Bills–Jets rivalry
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The Bills–Jets rivalry is a rivalry between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets in the National Football League. Both of these teams play in the same division (AFC East) and as a result, play two scheduled games each season. Both teams represent New York State, with the Bills having their primary fan base in Western New York, and the Jets in the New York City area.
First meeting | September 11, 1960 Titans 27, Bills 3 |
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Latest meeting | November 19, 2023 Bills 32, Jets 6 |
Next meeting | October 14, 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 127[1] |
All-time series | Bills, 69–58 |
Postseason results | Bills, 1–0 (1981 AFC Wild Card)
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Largest victory | Jets: 42–3 (1985) Bills: 37–0 (1989) |
Longest win streak | Bills: 10 (1987–92) Jets: 6 (2009–12) |
Current win streak | Bills, 1 (2023–present) |
Playoff and Championship Success | |
AFL Championships (2)
Super Bowl Appearances (5) AFL Eastern Division Championships (5) (1960–1969) AFC East Divisional Championships (13) (1970–present)
AFC Wild Card Berths (18) (1970–present) |
This rivalry is fueled primarily by the differences between the greater New York City metropolitan area and the rest of New York State, but also by the Bills being the only team physically located in New York due to the Jets and their NFC counterparts the Giants playing their games in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City. However, the two teams have rarely been successful at the same time, and as such, their rivalry usually lacks the intensity that is present in other rivalries, such as the Bills' rivalry with the Dolphins and the Jets' with the Patriots. There have only been four seasons in which both the Bills and Jets finished with winning records.[3] Regardless, the two teams share a bond due to this seeming inability to field winning teams simultaneously, having been the two NFL teams coached by Rex Ryan, and their long histories playing twice yearly against one another going back to the first days of the AFL.
The Bills lead the overall series, 69–58. The Bills also won the only postseason meeting, defeating the Jets 31–27 in the 1981 AFC Wild Card round.