Rex Gets His Revenge

13 Nov, 2015

With a sweet victory in hand in front of the crowd that used to cheer him, Rex Ryan absolutely let loose.

The Buffalo Bills coach jumped up and down, pumped his fists, slapped his players on their backs and lost his headset in the process.

“It’s pretty satisfying, without question,” Ryan said after his Bills beat the New York Jets 22-17 on Thursday night.

It came against the team that fired him in January after six seasons, and it made for a triumphant return to the Meadowlands for Ryan.

His defense had two interceptions, recovered a fumble and stopped the Jets inside the Bills 10 in the final minutes, capped by Bacarri Rambo’s game-clinching last-minute pick.

“I can tell the truth, this thing is kind of like being dumped by some girl you have the hots for,” Ryan said to reporters at an overflowing news conference. “Every guy in this room has been dumped by a girl. You move on, and every now and then, they call you back.

“And they can’t have you back.”

Duke Williams returned a fumbled kickoff 19 yards for the go-ahead points, rookie Karlos Williams had a 26-yard touchdown catch and Dan Carpenter kicked three field goals as Buffalo (5-4) moved into the wild-card playoff picture. Meanwhile, the Jets (5-4) have lost three of their last four.

“It felt weird,” said Ryan, who did not come out to the field during pregame warmups. “Two things dawned on me that I am no longer the coach of the Jets: I was looking at the wrong side of the sheet when we were getting stats, and I spent six years coaching in green and white, and I look out there and my team is in red.”

Buffalo’s offense made just enough key plays and held off a late surge by the Jets after Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for two touchdowns.

“Yes, it really is (frustrating),” said Darrelle Revis, who Ryan referred to after the game as one of the best cornerbacks in NFL history. “There’s a bad taste in my mouth right now, just how it all went.”

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