Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2016 · Week 4

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

27·17

Jets

New York

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 61°F · wind 0mph

Closing spread

SEA -1

Total

40

Model margin

-1.3est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Jets
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Jets winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Seahawksedge mapJets
  • +0.022EPA / play-0.069
  • 44.0%Success rate40.5%
  • +0.102EPA / dropback-0.069
  • -0.126EPA / rush-0.070
  • 8.7%Explosive rate9.3%
  • +4.81CPOE-4.70
  • 38.7%Third-down rate36.5%
  • 41.8%Red-zone TD rate47.6%
  • 1.88Points / drive1.40
  • 1.7%Turnover rate3.2%

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

SEA lead 6–2 since 1999

SEA have won 6 straight. Meetings average 36.6 points. NYJ are 2-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W13SEA @ NYJ2621SEA
2022 · W17NYJ @ SEA623SEA
2020 · W14NYJ @ SEA340SEA
2012 · W10NYJ @ SEA728SEA
2008 · W16NYJ @ SEA313SEA
2004 · W15SEA @ NYJ1437NYJ
1999 · W17SEA @ NYJ919NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson23/3230930

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Christine Michael18583.20
C.J. Spiller2126.00
Alex Collins111.00
Russell Wilson5-5-1.00

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Fitzpatrick23/4126113

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Matt Forte14271.90
Bilal Powell4266.50
Ryan Fitzpatrick252.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Brandon Marshall412891
Quincy Enunwa67600
Bilal Powell69540
Charone Peake33300
Matt Forte23160
Robbie Chosen26120
Braedon Bowman0100

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 -12.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Jets; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

2.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

45.5%

Expected total

43.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.05
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.31