Jets at Bills: Week 18 preview, odds and injuries

Week 18 · Sun, Jan 10 · Highmark Stadium12 AM ET

at12 AMET · TBD

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 3:32 PM ET

The New York Jets (2-7) visit the Buffalo Bills (7-1) on Sun, Jan 10, time TBD at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY (Week 18, 2026 season).

When and where is Jets vs Bills?

Sun, Jan 10, time TBD at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY.

Who is injured for Jets vs Bills?

Jets: Garrett Wilson (WR, questionable, concussion), Joseph Ossai (DE, questionable, ankle), Nahshon Wright (CB, questionable, back) and Trevin Wallace (LB, questionable, groin). Bills: Tyrell Shavers (WR, out, knee - acl), Alec Anderson (OT, questionable, ankle), Dion Dawkins (OT, questionable, ribs) and Greg Gaines (DT, questionable, calf).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jets at Bills: Week 18 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2027-01-10-nyj-at-buf (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 17 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Bills dropback offense vs Jets pass defense
The Bills' dropback offense ranks 4th in EPA per dropback (+0.25, 277 dropbacks) against a Jets pass defense ranked 26th (+0.16 allowed, 312 dropbacks faced).
4thBUF offense22 spots apart26thNYJ defense
2Bills third-down offense vs Jets third-down defense
The Bills' third-down offense ranks 5th in third-down conversion rate (45.7%, 92 third downs) against a Jets third-down defense ranked 21st (42.7% allowed, 110 third downs faced).
5thBUF offense16 spots apart21stNYJ defense
3Bills big-play offense vs Jets defense against big plays
The Bills' big-play offense ranks 1st in explosive-play rate (13.5%, 504 plays) against a Jets defense against big plays ranked 15th (9.2% allowed, 563 plays faced).
1stBUF offense14 spots apart15thNYJ defense

When the Jets have the ballEdge BUF · +12 ranks

NYJ dropback offenseEPA per dropbackBUF pass defense

14th+0.08313 dropbacks

+0.05 allowed328 dropbacks faced16th

NYJ run gameEPA per rushBUF run defense

20th-0.12212 rushes

BUF +12

-0.11 allowed176 rushes faced8th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Bills have the ballEdge BUF · +22 ranks

BUF dropback offenseEPA per dropbackNYJ pass defense

4th+0.25277 dropbacks

BUF +22

+0.16 allowed312 dropbacks faced26th

BUF run gameEPA per rushNYJ run defense

7th+0.00227 rushes

-0.11 allowed251 rushes faced9th

Third downEdge BUF · +16 ranks

NYJ third-down offensethird-down conversion rateBUF third-down defense

24th36.6%112 third downs

BUF +10

39.0% allowed100 third downs faced14th

BUF third-down offensethird-down conversion rateNYJ third-down defense

5th45.7%92 third downs

BUF +16

42.7% allowed110 third downs faced21st

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge BUF · +17 ranks

NYJ red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateBUF red-zone defense

32nd38%26 trips

BUF +11

63% allowed30 trips faced21st

BUF red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateNYJ red-zone defense

9th65%34 trips

BUF +17

69% allowed32 trips faced26th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge BUF · +14 ranks

NYJ big-play offenseexplosive-play rateBUF defense against big plays

10th9.9%525 plays

9.5% allowed504 plays faced16th

BUF big-play offenseexplosive-play rateNYJ defense against big plays

1st13.5%504 plays

BUF +14

9.2% allowed563 plays faced15th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge NYJ · +8 ranks

NYJ pass protectionsack rateBUF pass rush

28th8.9% sacked313 dropbacks

5.2% of dropbacks328 dropbacks faced21st

BUF pass protectionsack rateNYJ pass rush

18th6.1% sacked277 dropbacks

NYJ +8

7.1% of dropbacks312 dropbacks faced10th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversNo big edge

NYJ ball securityturnovers per gameBUF takeaway defense

7th0.8 giveaways a game9 games

1.5 takeaways a game8 games5th

BUF ball securityturnovers per gameNYJ takeaway defense

23rd1.5 giveaways a game8 games

1.0 takeaways a game9 games22nd

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesNYJ 0 · BUF 0 regulars out or doubtful

Jets4 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QGarrett WilsonWR89% offense · 8 wk
QJoseph OssaiDE45% defense · 3 wk
QNahshon WrightCBno snaps
QTrevin WallaceLBno snaps

Bills4 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QDion DawkinsOT99% offense · 7 wk
QGreg GainesDT32% defense · 6 wk
OUTTyrell ShaversWRno snaps
QAlec AndersonOTno snaps

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · NYJ travels 278 mi

AwayJets

7days since last game

278miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 17 vs MIN · 6,387 mi flown this season

Body clock 12:00 a.m.

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 278 mi

HomeBills

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 17 at MIA · Miami Gardens · 12,423 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: NYJ 9 games, 525 offensive and 563 defensive plays · BUF 8 games, 504 offensive and 504 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32