# Week 18, 2026: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills

Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 0 calls on record

No pundit we track has picked a side in Jets vs Bills yet.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-jets-at-bills

## How they come in

The Jets are 1-3 and have lost 3 straight; the Bills are 3-1. It is a division game. On win totals, 8 pundits put the Jets at 5.2 wins on average, and 12 pundits put the Bills at 11.2 wins on average.

Venue: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY

- New York Jets: 1-3, lost 3 straight (76 scored, 84 allowed)
  - Last games: L 12-23 at Bears; L 24-31 at Lions; L 17-20 vs Packers
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 16th, defense 20th of 32
  - Last season: 3-14
  - Win-total calls: 8 pundits, average 5.2, 4 to 6 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Jets games
- Buffalo Bills: 3-1 (127 scored, 107 allowed)
  - Last games: L 26-29 vs Patriots; W 24-16 vs Chargers; W 41-31 vs Lions
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 4th, defense 23rd of 32
  - Last season: 12-5
  - Win-total calls: 12 pundits, average 11.2, 10 to 13 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Bills games

## Players to watch

Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard

- [Geno Smith](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/geno-smith) (Starting QB, QB): 902 passing yards · 5 TD, 0 INT · 72.6% completions · 4 games; 15th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 29 Tyler Sullivan, Aug 3, 2026: Geno Smith to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Breece Hall](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/breece-hall) (RB1, RB): 163 rushing yards on 51 carries · 1 TD · 10 catches for 102 · 3 games; 27th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 1, 2026: Breece Hall sustained a quad injury last week. I'm expecting him to be out this week. He opened the week with a DNP. (Week 4) (not settled yet)
  - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Aug 4, 2026: Breece Hall to outplay his draft cost (the RB2/dead-zone range) (not settled yet)
- [Garrett Wilson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/garrett-wilson) (WR1, WR): 24 catches for 270 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 14th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 15 Mike Renner, Jun 24, 2026: Garrett Wilson to finish top 20 at his position, by receiving yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Sep 4, 2026: Garrett Wilson to move to New York Jets (not settled yet)
- [Kenyon Sadiq](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenyon-sadiq) (TE1, TE): 12 catches for 143 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 80th in the NFL in receiving yards
- [Demario Davis](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/demario-davis) (Sack leader, Tackle leader, LB): 2 sacks · 18 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in sacks; 23rd in the NFL in solo tackles
- [Josh Allen](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-allen) (Starting QB, QB): 1,039 passing yards · 6 TD, 3 INT · 66.4% completions · 118 rushing yards · 4 games; 9th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Josh Allen to fall short of his draft cost (a late-third-round ADP) (not settled yet)
  - No. 4 Joe Marino, Sep 7, 2026: Josh Allen to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards (not settled yet)
- [James Cook](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/james-cook) (RB1, RB): 421 rushing yards on 70 carries · 3 TD · 6 catches for 24 · 4 games; 3rd in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 4 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: James Cook to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
  - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: James Cook to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Keon Coleman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keon-coleman) (WR1, WR): 14 catches for 217 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 34th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 4 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Keon Coleman to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [Dalton Kincaid](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dalton-kincaid) (TE1, TE): 15 catches for 270 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 14th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 11, 2026: Dalton Kincaid to fall short of his draft cost (TE11, Overall RK114 | ECR vs. ADP: -14) (not settled yet)
  - No. 4 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Dalton Kincaid to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [Greg Rousseau](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-rousseau) (Sack leader, LB): 6 sacks · 14 solo tackles · 4 games; 1st in the NFL in sacks
  - No. 4 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Greg Rousseau to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [Terrel Bernard](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/terrel-bernard) (Tackle leader, LB): 16 solo tackles · 4 games; 37th in the NFL in solo tackles
  - No. 4 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Terrel Bernard to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)

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The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team.
The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology
