5 Plays That Made a Difference in the Jets’ Victory Over the Buffalo Bills

No. 5 — Denzel Mims’ Catch in ‘Crunch Time’
Third-year wide receiver Denzel Mims was inactive the first six games of the season, but saw his most action on Sunday — taking 50 snaps (83%) — no play of greater impact than his only reception of the game on the Jets’ final offensive series.

Facing third-and-5 at the Buffalo 18, QB Zach Wilson hit Mims with a laser-strike on a slant route for a first down at the 8-yard line with 2:08 to play. A TD would have been great, but four plays later Greg Zuerlein converted a field-goal attempt from 28 yards. The Wilson-to-Mims collaboration was the only completed pass of the 13-play, 86-yard drive that burned 6:10 off the clock.

The drive featured eight straight running plays, with Michael Carter getting 3 carries for 36 yards and James Robinson running 5 times for 33. The rushing attack, which amassed 174 yards in the game, was particularly sharp on that final drive, never facing a third down as the Jets marched down the field.

Speaking about the pass, Wilson said: “That one with Mims though, thinking I was getting man coverage there, which we ended up getting. They were starting to play with Garrett [Wilson] a little bit, trying to send the other safety over there. When it comes down to crunch time, who’s your big-body guy that’s going to get separation and come down with the play? Great separation by him and then pulling it in, huge play by him to show up in crunch time.”