TORONTO — It's a good thing the Buffalo Bills' defense doesn't have to face the New York Jets anymore this season.

The last time these teams met, the Jets rolled up 318 yards rushing. On Thursday night, they piled on another 249 yards. That's 567 yards, for those keeping score.

The Bills won the first meeting because the Jets gave it away with six interceptions, five

by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez.

But the Jets didn't commit a turnover this time, so another big day running the ball was

not wasted.

"They had a really good scheme," said Bills coach Perry Fewell. "They did some things a

little bit differently than they did the first time and we didn't tackle well in the first

half. We missed some opportunities to get off the field and they got some drives going, which

let them continue to run the ball and pound the ball at us."

The biggest Bills tormentor was running back Thomas Jones, who ran for 109 yards to go with

the career-high and franchise-record 210 yards he had in the previous meeting.

The Bills had no answers for the Jets' offense, which had 16 plays of 10 or more yards with

11 of them runs.

The Bills' run defense had shown signs of improving in recent weeks. But Thursday's game

represented a major setback.

"That's something we've got to continue to work on," said middle linebacker Paul Posluszny.

"They had some plays for us where they were able to gash us a little bit. But that's something

we have to address, obviously. We can't continually have our run defense getting gashed like

that."

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Starting right tackle Kirk Chambers suffered an ankle injury, while strong-side linebacker

Chris Draft hurt his shoulder. Both were able to finish the game. The seriousness of their

injuries has yet to be determined.

Running back Marshawn Lynch had to leave the game late in the first half with an undisclosed

injury, but returned in the second half. Lynch, who rushed for 60 yards and scored his first

touchdown of the season, hurt his shoulder two weeks ago in Jacksonville but has not missed

any time.

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Cornerback Terrence McGee made a brief appearance in the second quarter, his first action

since having arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus during the bye week.

The plan was for McGee to play only in case of an emergency, which occurred when Reggie

Corner had to come out for a few plays after being shaken up. Corner has started the last four

games as McGee's replacement.

"It was good to get out there and get my feet wet," McGee said. "It wasn't the plan for me

to start, so I wasn't sure if I was going to play at all. I'm not sure what is going to happen

next week. We'll have to wait and see."xleg

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Wide receivers Steve Johnson and James Hardy, cornerbacks Ashton Youboty and Cary Harris,

left tackle Demetrius Bell, defensive end Chris Ellis and defensive tackle John McCargo were

inactive. Youboty (ankle), Bell (knee) and McCargo (calf) were out because of injuries.

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The artificial turf at the Rogers Centre is not up to the same standard as the 32 playing

surfaces at NFL fields.

The blades of artificial grass do not stand up like they do on NFL fields that have a

similar surface. The turf, which the Toronto Blue Jays play on, is pieced together in large

squares of about 3 yards by 3 yards. The "seams" of the squares fit very snugly together. NFL

fields have far fewer seams in them.

The Bills' players in general don't love the Rogers Centre turf, but were not about to

publicly complain about it too much.

"Last year when we played the Steelers up there in the preseason game the turf was

horrendous, to say the least," said safety George Wilson. "But when we played Miami in the

regular season after the baseball season was over, you could tell the difference between

preseason and the regular season. It was better. You could tell they had been working on the

field. My cleats worked better. I think that's because in August and September while baseball

season's still going, they're rolling over that turf to make sure when those baseballs hit the

turf the ball keeps rolling.

"I think to play a football game on a turf that's been rolled over and rolled over you're

not going to have as much traction in football cleats. During the regular-season game [last

year] it was evident they took time to comb the turf up to make it more traction. It played

better. I think most of the guys in the locker room will bring cleats and tennis shoes so they

can test them out in pre-game."

Receiver Josh Reed added: "It's more like a basketball court. You just have to make sure

you bring enough pairs of shoes and try them all to see what works best."

Although the seams are visible and pieced together, Wilson said it is not a concern for

him.

"I go out there and try the turf out and try my breaks," he said. "Last year, I didn't have

any issues with it."

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Area newspaper reports about the locals' cool reception to the Bills Toronto Series has

raised the question of whether an NFL franchise would make it here. But Bills wide receiver

Terrell Owens doesn't share that pessimism. He believes a team can succeed in Toronto if it's

done properly.

"Let's just say a team was established here in Toronto. I'm sure the fans would definitely

gravitate to the team," Owens said. "Anything is up for an experiment. I think it can

happen.... I think it could flourish.

"Winning obviously gets people into the seats, so it's all about how you market the team and

the NFL's marketing of the game."

Owens added that an NFL team would be even more attractive with the right players. "Like

myself," he said with a wide grin.