2002 · Week 1
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
Sep 8, 2002 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · astroturf
Recap
New York Jets topped Buffalo Bills 37–31. ScoutIndex had favored Jets (56%) going in. Jets improve to 1-0; Bills fall to 0-1. Vinny Testaverde was the story of the game with 210 passing yards and 2 TDs; 24 rushing yards. Bills out-gained the opponent 413–283 in total yards. Bills turned it over 3 times to Jets's 1.
Team stats
| NYJ | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 21 |
| 283 | Total yards | 413 |
| 210 | Passing yards | 271 |
| 73 | Rushing yards | 142 |
| 24/30 | Comp / Att | 26/39 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 24/30 | 210 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| LaMont Jordan | 7 | 32 | 0 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Chrebet | 5 | 7 | 58 | 1 |
| Anthony Becht | 4 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Curtis Martin | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| LaMont Jordan | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Laveranues Coles | 4 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Santana Moss | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 26/39 | 271 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 31 | 149 | 3 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | -7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 6 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 8 | 13 | 112 | 1 |
| Peerless Price | 7 | 11 | 80 | 0 |
| Josh Reed | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |