The New York Jets and Buffalo Bills met on Monday Night Football, vying for the top spot in the AFC East. The Jets needed to show that they were better than what they had produced over the past few weeks, which led to the dismissal of coach Robert Saleh by owner Woody Johnson. With Aaron Rodgers under fire, an interim head coach, and a new offensive coordinator, New York was up against it.The Bills, meanwhile, needed to prove that they were legitimate Super Bowl contenders after losses to the Ravens and Texans in the past two weeks. Ultimately, Buffalo edged a close contest 23-20 to cement its status atop the AFC East.Bills vs. Jets box scoresQuarter1234TotalBills7130323Jets1073020Bills box scoresPassingPlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTSACKSRTGJosh Allen19/252158.6202-5127.9RushingPlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONGRay Davis20974.9015Ty Johnson4348.5013Josh Allen918216Team331494.5115ReceivingPlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONGTGTSRay Davis35518.30423Dalton Kincaid6518.50157Curtis Samuel34414.70384Keon Coleman3268.70114Khalil Shakir2199.50102Dawson Knox112121121Mack Hollins188182Team1921511.324223DefensePlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HTSTDTaylor Rapp8500300Taron Johnson8400100Damar Hamlin7600100Dorian Williams7401000Terrel Bernard6301010Rasul Douglas5400100AJ Epenesa4321020Christian Benford4300100Greg Rousseau3201000Austin Johnson3100000DaQuan Jones2211010Dawuane Smoot2100000Casey Toohill1100000Quintin Morris1100000Cam Lewis1000000Cole Bishop1000000DeWayne Carter0000100Team634035850KickingPlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTSTyler Bass1/250222/35Jets box scoresPassingPlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTSACKSRTGAaron Rodgers23/352948.4213-2299RushingPlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONGBreece Hall181136.3042Braelon Allen382.706Team211215.8042ReceivingPlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONGTGTSAllen Lazard6114191527Garrett Wilson810713.412410Breece Hall55611.20246Tyler Conklin2105063Jeremy Ruckert273.5083Mike Williams000003Braelon Allen000002Team2329412.825234DefensePlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HTSTDJamien Sherwood13700000Ashtyn Davis9601000Tony Adams8600000Quincy Williams6200000Brandin Echols4400000Chuck Clark4100000Quinnen Williams3210010Javon Kinlaw3200000Sauce Gardner3100000Will McDonald IV2211010Isaiah Oliver2200100Micheal Clemons2000000Jalen Mills1100000Mike Williams1100000D.J. Reed1100100Takk McKinley1100000Isaiah Davis1100000C.J. Mosley1000000Chazz Surratt1000000Eric Watts1000000Team674022220KickingPlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTSGreg Zuerlein2/450342/28Bills vs. Jets game summaryThe Jets opened the scoring with a field goal on their first drive, but Josh Allen gave his team the head with a quarterback sneak. Aaron Rodgers found Garrett Wilson for New York's first TD.The Bills came out strong in the second quarter and scored touchdowns on back-to-back drives. The score would have been even more lopsided if it had not been for a missed conversion. With the score 20-10 in favor of Buffalo, New York needed some magic and Aaron Rodgers reminded us why he is a surefire future Hall-of-Famer. He threw a Hail Mary to Allen Lazard to reduce the deficit to 20-17 heading into halftime.The second half was a story of multiple penalties and the wind playing havoc with the kickers. New York made a field goal after Buffalo missed one to begin the half to tie the scores. However, Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein missed a kick of his own, leaving the scores tied at 20 heading into the fourth.Tyler Bass converted his attempt to give the Bills a 23-20 lead. With the clock showing less than two minutes, Aaron Rodgers tried the spectacular one more time but was intercepted to give the ball back to Buffalo. Josh Allen scampered for a first down on a third-and-four to seal the deal and get the Bills back on track.The Bills improved to 4-2 after six weeks and are at least two games ahead of their divisional counterparts, all of whom have a losing record. For the Jets, firing the head coach and changing the offensive coordinator improved some aspects of the game but they still ended up with a loss to finish 2-4 after Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season.