Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2020 · Week 2

Final

49ers

San Francisco

QB Jimmy Garoppolo

31·13

Jets

New York

QB Sam Darnold

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 61°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

SF -7

Total

41.5

Model margin

-2.2est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

4.7%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jets
  • 49ers

How each play moved the game.

Jets wins49ers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

49ersedge mapJets
  • +0.010EPA / play-0.116
  • 45.8%Success rate40.9%
  • +0.089EPA / dropback-0.098
  • -0.106EPA / rush-0.146
  • 9.4%Explosive rate7.4%
  • -1.74CPOE-2.07
  • 39.6%Third-down rate34.4%
  • 71.8%Red-zone TD rate41.2%
  • 2.03Points / drive1.24
  • 2.5%Turnover rate1.9%

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

SF lead 5–2 since 1999

SF have won 2 straight. Meetings average 39.9 points. NYJ are 1-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W1NYJ @ SF1932SF
2016 · W14NYJ @ SF2317NYJ
2012 · W4SF @ NYJ340SF
2008 · W14NYJ @ SF1424SF
2004 · W6SF @ NYJ1422NYJ
2001 · W3SF @ NYJ1917SF

Box score

Individual performances

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jimmy Garoppolo14/1613120
Nick Mullens8/117101

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Raheem Mostert89211.51
Jerick McKinnon37725.71
Tevin Coleman14120.90
Jeff Wilson231.50
Nick Mullens2-2-1.00

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Sam Darnold21/3217910

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore21633.00
La'Mical Perine3175.70
Josh Malone11212.00
Sam Darnold273.50
Kalen Ballage155.00
Josh Adams100.00

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 -73.0%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.0%2.7%4.0%

Positive margins favour Jets; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

4.71%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

43.1%

Expected total

40.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.70
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-2.23
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-2.23