rec. yards. WR CURTIS SAMUEL aims since entering NFL in 2016 & surpassed HOFer RANDY MOSS for his 3rd in row at home with rec. TD. (5,396) for most by player in his 1st 4 seasons in NFL history.