The Jets fell behind early to Buffalo and were never able to recover in a 30-3 loss to the Bills at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. The Jets fell to 0-2 while the Bills, a club that has won the past five AFC East titles, moved to 2-0 with the victory.

QB Justin Fields, who completed 3-of-11 passes for 27 yards, was forced out of action in the fourth quarter with a head injury on a Joey Bosa sack. Fields was driven hard into the turf and went into the medical tent for evaluation. Veteran backup Tyrod Taylor finished the game for the Jets and Mitch Trubisky, Josh Allen's backup, came on with 8:23 remaining to handle the visitors' final offensive snaps.

"When it comes to this game, very disappointing. Like very disappointing all three phases to be honest with you," said HC Aaron Glenn. "I just told the players I have to take a look at myself. I want to take a look at every player, I want to take a look at every coach. There is no stone that won't go unturned without figuring out the issue."

The Jets couldn't duplicate the success they had on the ground against the Steelers, and the Bills rode James Cook's 132-yard, 2 TD effort to a big rushing afternoon (43-224-3TD) against the Jets' defense. Taylor threw a 5-yard TD to Jeremy Ruckert with 3:28 left in the fourth to round out the day's scoring.

The Jets spotted the Bills a 20-3 lead at halftime. Nick Folk's 51-yard kick put points on the board for the Jets with 4:29 remaining in the second quarter, but the Jets had difficulty establishing rhythm on offense and went 0 of 5 on third down prior to the break.

"From an offensive perspective, we kept on our defense on the field too long, too many quick drives early on," Taylor said. "And I think they just benefited off of that. Great defense, great team, but I think a lot of the success they had early on came from a lack of execution on our end."

The Jets were limited to just 2 first downs on their first four possessions while Buffalo raced in front to a 20-point lead on two Cook scoring runs and two Matt Prater field goals.

The Bills struck first when Cook culminated a 12-play, 81-yard drive with a 1-yard TD. QB Josh Allen got the Bills moving with a 40-yard run on a third-and-8 play. Later DE Micheal Clemons was called for a roughing penalty on a third-and-18 play, negating a defensive hold, which would have forced a long field-goal attempt.

Then on the Jets' second offensive possession, veteran edge Bosa clubbed the ball away from Fields and A.J. Epenesa recovered at the NYJ 24. The Jets' defense stiffened inside the red zone, but Prater's 28-yard field goal pushed Buffalo's advantage to 10-0.

After Allen took a hit to his face, the Jets defense had an opportunity to get off the field against Trubisky. But he entered and connected with Joshua Palmer for a 37-yard gain to convert a third-and-7 play. Prater would later end that drive with a 52-yard boot and the deficit grew to 20-0 on Cook's 44-yard score.

Fields broke free for a 27-yard scamper late in the second quarter, but the Jets weren't able to capitalize with points. The Jets finished 0-of-11 on third down and had fewer less than 100 yards passing.

The Bills opened the third quarter with an 11-play, 64-yard march that ended when Prater's third FG – a 33-yarder – making it a 23-3 contest. And the Jets ran just three offensive plays in the frame as Buffalo ran a pair of time-consuming drives before making it a 30-3 game in the fourth on former Jets WR Elijah Moore's 4-yard run.

"The one thing we're not going to do is we're not going to waver," Glenn said. "Not one bit, not one bit. The brand that we say we're going to play, we're going to play that type of game and our guys will get better."

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LB Jamien Sherwood led the defense with 13 tackles and 2 TFL. …. The Jets lost edge Jermaine Johnson (ankle) and S Tony Adams (groin) during the game. The injuries resulted in an increased workload for both veteran edge Micheal Clemons and rookie DB Malachi Moore (4 tackles). ... CB Michael Carter II also sustained a shoulder injury… DT Jowon Briggs had a sack of Josh Allen late in the second quarter. … After releasing Xavier Gipson, the Jets had WR Isaiah Williams return kicks (2-40) and punts (1-11). RB Isaiah Davis also averaged 26.8 yards on five kick returns. … After opening up the season with two games at home, the Jets will battle the Buccaneers in Week 3 action in Tampa next Sunday.