Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2023 · Week 5

Final

Jets

New York

QB Zach Wilson

31·21

Broncos

Denver

QB Russell Wilson

Empower Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass · 73°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

DEN -2.5

Total

42.5

Model margin

+2.2est.

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
  • -0.230EPA / play-0.046
  • 35.6%Success rate42.3%
  • -0.250EPA / dropback-0.005
  • -0.191EPA / rush-0.110
  • 6.2%Explosive rate8.6%
  • -5.18CPOE+3.74
  • 25.5%Third-down rate36.8%
  • 39.2%Red-zone TD rate59.0%
  • 1.01Points / drive1.87
  • 2.7%Turnover rate1.9%

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
2022 · W7NYJ @ DEN169NYJ
2021 · W3NYJ @ DEN026DEN
2020 · W4DEN @ NYJ3728DEN
2018 · W5DEN @ NYJ1634NYJ
2017 · W14NYJ @ DEN023DEN
2014 · W6DEN @ NYJ3117DEN

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Zach Wilson19/2619901

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Breece Hall221778.01
Zach Wilson3268.70
Dalvin Cook6233.80
Michael Carter188.00

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson20/3119620

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jaleel McLaughlin9687.60
Russell Wilson7497.00
Samaje Perine6223.70

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 +2.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Broncos; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

7.51%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.9%

Expected total

40.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.48
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.18