2024 · Week 18 · Division

Final

Dolphins

Miami

QB Tua Tagovailoa

20·32

Jets

New York

QB Aaron Rodgers

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 34°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

NYJ -1.5

Total

39.5

Model margin

-0.5est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Jets
  • Dolphins

How each play moved the game.

Jets winsDolphins wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Dolphinsedge mapJets
  • -0.040EPA / play-0.001
  • 44.3%Success rate43.0%
  • +0.089EPA / dropback+0.053
  • -0.246EPA / rush-0.108
  • 7.3%Explosive rate8.8%
  • +3.08CPOE-1.89
  • 35.4%Third-down rate39.7%
  • 55.9%Red-zone TD rate57.9%
  • 1.92Points / drive1.85
  • 1.7%Turnover rate1.7%

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. NYJ are 28-23-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14MIA @ NYJ3410MIA
2025 · W4NYJ @ MIA2127MIA
2024 · W14NYJ @ MIA2632MIA
2023 · W15NYJ @ MIA030MIA
2023 · W12MIA @ NYJ3413MIA
2022 · W18NYJ @ MIA611MIA
2022 · W5MIA @ NYJ1740NYJ
2021 · W15NYJ @ MIA2431MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tyler Huntley25/4122712

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
De'Von Achane1112111.01
Tyler Huntley3165.30
Jaylen Waddle166.00
Jeff Wilson2-4-2.00
Jaylen Wright6-4-0.70

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jonnu Smith912561
Malik Washington45480
Jaylen Waddle49440
River Cracraft44380
Tyreek Hill23200
Durham Smythe0100
Julian Hill0100

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers23/3627441
Allen Lazard0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Breece Hall12574.80
Isaiah Davis44110.30
Braelon Allen4153.80
Xavier Gipson155.00
Garrett Wilson100.00

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 +1.52.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.3%2.6%

Positive margins favour Jets; negative favour Dolphins.

Half-point at risk

2.10%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

47.7%

Expected total

43.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.21
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.51