“You guys found a way, that’s what toughness does. Guys kept all three phases together, man,” McDermott told the team in the post-game locker room speech.

Bills QB Josh Allen – who finished the night 19 of 25 with 215 yards, two touchdown passes and another on the ground – said the team knew the importance of this early-season game in the AFC East.

“We understand the seriousness of these types of games, we are 4-2 and have a two and a half game lead with the head-to-head win, instead of 3-3 and second place. Such a big game for us in terms of where it is,” Allen said.

After Johnson’s interception, Allen called his own number on a third-down run from his own 24-yard line, picking up a first down and icing the game. What looked like a pitch play to the right instead turned into a QB run to the left, with Allen sliding past Jets DE Michel Clemons.

“I kind of pulled that one in the mud,” McDermott laughed.