Josh Allen and a Buffalo Bills offense that hasn't lost since early October roll into MetLife Stadium looking to keep stacking wins against a Jets team that can't find any traction.
Game details
| When | Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET |
| Where | MetLife Stadium |
| TV | CBS |
| Line | Buffalo Bills -7.5 | O/U 51 (market view) |
| Buffalo Bills record | 7-1 |
| New York Jets record | 2-7 |
Overview
The Buffalo Bills sit at 7-1 and have won four straight, outscoring opponents 256-187 on the season. Over that stretch they beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-6, the Baltimore Ravens 36-10, the Las Vegas Raiders 33-30 and the Los Angeles Rams 37-34, with their only blemish in that run a 26-29 loss to the New England Patriots.
The New York Jets head into Sunday at 2-7 and losers of four in a row. Their recent results read a 12-35 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs, a 33-38 loss to the Raiders, a 25-28 loss to the Miami Dolphins and a 19-26 loss at New England, sandwiched around a 17-12 win over the Cleveland Browns. New York has been outscored 223-182 for the year.
Buffalo is favored by 7.5 points with the total set at 51.0, and the history backs the number: the Bills lead the all-time series 72-58 and have won the past five meetings. Kickoff is set for 1:00 PM ET at MetLife Stadium under clear skies, 46 degrees with 9 mph wind, conditions that shouldn't bother either passing game. Buffalo's record, its four-game win streak and its recent scoring margins all point to a clear edge heading in.
Key players
Josh Allen needs three combined passing and rushing touchdowns to pass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for the most combined passing and rushing scores by a player in his first ten seasons, and a win Sunday would also move him past Patrick Mahomes for the second-most regular season wins by a starting quarterback through nine seasons, trailing only Russell Wilson.
James Cook III ranks fifth in the NFL with 814 rush yards this season and is chasing his fifth straight game with 100-plus scrimmage yards and a rushing touchdown after racking up 107 yards and a score last week against Minnesota.
Khalil Shakir projects for 9.5 DraftKings points and remains Allen's steady underneath option in Buffalo's passing game.
DJ Moore projects for 8.0 points and gives the Bills another outside option alongside Shakir and Keon Coleman.
Greg Rousseau is tied for second in the league with 8 sacks and tied for third with 10 tackles for loss, and he's going for a third straight game with a sack after posting one, along with a forced fumble and a pass breakup, last week.
Keys to the game
Keep pounding the ball with Cook and Ty Johnson once Buffalo gets inside the twenty so red-zone trips end in six points instead of three.
Allen needs to extend his run of 60-plus completion percentage, 210-plus passing yards and a touchdown pass to a sixth straight game while adding to a rushing touchdown total that already leads all quarterbacks.
The defense has to keep generating takeaways the way it did last week, when Rousseau, Dorian Williams, Terrel Bernard and Christian Benford combined for a sack, a forced fumble, two interceptions and multiple pass breakups, and turn that disruption on Geno Smith again.
Start Josh Allen with confidence at 23.5 projected points; he's the Bills' own goal-line weapon with 9 rush touchdowns this season, the most among quarterbacks.
James Cook III is a clear start at 20.0 projected points given his workload and the touchdown streak he's chasing.
Khalil Shakir is a safe floor play at 9.5 projected points as Buffalo's steady possession target.
DJ Moore projects for 8.0 points and is more of a flex-level option than a must-start against a Jets defense that will be forced to sell out against the run.
Tyler Bass projects for 10.0 points, and with a 51.0 total on the board and Buffalo expected to control the game, he should see plenty of scoring opportunities to cash in on.
Prediction
The market sets this one at Buffalo Bills 29, New York Jets 22, which lines up with the 7.5-point spread and the 51.0 total. That number reflects a Bills offense that's been finishing drives and a Jets team that's lost four straight while getting outscored across that stretch, with Buffalo's red-zone touch and rushing attack built to keep the margin where the line says it'll land.
Injury report
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Benford | CB | Questionable |
| Jordan Hancock | CB | Questionable |
| Spencer Brown | OT | Doubtful |
| Tyrell Shavers | WR | Questionable |
| Sam Franklin Jr. | S | Questionable |
| Ed Oliver | DT | Did not practice (no game status yet) |
| Terrel Bernard | LB | Did not practice (no game status yet) |
Depth chart
Offense
| Pos | Buffalo Bills |
|---|---|
| QB | Josh Allen |
| RB | James Cook III |
| WR | DJ Moore, Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman |
| TE | Dalton Kincaid |
| LT | Dion Dawkins |
| LG | Alec Anderson |
| C | Connor McGovern |
| RG | O'Cyrus Torrence |
| RT | Spencer Brown |
Defense
| Pos | Buffalo Bills |
|---|---|
| LDE | T.J. Sanders |
| NT | Deone Walker |
| RDE | Ed Oliver |
| WLB | Greg Rousseau |
| LILB | Dorian Williams |
| RILB | Terrel Bernard |
| SLB | Bradley Chubb |
| LCB | Christian Benford |
| RCB | Davison Igbinosun |
| NB | Dee Alford |
| SS | Amani Hooker |
| FS | Cole Bishop |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | Wk9 W 23-6 vs Minnesota Vikings, Wk8 W 36-10 vs Baltimore Ravens, Wk6 W 33-30 vs Las Vegas Raiders |
More league notes: What To Look For – Week 10, from the NFL.
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.