Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2017 · Week 14

Final

Jets

New York

QB Josh McCown

0·23

Broncos

Denver

QB Trevor Siemian

Sports Authority Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass · 60°F · wind 3mph

Closing spread

NYJ -1

Total

40.5

Model margin

+3.5est.

DEN perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • Broncos
  • Jets

How each play moved the game.

Broncos 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 mapBroncos
  • -0.073EPA / play-0.119
  • 38.5%Success rate38.4%
  • -0.000EPA / dropback-0.110
  • -0.181EPA / rush-0.134
  • 8.7%Explosive rate8.3%
  • +0.98CPOE-2.16
  • 36.0%Third-down rate38.9%
  • 57.7%Red-zone TD rate42.9%
  • 1.51Points / drive1.24
  • 2.2%Turnover rate2.9%

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

DEN lead 10–6 since 1999

DEN have won 2 straight. Meetings average 37.7 points. DEN are 9-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W6DEN @ NYJ1311DEN
2024 · W4DEN @ NYJ109DEN
2023 · W5NYJ @ DEN3121NYJ
2022 · W7NYJ @ DEN169NYJ
2021 · W3NYJ @ DEN026DEN
2020 · W4DEN @ NYJ3728DEN
2018 · W5DEN @ NYJ1634NYJ
2014 · W6DEN @ NYJ3117DEN

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh McCown6/124601
Bryce Petty2/91400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Bilal Powell13352.70
Matt Forte6132.20
Josh McCown273.50
Bryce Petty177.00
Elijah McGuire1-3-3.00

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Trevor Siemian19/3120010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
C.J. Anderson22482.20
Devontae Booker9222.40
Trevor Siemian3134.30

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 -13.8%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Broncos; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

2.06%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

58.3%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.71
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.45