2021 · Week 3

Final

Jets

New York

QB Zach Wilson

0·26

Broncos

Denver

QB Teddy Bridgewater

Empower Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass · 82°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

DEN -10.5

Total

42

Model margin

+4.3est.

DEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

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
  • -0.072EPA / play+0.021
  • 42.1%Success rate44.7%
  • -0.066EPA / dropback+0.100
  • -0.084EPA / rush-0.093
  • 8.7%Explosive rate9.1%
  • -7.25CPOE+2.34
  • 37.8%Third-down rate38.3%
  • 60.1%Red-zone TD rate62.5%
  • 1.70Points / drive1.89
  • 2.5%Turnover rate1.5%

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
2020 · W4DEN @ NYJ3728DEN
2018 · W5DEN @ NYJ1634NYJ
2017 · W14NYJ @ DEN023DEN
2014 · W6DEN @ NYJ3117DEN

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Zach Wilson19/3516002

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Michael Carter9242.70
Ty Johnson3175.70
Zach Wilson122.00

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Teddy Bridgewater19/2523500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Melvin Gordon18603.31
Javonte Williams12292.41
Teddy Bridgewater4246.00
Damarea Crockett372.30

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 +10.56.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Broncos; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

1.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.5%

Expected total

44.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.56
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.27