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Jets coach gets results after scolding offensive line

Jets coach Rex Ryan called out his offensive line in the team’s pregame meeting Saturday night.

The unit had allowed quarterback Mark Sanchez to take some brutal hits in the prior two weeks and had failed to open running lanes. Ryan told the line it was time to improve its game yesterday against the Bills.

Message received.

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The Jets did not allow a sack for the first time this season. They rushed for 138 yards, their second-highest total this year, in a 28-24 win over the Bills.

“He does that about once a year,” left guard Matt Slauson said of Ryan calling out the line. “I think he might have to do it every week. Since he’s been here and he challenges our line we come out the next day and we win and we play great. I’m hoping he does that every week.”

Slauson said the unit responded instantly when Ryan issued his challenge.

“We felt pumped up,” Slauson said. “We were jazzed. Wayne [Hunter] said, ‘Call up Buffalo and let’s play right now.’ ”

After the victory, Ryan praised the line.

“I really couldn’t be happier about the way the offensive line performed,” Ryan said. “They did a tremendous job.”

* Outside linebacker Aaron Maybin had a big day against his former team.

Maybin, the Bills’ first-round pick in 2009, had two sacks. He leads the Jets with five sacks, after registering none in his first two seasons. The Bills let Maybin go this summer.

“God is awesome,” Maybin said. “The position I was in a year ago and the things people were saying, how far He has brought me and how far I’ve come, it just feels good to be in this locker room with these guys right now enjoying ourselves.”

The Jets had three sacks of Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bills entered the game leading the league with 12 sacks allowed this year.

* Running back Shonn Greene played with bruised ribs that clearly were hurting him, but he ran for 78 yards on 13 carries, an average of 6.0 yards per carry. … Defensive tackle Mike DeVito left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury. DeVito sprained an MCL earlier this season and missed two games. … Wide receiver Patrick Turner made his first start of the season and had a huge third-down catch on the Jets’ final drive.