2021 · Week 15 · Division

Final

Jets

New York

QB Zach Wilson

24·31

Dolphins

Miami

QB Tua Tagovailoa

Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass · 82°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

MIA -10.5

Total

42

Model margin

+6.8est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Dolphins
  • Jets

How each play moved the game.

Dolphins 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 mapDolphins
  • -0.072EPA / play-0.046
  • 42.1%Success rate41.8%
  • -0.066EPA / dropback+0.028
  • -0.084EPA / rush-0.180
  • 8.7%Explosive rate6.7%
  • -7.25CPOE-0.02
  • 37.8%Third-down rate41.1%
  • 60.1%Red-zone TD rate61.3%
  • 1.70Points / drive1.58
  • 2.5%Turnover rate2.0%

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

MIA lead 28–26 since 1999

MIA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 40.6 points. MIA are 23-28-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14MIA @ NYJ3410MIA
2025 · W4NYJ @ MIA2127MIA
2024 · W18MIA @ NYJ2032NYJ
2024 · W14NYJ @ MIA2632MIA
2023 · W15NYJ @ MIA030MIA
2023 · W12MIA @ NYJ3413MIA
2022 · W18NYJ @ MIA611MIA
2022 · W5MIA @ NYJ1740NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Zach Wilson13/2317000
Keelan Cole0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tevin Coleman8506.30
Michael Carter8182.30
Austin Walter2126.00
Zach Wilson4123.01
Braxton Berrios2105.01

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tua Tagovailoa16/2719622

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Duke Johnson221074.92
Myles Gaskin10545.40
Tua Tagovailoa7192.70
Jacoby Brissett122.00
Albert Wilson111.00

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 +10.55.9%7.3%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.2%2.6%

Positive margins favour Dolphins; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

1.63%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

67.0%

Expected total

42.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+4.59
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+6.85