Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2014 · Week 17 · Division

Final

Jets

New York

QB Geno Smith

37·24

Dolphins

Miami

QB Ryan Tannehill

Sun Life Stadium · outdoors · grass · 80°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

MIA -7

Total

41

Model margin

+2.8est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

4.8%est.

the line sits on a key number

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
  • -0.074EPA / play+0.019
  • 40.5%Success rate48.7%
  • -0.051EPA / dropback+0.065
  • -0.104EPA / rush-0.063
  • 8.4%Explosive rate8.7%
  • -3.58CPOE+2.14
  • 39.3%Third-down rate41.5%
  • 47.3%Red-zone TD rate49.5%
  • 1.41Points / drive1.97
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.8%

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

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
Geno Smith20/2535830
Jeremy Kerley0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Ivory13292.20
Chris Owusu12323.01
Chris Johnson10202.00
Geno Smith5183.60
Jeremy Kerley2115.50
Bilal Powell100.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Eric Decker10112211
Zach Sudfeld22440
Chris Owusu11360
Jace Amaro34340
Jeremy Kerley12330
Jeff Cumberland23231
Chris Ivory1181
Geno Smith0100
Chris Johnson12-30

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill23/3925910

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Lamar Miller191789.41
Daniel Thomas111.01

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 +73.9%2.6%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Dolphins; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

4.76%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.5%

Expected total

45.3est.

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+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.76