Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2021 · Week 4

Final / OT

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

24·27

Jets

New York

QB Zach Wilson

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 78°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

TEN -5.5

Total

44.5

Model margin

-2.8est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Jets
  • Titans

How each play moved the game.

Jets winsTitans wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Titansedge mapJets
  • +0.025EPA / play-0.072
  • 44.7%Success rate42.1%
  • +0.092EPA / dropback-0.066
  • -0.054EPA / rush-0.084
  • 7.8%Explosive rate8.7%
  • +2.33CPOE-7.25
  • 43.8%Third-down rate37.8%
  • 66.6%Red-zone TD rate60.1%
  • 2.15Points / drive1.70
  • 2.1%Turnover rate2.5%

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

NYJ lead 9–4 since 1999

NYJ have won 3 straight. Meetings average 38.2 points. NYJ are 11-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1NYJ @ TEN2310NYJ
2024 · W2NYJ @ TEN2417NYJ
2018 · W13NYJ @ TEN2226TEN
2015 · W14TEN @ NYJ830NYJ
2014 · W15NYJ @ TEN1611NYJ
2013 · W4NYJ @ TEN1338TEN
2012 · W15NYJ @ TEN1014TEN
2009 · W3TEN @ NYJ1724NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill30/4929810

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry331574.81
Jeremy McNichols11111.00
Ryan Tannehill393.00

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Zach Wilson21/3429721

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Michael Carter13382.91
Braxton Berrios2157.50
Tevin Coleman4143.50
Ty Johnson310.30
Zach Wilson3-2-0.70

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 -5.52.7%3.0%4.8%3.1%7.5%6.9%2.6%3.9%

Positive margins favour Jets; negative favour Titans.

Half-point at risk

1.95%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

41.6%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.51
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-2.81