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BILLS FINALLY PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

By David Staba

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- Lining up for his first try at a decisive field goal in the National Football League, only one thing concerned Buffalo Bills kicker Jake Arians -- the source of his next paycheck.

"If you want a job next week, you'd better knock this one down," said Arians, who had missed two of three first-half tries, sending Buffalo into the locker room with a 3-0 lead despite dominating the first two quarters on both sides of the ball.

With 1:03 remaining, Arians ensured his continued employment Thursday, arcing through a 46-yarder. The kick gave the Bills a 13-10 win over Jacksonville, their first victory after an 0-4 start.

Despite the first-year kicker's pair of first-half hooks, Buffalo coach Gregg Williams sent Arians out on fourth-and-inches from the Jacksonville 29 rather than try to move closer to the goal posts.

"I said to him on the sidelines at halftime, 'Jake, you're going to win this ballgame for us,'" Williams said. "And he did."

"It was a team win," Arians said. "Those guys did a great job getting the ball down there and the defense did a great job stopping them."

Travares Tillman's interception with 44 seconds remaining sealed Buffalo's first win and capped a performance that was a near total reversal of its first four outings.