Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2014 · Week 1

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

14·19

Jets

New York

QB Geno Smith

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 76°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

NYJ -6.5

Total

41

Model margin

+1.6est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Jets
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Jets winsRaiders 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

OAK lead 11–8 since 1999

RAIDERS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 45.1 points. NYJ are 8-9-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W10NYJ @ LV1216RAIDERS
2020 · W13LV @ NYJ3128RAIDERS
2019 · W12OAK @ NYJ334NYJ
2017 · W2NYJ @ OAK2045RAIDERS
2015 · W8NYJ @ OAK2034RAIDERS
2013 · W14OAK @ NYJ2737NYJ
2011 · W3NYJ @ OAK2434RAIDERS
2009 · W7NYJ @ OAK380NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith23/2822111
Mike Vick0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Ivory1010210.21
Chris Johnson13685.20
Geno Smith10383.80
Bilal Powell144.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Eric Decker57740
Jeff Cumberland45500
Jeremy Kerley55380
Chris Johnson55231
David Nelson11170
Greg Salas12120
Jace Amaro2470

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 +6.54.2%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Jets; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

4.63%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.3%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.91
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.58

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.