2026 · Week 16 · Division

Scheduled

Patriots

New England

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Jets

New York

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+0.4est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Patriotsedge mapJets
  • +0.052EPA / play+0.011
  • 45.0%Success rate44.6%
  • +0.215EPA / dropback+0.118
  • -0.200EPA / rush-0.148
  • 8.4%Explosive rate9.3%
  • +7.12CPOE+5.33
  • 40.8%Third-down rate37.1%
  • 61.2%Red-zone TD rate57.8%
  • 2.06Points / drive1.91
  • 3.1%Turnover rate1.2%

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

NE lead 43–14 since 1999

NE have won 4 straight. Meetings average 41.2 points. NYJ are 23-32-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W6NYJ @ NE19–26NE
2025 · W17NE @ NYJ42–10NE
2025 · W11NYJ @ NE14–27NE
2024 · W8NYJ @ NE22–25NE
2024 · W3NE @ NYJ3–24NYJ
2023 · W18NYJ @ NE17–3NYJ
2023 · W3NE @ NYJ15–10NE
2022 · W11NYJ @ NE3–10NE

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.93
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+0.37