EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY—What New York Jets and Buffalo Bills fans wanted at the beginning of the season was a showdown between rookie sensations Sam Darnold and Josh Allen.
When the game was finally played, however, the only sensations on the MetLife Stadium field was numerous Buffalo touchdowns … courtesy of Matt Barkley.
The journeyman veteran threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, assisted by 113 yards and two scores from LeSean McCoy, and the Buffalo Bills rolled to a 41-10 victory on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.
Signs that it was not to be the Jets’ were apparent from the opening play, as Barkley launched a 47-yard pass to Robert Foster, burning the returning Trumaine Johnson on the first down from scrimmage.