Buffalo Bills and Sabres Win on the Road

Quite a night for Buffalo sports teams with both the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres winning big games on the road.  LeSean McCoy had another 100-yard game and the Bills forced four turnovers against the New York Jets in a 22-17 victory.

McCoy ran 19 times for 112 yards while Karlos Williams became just the second player in NFL history to score a touchdown in each of his first six games.  Tyrod Taylor hit Williams on a 26-yard pass early in the third quarter to give the Bills a 19-3 lead that turned out to be enough to win the game.

The biggest play of the game came in the second quarter when the Bills forced a fumble during the Jets return of a kickoff.  Duke Williams picked up the loose ball and scored a touchdown to give the Bills the lead for good.

Taylor finished 17 of 27 passing for 158 yards and the touchdown to Karlos Williams.

For the Jets, Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 15 of 34 with a pair of touchdowns, but two interceptions, the second one in the final 30 seconds by Corey Graham iced the game for the Bills.

The win moves the Bills to 5 & 4 on the season and into a tie with the Jets, but based on tiebreakers the Bills are half a game ahead of the Jets in the standings.

In hockey, the Buffalo Sabres completed a Florida sweep defeating the Florida Panthers two nights after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning.  Rookie goaltender Linus Ullmark made 36 saves while Captain Brian Gionta, Cody Franson and Sam Reinhart scored to lead the Sabres to a 3-2 victory.  Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen drew a pair of assists.

With the win the Sabres move to .500 on the season at 8-8.  They've won five of their last six games.  They're back home Saturday night to host the San Jose Sharks.