5 takeaways from the Buffalo Bills' 35-8 win over the New York Jets

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The Buffalo Bills have had their eyes on the playoff prize for a few weeks now, but first there was a finale.

And not just the one for the 2025 season.

The Bills (12-5) closed up shop at what will likely go down as the final game played at the current Highmark Stadium. The team's new home is set to open in 2026.

And in perfect fashion, it was capped off perfectly by Buffalo standards with a 35-8 blowout win against the New York Jets (3-14).

With that, here are Bills Wire's five takeaways from the Bills' win over the Jets in Week 18:

Allen, starters sit

Despite the mentioned emotion with this being the final outing for the Bills at their current home stadium for 52 years, head coach Sean McDermott decided to be sensible.

Instead of pushing out his starting players for a lengthy spell before the playoffs, most either sat the entire game or just played one snap like quarterback Josh Allen (so he could get credit for starting the game).

Obviously, that was all that was required to beat up on the Jets.

Trubisky in a pinch

Mitchell Trubisky #11 of the Buffalo Bills drops back to pass first quarter against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on January 04, 2026 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

While we might need a bit of a grain of salt here with how poor the Jets are, despite sitting on the bench all year, backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky did flash some nice play on Sunday.

While playing alongside many backup players like himself, Trubisky was 22-for-29 passing with 259 yards and an impressive four touchdown passes.

Ray Davis shines

In addition to Trubisky (and no offense to the Bills defense, the Jets are even worse on offense), running back Ray Davis made a case for touches himself. Davis showed he can spell James Cook at any time by putting up his first-career 100-plus yard outing. Davis finsihed with 151 yards on the ground.

Celebrations

All in all, the game was all about the celebrations of football in Orchard Park throughout the past half-century. The Bills honored players and teams of the past and fans stayed throughout the entire contest.

A job well done by all.