Jets break skid by roughing up blundering Bills

EAST RUTHERFORD, N . J . Matt Forte ran for two touchdowns four days after complaining the Jets didn’t run the ball enough, and an overwhelming defence sacked Tyrod Taylor seven times Thursday night in New York’s 34-21 demolition of the Buffalo Bills.

Buffalo (5-3) came in having scored 64 points in its last two wins, but self-destructed with turnovers and miscues.

New York (4-5), which snapped a three-game slide in which it held leads in each defeat, looked more like the challenger to New England in the AFC East.

Forte scored on runs of 10 and five yards and had 14 carries for 77 yards. Augmenting that was Bilal Powell with a 51-yard burst and 74 yards on nine carries. Quarterback Josh McCown got in on the fun with a 15-yard scramble to open the scoring and New York rushed for 194 yards overall.

Jordan Jenkins had two of the Jets’ sacks, as they never allowed Buffalo’s offence to get on track.

Indeed, mistakes were the Bills’ trademark.

Buffalo made a key error on New York’s second touchdown drive. Cedric Thornton sacked McCown, but grabbed his face mask. The 15-yard penalty, which followed a 20-yard pass to Jermaine Kearse and a 22-yard run by Forte, led to Robby Anderson beating double coverage for a 25-yard touchdown reception.

Forte’s 10-yard run made it 24-7 and came one play after Powell broke four tackles on his 51-yard jaunt that featured slick moves and plenty of speed.

The Jets found a pass rush that was missing in action most of the year. They came in with 11 sacks, which was last among teams that had played eight games.

Buffalo scored two late touchdowns to make the final margin less lopsided.