Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

1999 · Week 16 · Division

Final

Jets

New York

QB Ray Lucas

38·31

Dolphins

Miami

QB Dan Marino

Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass · 63°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

MIA -3.5

Total

37

Model margin

+1.0est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Dolphins
  • Jets

How each play moved the game.

Dolphins winsJets wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Jetsedge mapDolphins
  • -0.030EPA / play-0.116
  • 38.9%Success rate37.3%
  • +0.047EPA / dropback-0.071
  • -0.130EPA / rush-0.186
  • 7.9%Explosive rate8.0%
  • 34.6%Third-down rate34.2%
  • 40.9%Red-zone TD rate42.4%
  • 1.28Points / drive1.17
  • 1.9%Turnover rate2.9%
  • -0.034EPA / play allowed-0.102

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

MIA lead 28–26 since 1999

MIA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 40.6 points. MIA are 23-28-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14MIA @ NYJ3410MIA
2025 · W4NYJ @ MIA2127MIA
2024 · W18MIA @ NYJ2032NYJ
2024 · W14NYJ @ MIA2632MIA
2023 · W15NYJ @ MIA030MIA
2023 · W12MIA @ NYJ3413MIA
2022 · W18NYJ @ MIA611MIA
2022 · W5MIA @ NYJ1740NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ray Lucas11/2319030

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Curtis Martin20723.61
Bernie Parmalee11212.00
Ray Lucas221.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Wayne Chrebet34621
Dedric Ward14561
Keyshawn Johnson35291
Curtis Martin22250
Fred Baxter14140
Quinn Early0100

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Dan Marino29/5232233

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
J.J. Johnson18834.61
Stanley Pritchett5173.40
Dan Marino100.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tony Martin6101021
O.J. McDuffie712790
Oronde Gadsden28530
Stanley Pritchett47361
Yatil Green24170
Hunter Goodwin33140
J.J. Johnson1190
Ed Perry3481

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +3.54.3%2.8%7.2%7.4%3.0%4.6%2.8%

Positive margins favour Dolphins; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

2.49%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.7%

Expected total

43.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.57
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.99