Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2026 · Week 1

Final

Jets

New York

QB Geno Smith

23·10

Titans

Tennessee

QB Cam Ward

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 90°F · wind 2mph

Closing spread

TEN -1.5

Total

39.5

Model margin

-9.3est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Jets

How each play moved the game.

Titans 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 mapTitans
  • +0.126EPA / play-0.141
  • 48.4%Success rate44.0%
  • +0.338EPA / dropback-0.152
  • -0.038EPA / rush-0.096
  • 10.9%Explosive rate4.0%
  • +12.84CPOE+0.39
  • 18.2%Third-down rate33.3%
  • 66.7%Red-zone TD rate100.0%
  • 2.08Points / drive0.99
  • 0.0%Turnover rate0.0%

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

NYJ lead 9–4 since 1999

NYJ have won 3 straight. Meetings average 38.2 points. TEN are 2-11 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W2NYJ @ TEN2417NYJ
2021 · W4TEN @ NYJ2427NYJ
2018 · W13NYJ @ TEN2226TEN
2015 · W14TEN @ NYJ830NYJ
2014 · W15NYJ @ TEN1611NYJ
2013 · W4NYJ @ TEN1338TEN
2012 · W15NYJ @ TEN1014TEN
2009 · W3TEN @ NYJ1724NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith19/2421500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Breece Hall221024.61
Braelon Allen10404.00
Geno Smith671.20
Kenyon Sadiq133.01

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Cam Ward19/3214010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tony Pollard7355.00
Cam Ward4215.30
Tyjae Spears3124.00

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 +1.53.5%4.9%3.1%6.8%5.2%2.6%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Jets.

Half-point at risk

1.57%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

25.6%

Expected total

43.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-11.51
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-9.29