2026 · Week 18 · Division

Scheduled

Jets

New York

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Bills

Buffalo

Highmark Stadium · outdoors · a_turf

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+4.3est.

BUF 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.

Jetsedge mapBills
  • +0.011EPA / play+0.210
  • 44.6%Success rate49.2%
  • +0.118EPA / dropback+0.338
  • -0.148EPA / rush+0.031
  • 9.3%Explosive rate13.6%
  • +5.33CPOE+4.89
  • 37.1%Third-down rate48.3%
  • 57.8%Red-zone TD rate70.0%
  • 1.91Points / drive3.19
  • 1.2%Turnover rate2.4%

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

BUF lead 29–25 since 1999

BUF have won 5 straight. Meetings average 42.5 points. BUF are 29-25 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18NYJ @ BUF8–35BUF
2025 · W2BUF @ NYJ30–10BUF
2024 · W17NYJ @ BUF14–40BUF
2024 · W6BUF @ NYJ23–20BUF
2023 · W11NYJ @ BUF6–32BUF
2023 · W1BUF @ NYJ16–22NYJ
2022 · W14NYJ @ BUF12–20BUF
2022 · W9BUF @ NYJ17–20NYJ

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.03
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.25