Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2021 · Week 16

Final

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Trevor Lawrence

21·26

Jets

New York

QB Zach Wilson

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 47°F · wind 0mph

Closing spread

NYJ -2.5

Total

42.5

Model margin

+0.6est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Jets
  • Jaguars

How each play moved the game.

Jets winsJaguars wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Jaguarsedge mapJets
  • -0.079EPA / play-0.072
  • 44.0%Success rate42.1%
  • -0.061EPA / dropback-0.066
  • -0.113EPA / rush-0.084
  • 7.1%Explosive rate8.7%
  • -4.53CPOE-7.25
  • 35.6%Third-down rate37.8%
  • 56.0%Red-zone TD rate60.1%
  • 1.33Points / drive1.70
  • 2.6%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

JAX lead 9–7 since 1999

Meetings average 40.4 points. NYJ are 5-11 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W15NYJ @ JAX2048JAX
2024 · W15NYJ @ JAX3225NYJ
2022 · W16JAX @ NYJ193JAX
2019 · W8NYJ @ JAX1529JAX
2018 · W4NYJ @ JAX1231JAX
2017 · W4JAX @ NYJ2023NYJ
2015 · W9JAX @ NYJ2328NYJ
2012 · W14NYJ @ JAX1710NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Trevor Lawrence26/3928000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Dare Ogunbowale17573.41
Trevor Lawrence6376.20
Tavon Austin3217.00
James Robinson3103.30
Nathan Cottrell133.00

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Zach Wilson14/2210210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Michael Carter161187.40
Zach Wilson49122.81
Tevin Coleman14574.10
Braxton Berrios133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Braxton Berrios56370
Tyler Kroft35290
Keelan Cole22250
Michael Carter2360
Tevin Coleman1140
Jeff Smith0100
Denzel Mims0200

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 +2.52.6%4.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Jets; negative favour Jaguars.

Half-point at risk

7.41%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

50.7%

Expected total

43.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.09
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.61