Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2018 · Week 6

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Andrew Luck

34·42

Jets

New York

QB Sam Darnold

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 60°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

NYJ -2.5

Total

47.5

Model margin

-3.3est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Jets
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Jets winsColts wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Coltsedge mapJets
  • +0.059EPA / play-0.130
  • 48.0%Success rate37.1%
  • +0.141EPA / dropback-0.087
  • -0.097EPA / rush-0.196
  • 8.0%Explosive rate8.2%
  • +0.63CPOE-5.42
  • 50.5%Third-down rate32.2%
  • 68.1%Red-zone TD rate49.6%
  • 2.25Points / drive1.47
  • 2.2%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

IND lead 11–8 since 1999

IND have won 3 straight. Meetings average 48.4 points. NYJ are 9-9-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W11IND @ NYJ2827IND
2021 · W9NYJ @ IND3045IND
2020 · W3NYJ @ IND736IND
2016 · W13IND @ NYJ4110IND
2015 · W2NYJ @ IND207NYJ
2012 · W6IND @ NYJ935NYJ
2010 · playoffsNYJ @ IND1716NYJ
2009 · playoffsNYJ @ IND1730IND

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Andrew Luck23/4330143

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marlon Mack12897.40
Nyheim Hines3144.70
Robert Turbin4102.50
Zach Pascal188.00
Andrew Luck273.50
Eric Ebron1-1-1.00

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Sam Darnold24/3028021

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Bilal Powell16593.70
Isaiah Crowell13403.10
Sam Darnold681.30
Quincy Enunwa100.00

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 +2.53.1%4.8%3.1%7.5%6.8%3.8%

Positive margins favour Jets; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

6.83%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

40.3%

Expected total

42.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.77
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin-3.27