The New York Jets are darn lucky to play in the same division as Buffalo. It’s still difficult to tell how this vintage Bills meltdown ever occurred. It’s not just that the Jets flew up to Lake Erie and took care of business, 27-23. We witnessed a glimpse into the future, in what should be remembered as Sam Darnold‘s coming-out party.
The kid hadn’t played a game since badly wrecking his right foot six weeks ago in Miami. Not fully healed, Sam literally stepped into a bad situation, in Buffalo winter weather — to a tough rival looking to punctuate last month’s 41-10 beatdown of Gang Green at MetLife.