2004 · Week 17

Final / OT

Jets

New York

QB Chad Pennington

29·32

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · astroturf

Closing spread

NYJ -3.5

Total

46

Model margin

+2.2est.

STL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Jets

How each play moved the game.

Rams 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.

The rivalry

STL lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 40.7 points. STL are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W16LA @ NYJ19–9RAMS
2020 · W15NYJ @ LA23–20NYJ
2016 · W10LA @ NYJ9–6RAMS
2012 · W11NYJ @ STL27–13NYJ
2008 · W10STL @ NYJ3–47NYJ
2001 · W6STL @ NYJ34–14RAMS

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultNYJ–STL
NYJQ1 15:00717Punt0–0
LAQ1 10:53320Punt0–0
NYJQ1 8:591442Field goal3–0
LAQ1 1:13432Punt3–0
NYJQ2 14:15847Punt3–0
LAQ2 9:10380Touchdown3–7
NYJQ2 7:54657Touchdown10–7
LAQ2 4:14757Turnover10–7
NYJQ2 1:3939Punt10–13
LAQ2 1:07144Touchdown10–14
NYJQ2 1:0026End of half10–14
LAQ3 15:00534Touchdown16–21
NYJQ3 13:3000Touchdown17–21
LAQ3 13:1921Turnover17–21
NYJQ3 12:25519Field goal20–21
LAQ3 9:563-8Punt20–21
NYJQ3 7:56612Punt20–21
LAQ3 4:30728Opp touchdown26–21
LAQ3 1:1236Punt26–21
NYJQ4 14:4236Punt26–21
LAQ4 13:11632Punt26–21
NYJQ4 10:1730Punt26–21
LAQ4 9:55864Touchdown26–29
NYJQ4 5:061250Field goal29–29
LAQ4 0:0300End of half29–29
LAOT537Punt29–29
NYJOT624Punt29–29
LAOT38Punt29–29
NYJOT636Missed field goal29–29
LAOT544Field goal29–32

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Chad Pennington21/3618110

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Curtis Martin281535.50
LaMont Jordan7233.30
Chad Pennington3175.70
Santana Moss1-13-13.00

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 -3.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

7.03%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.0%

Expected total

43.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.28
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+2.21

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.