New York Jets at Buffalo Bills 12 to 21
Sunday, September 10, 2017, Week 1The Buffalo Bills opened the Sean McDermott-era hosting the New York Jets to begin the 2017 season. McDermott was hired in the offseason as the new head coach after six successful seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers, including an appearance in one Super Bowl.
The game got off to a slow start as the first quarter featured a turnover and three punts on the first four complete drives. However, the Bills opened up the scoring in the second quarter with a touchdown and never trailed the entire game.
The Bills defense shut down the Jets offense, putting up only 214 yards of offense and only 11 first downs the entire game. The Bills defense also forced two interceptions off of new quarterback Josh McCown, who continued his personal losing streak of eight consecutive games, dating back to 2015.
New York Jets offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | 176 | 38 | 2 | 11 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Todd Bowles Assistant Head Coach: Mike Caldwell Offensive Coordinator: John Morton Defensive Coordinator: Kacy Rodgers Special Teams Coordinator: Brant Boyer Quarterbacks Coach: Jeremy Bates Wide Receivers Coach: Karl Dorrell Offensive Line Coach: Steve Marshall Running Backs Coach: Lyvonia Albert "Stump" Mitchell Tight Ends Coach: Jimmie Olden Johnson Jr. Assistant Quarterbacks Coach: Mick Lombardi Assistant Offensive Line Coach: David Diaz-Infante Offensive Assistant Coach: Jason Vrable, Mick Lombardi Defensive Line Coach: Robert Nunn Linebackers Coach: Mike Caldwell Outside Linebackers Coach: Kevin Greene Defensive Backs Coach: Dennard Wilson Assistant Defensive Line Coach: La'Roi Glover Assistant Defensive Backs Coach: Daylon McCutcheon Defensive Assistant Coach: Robby Brown Defensive Quality Control Coach: Tim Atkins Assistant Special Teams Coach: Jeff Hammerschmidt Assistant to the Head Coach: Jackie Lovett Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Justus Galac Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Aaron McLaurin, Joe Giacobbe General Manager: Mike Maccagnan National Scout: Jay Mandolesi Scouting Intern: Callie Brownson
Buffalo Bills offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408 | 218 | 190 | 1 | 23 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Sean McDermott Offensive Coordinator: Rick Dennison Defensive Coordinator: Leslie Frazier Special Teams Coordinator: Danny Crossman Offensive Run Game Coordinator: Juan Castillo Quarterbacks Coach: David Culley Wide Receivers Coach: Phil McGeoghan Offensive Line Coach: Juan Castillo Running Backs Coach: Kelly Skipper Tight Ends Coach: Rob Boras Assistant Quarterbacks Coach: Marc Lubick Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Andrew Dees Assistant Tight Ends Coach: Phoebe Schecter Offensive Assistant Coach: Marc Lubick, Chad Hall, William Vlachos Offensive Quality Control Coach: Marc Lubick Defensive Line Coach: Mike Waufle Linebackers Coach: Bob Babich Safeties Coach: Bobby Babich Defensive Backs Coach: Gill Byrd Defense Special Projects: Marc Lubick Assistant Defensive Line Coach: Bill Teerlinck Assistant Defensive Backs Coach: Bobby Babich Defensive Assistant Coach: Jim Salgado Defensive Quality Control Coach: John Egorugwu Assistant Special Teams Coach: Matthew Smiley Assistant to the Head Coach: Matt Worswick Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Eric Ciano Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Hal Luther, Will Greenberg Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach: Jason Oszvart, Mark Loecher Player Services Coordinator: Laura Young General Manager: Brandon Beane National Scout: Marvin Allen Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach: Aaron Whitecotton Coaching Intern: Phoebe Schecter