2022 · Week 18 · Division

Final

Jets

New York

QB Joe Flacco

6·11

Dolphins

Miami

QB Skylar Thompson

Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass · 75°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

MIA -3.5

Total

37.5

Model margin

-4.8est.

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
  • -0.086EPA / play+0.054
  • 39.1%Success rate44.6%
  • -0.081EPA / dropback+0.111
  • -0.093EPA / rush-0.050
  • 8.2%Explosive rate10.1%
  • -4.97CPOE+0.08
  • 34.3%Third-down rate37.6%
  • 39.8%Red-zone TD rate66.9%
  • 1.41Points / drive2.11
  • 2.1%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 · W5MIA @ NYJ1740NYJ
2021 · W15NYJ @ MIA2431MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Joe Flacco18/3314900

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Bam Knight12221.80
Ty Johnson5122.40
Michael Carter341.30

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Garrett Wilson917890
Corey Davis13170
Tyler Conklin24130
Ty Johnson23130
Elijah Moore11110
Jeremy Ruckert1180
Michael Carter2310

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Skylar Thompson20/3115200

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jeff Wilson16724.50
Raheem Mostert11716.50
Jaylen Waddle199.00
Salvon Ahmed177.00
Skylar Thompson331.00

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 +3.53.2%4.9%3.2%7.5%6.5%3.5%

Positive margins favour Dolphins; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

2.11%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

36.4%

Expected total

43.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.36
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-7.85
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-4.79