Dion Dawkins, Michael Clemons at center of Bills-Jets postgame fight
The bad blood between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets wasn't confined to the football field on Sunday.
The Bills broke the floodgates of Jets frustration this season with a 32-6 victory and it showed after the game as New York defensive end Michael Clemons went looking for Buffalo offensive lineman Dion Dawkins after the game.
Clemons and Dawkins got into it as tempers flared inside the tunnel.
WATCH: Dion Dawkins and Michael Clemson fought in the tunnel after Bills beat Jets
The near fight in question. Michael Clemons and Dion Dawkins have to be separated. Two big dudes almost locked horns. Spilled over from beef during the 32-6 Bills win. 📸 From my iPhone pic.twitter.com/P7xE0ADi3f
— Otis Livingston (@OlivingstonTV) November 20, 2023
Apologize for the long distance, but here’s a video of the tunnel dispute between Michael Clemons and Dion Dawkins. You can’t see anything, but you can hear it. They had a skirmish in the game and it carried over to the tunnel. No punches were thrown, per witnesses. Things also… pic.twitter.com/GV2glMzJZy
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) November 20, 2023
There was just a HUGE fight in hallway leading back to the locker rooms between the #Jets & #Bills. Dion Dawkins was involved in it from the #Bills. A very emotional Michael Clemons off field, too.
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) November 20, 2023
Heard from a #Bills player as he walked back to locker room: “And we beat that… pic.twitter.com/OW6rQVMtZK
Dawkins was one of the main characters of Sunday's matchup. His flop and theatrics in the fourth quarter clearly got under Clemons' skin.
Dion Dawkins just had arguably the strangest 25-second sequence of any player in the NFL this season 😂 pic.twitter.com/aKe8b8dxWM
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 20, 2023
Dawkins' words after the game won't do anything to cool down the tension between the two teams.
"I'm a humble guy. I'm not a fan of the Jets. Very disrespectful players," Dawkins said.
Dion Dawkins after the game: “I’m a humble guy. I’m not a fan of the Jets. Very disrespectful players.”
— Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) November 20, 2023
The division rivals won't play again in the regular season, so it's unlikely New York or Clemons will get another crack at the Bills.
The Jets shocked Buffalo in their season-opening matchup despite losing Aaron Rodgers to an injury on the first drive. The Bills got their vengeance and then some on Sunday by pummeling Zach Wilson and company. Buffalo jumped out to a 16-0 lead in the first half and dropped another 16 unanswered points in the second half to complete the beatdown. The elation from Bills players and growing frustration from the Jets' defense was the perfect setting for an explosive reaction.
The Bills needed that bounce back after losing two in a row and three of their last four. They're now 6-5.
New York, meanwhile, is reeling having lost three straight and accepting the need for a quarterback change. Wilson will be replaced by Tim Boyle going forward as the Jets offense looks for any sort of spark they can muster.
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