Buffalo arrives at MetLife Stadium leading the NFL in points and yards, on a four-game winning streak and working a short week after playing Monday night. The Jets arrive from the opposite direction: four straight losses, 12 points in Kansas City and a 2–7 record their head coach is not dressing up. “We’re not going to hide from the fact that we’re 2-7,” Aaron Glenn said this week.
The Bills (7–1) play the Jets (2–7) on Sunday, November 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium, on CBS. Buffalo leads the NFL in points and yards per game and has won four straight. New York has lost four straight. Garrett Wilson practiced limited Wednesday and Thursday.
What time do the Jets play the Bills, and where?
Sunday, November 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium, with CBS on the regional broadcast. It is the Jets’ final home game before a two-game road stretch and their Week 13 bye. The rest of this week’s coverage starts at the Jets game hub.
How did the Jets get to 2–7?
By losing one-score games to good teams, then losing one that was not close. Five of the seven defeats came by a combined 25 points, and Glenn has noted that five came against playoff-caliber opponents. Week 9 was the exception: Kansas City won 35–12 at Arrowhead, a loss we broke down in our Week 9 recap of the Chiefs game. Whether the staff is responsible for the near-misses is a separate argument, and we tested the case against Glenn and Frank Reich in our game-by-game look at the coaching decisions.
Who is on the Jets’ Week 10 injury report?
Eight Jets appeared on Thursday’s report and three did not practice. The club had published no Friday report and no game statuses when this preview went up — those land Friday afternoon — so the table below is Thursday’s official document, and the running picture lives on our Jets injury report hub.
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wed. | Thu. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Wilson | WR | Concussion | LP | LP |
| Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | Ankle | LP | LP |
| Joseph Ossai | Edge | Ankle | LP | LP |
| Nahshon Wright | CB | Back | LP | LP |
| Harrison Phillips | DL | Ankle | DNP | DNP |
| Trevin Wallace | LB | Groin | DNP | DNP |
| Jarvis Brownlee Jr. | CB | Illness | — | DNP |
| VJ Payne* | S | Knee | FP | FP |
*Designated for return from reserve/injured. The Jets held a walkthrough on Wednesday and list Wednesday participation as an estimation. DNP = did not participate, LP = limited, FP = full. Source: Jets Week 10 Thursday injury report, November 12, 2026.
Wilson matters most. He was ruled out at Kansas City with a concussion and has now practiced in a limited capacity two days running, but the Jets have not said he has cleared the protocol and have not issued a game status. Rookie receiver Omar Cooper Jr., who led the team with eight catches for 58 yards in Week 9, is limited with an ankle. Buffalo’s report is longer and lighter: tackle Spencer Brown did not practice Thursday after a limited Wednesday, and Dalton Kincaid (ankle), Christian Benford (wrist), Connor McGovern (neck), Alec Anderson (ankle) and left tackle Dion Dawkins were limited on both days. Dawkins and Anderson both missed the Vikings game. The full document is on the club’s site: the Jets’ Thursday Week 10 injury report.
What makes the Bills so hard to handle right now?
Volume, and a quarterback who does not need much of it. Buffalo leads the league at 386.4 yards and 32.0 points a game, and Joe Brady — a first-year head coach who calls the offense himself — has won four in a row, the last two by 36–10 over Baltimore and 23–6 over Minnesota. Both came against backup quarterbacks, the one caveat available. James Cook has 814 rushing yards, fifth in the NFL, with four 100-yard games. Glenn began where everyone begins: “Everything starts with the quarterback [Josh Allen], he’s playing at a high level, which he always does.” Brady, asked about the gap in the standings, gave the week its best line: “The records, I think, always lie to you in the NFL.” The division history behind this one is in our guide to the AFC East rivalries.
Which matchups decide this game?
Geno Smith against a secondary he praised all week, and David Bailey against a patched-up Buffalo line. Geno Smith, at 36, ranks fifth among 30 qualifying quarterbacks in completion percentage (67.5), seventh in passer rating (100.5), fifth in touchdown-to-interception ratio (4.0) and 10th in passing yards (2,078). He was careful about the Bills’ back end: “Those guys are playing really well; they’re mixing it up on the back end.” Brady returned the compliment, calling Smith’s season impressive and saying he is throwing the deep ball extremely well.
David Bailey is the other one. The rookie edge has 7.5 sacks and five forced fumbles, and his 40 pressures through eight career games are the most by any player in the Next Gen Stats era, which begins in 2016. He took two sacks and two forced fumbles off Patrick Mahomes inside one Week 9 drive, and Brady’s scouting report was blunt: “He’s already a star right now.” As a group the Jets have forced 13 fumbles, an NFL high, and the defense ranks 12th in yards allowed at 325.8 a game. Against a line limiting both starting tackles, that is the Jets’ one structural advantage.
What has to go right for the Jets?
They have to start fast and then keep scoring, which is the split that has defined the season. New York has scored on its opening possession in five straight games, the longest active streak in the league — two touchdowns and three field goals — and then scored 12 points in Kansas City. Breece Hall is back from the quad injury that cost him five games and led the team with 61 rushing yards in Week 9; his 3,622 career rushing yards are ninth in franchise history. Among players 26 and under the Jets rank first in the NFL in scrimmage yards (2,889) and defensive tackles (397) and fourth in sacks (17.0), which is the case for patience that Demario Davis, in his 15th season and third stint with the club, keeps making: “You have a team that is staying true to the process.” No prediction here — a 2–7 team hosting a 7–1 team gets judged on whether it holds up for four quarters. The club’s own version is the Jets’ official Week 10 game preview.
Frequently asked questions
What time is Jets vs. Bills in Week 10?
Kickoff is Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. CBS has the regional broadcast.
Will Garrett Wilson play against the Bills?
The Jets have not said. Wilson was ruled out in Week 9 with a concussion and was a limited participant on both Wednesday and Thursday. No game status had been published when this preview went up; those designations are expected Friday afternoon.
What are the Jets’ and Bills’ records going into Week 10?
The Jets are 2–7 and have lost four straight. The Bills are 7–1, lead the AFC East and have won four in a row.
Who is the Bills’ head coach in 2026?
Joe Brady, in his first season as a head coach. He also calls Buffalo’s offense.
How is Geno Smith playing this season?
Among 30 qualifying quarterbacks he ranks fifth in completion percentage at 67.5, seventh in passer rating at 100.5, fifth in touchdown-to-interception ratio at 4.0 and 10th in passing yards with 2,078.
Is this the Jets’ last home game for a while?
Yes. Sunday is their final home game before a two-game road stretch at the Chargers and Dolphins and their Week 13 bye.