Whaley, Ryan Wrap Up Season, Look Ahead

Instead, his fourth-quarter pass, intended as the go-ahead touchdown strike to Eric Decker, landed in the hands of a Buffalo Bills defender.

After all, Ryan’s Bills had just dispatched the Jets, the team that fired him nearly a year ago to the day, 22-17, the second time this season they had derailed NY by that exact same score.

Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva celebrates after the Steelers won 28-12 during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Cleveland.

“I had to finish the game for my team”, Dareus announced in a post on Instagram.

So now onto the off-season and how to get the Jets to the playoffs in 2016. Dating back to his days with the New York Jets, the head coach hasn’t finished with a winning record since the 2010 season. He finally got his 1,000 yard season, which is extremely well deserved.

Oh, there have been a few times in this disappointing season that first-year Buffalo boss Rex Ryan has been rendered subdued, but it happens rarely.

But the Jets didn’t consider the breakthroughs on their silent, postgame trudge from the Buffalo snow to the locker room.

“Oh man, don’t be telling me this anonymous stuff”, he said. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Bills do not publicly discuss their plans involving player personnel. There’s going to be some work to do as Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan will look to bolster the lineup enough that they will qualify for the playoffs.

Williams had nothing to say about a story in The Buffalo News that came out last week that included an anonymous teammate basically saying that Williams quit on the Bills this season, and his lackluster effort was clearly visible on the game tape. “But definitely I felt the learning curve throughout the season”.

Ryan and the Buffalo Bills stopped the Jets from making the playoffs Sunday and gave the Pittsburgh Steelers the final playoff spot in the AFC.

There has been quite a bit of that in the 24 hours since the Jets’ season came to an end.

The Bills had four drives during the game that were 13 or more plays, as they dominated time of possession 39:13 to 20:47. Hall of Famer Jim Kelly’s career-best was 101.2.

Buffalo got a gift at the start of the second quarter when a fight broke out and the Jets received a penalty.

Leodis McKelvin intercepted a Fitzpatrick pass attempt early in the fourth quarter as the Jets were trying to get into the end zone to take the lead. The Bills then took 6:54 off the clock on a field-goal drive, giving Fitzpatrick the ball back with 3:49 left, a five-point deficit and the chance to become a NY legend. Bills linebacker Manny Lawson picked it off, with 1:51 left. Their opponent, the New York Jets, had everything on the line – able to clinch a playoff berth with a victory. The running game was not relied upon much, as they ran the ball only 17 times for 122 yards.

“Yeah, it was tough”, Fitzpatrick said after the loss. Carolina routed Tampa Bay 38-10, while Denver edged San Diego 27-20 to win the AFC West title. “We’ll learn from this”.