Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2012 · Week 15

Final

Jets

New York

QB Mark Sanchez

10·14

Titans

Tennessee

QB Jake Locker

LP Field · outdoors · grass · 54°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

TEN -1

Total

40

Model margin

+2.4est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Jets

How each play moved the game.

Titans 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 mapTitans
  • -0.101EPA / play-0.093
  • 41.7%Success rate38.0%
  • -0.139EPA / dropback-0.054
  • -0.054EPA / rush-0.166
  • 7.8%Explosive rate8.2%
  • -5.39CPOE-2.87
  • 36.9%Third-down rate38.2%
  • 47.4%Red-zone TD rate55.5%
  • 1.20Points / drive1.29
  • 3.2%Turnover rate2.8%

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

NYJ lead 9–4 since 1999

NYJ have won 3 straight. Meetings average 38.2 points. TEN are 2-11 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1NYJ @ TEN2310NYJ
2024 · W2NYJ @ TEN2417NYJ
2021 · W4TEN @ NYJ2427NYJ
2018 · W13NYJ @ TEN2226TEN
2015 · W14TEN @ NYJ830NYJ
2014 · W15NYJ @ TEN1611NYJ
2013 · W4NYJ @ TEN1338TEN
2009 · W3TEN @ NYJ1724NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mark Sanchez13/2813114
Tim Tebow0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Shonn Greene13685.20
Joe McKnight4297.30
Bilal Powell6284.70
Tim Tebow3155.00
Mark Sanchez461.50

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jake Locker13/2214900

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Johnson211225.81
Jake Locker7436.11

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 +14.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

2.15%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.5%

Expected total

40.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.09
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.40