DOWN X DOWN › week 14 › Broncos at Jets
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 14 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · MetLife Stadium

NYJvsDEN

Jets offensevsBroncos defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Jets, 8 for Broncos. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

DEN offenseNYJ offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Backs catch passes

Broncos give up 48 yards a game to running backs (31st), against a league average of 32. Jets' running backs produce 31 (14th).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Broncos are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.27 EPA per attempt. Jets send 10% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Field goals, not touchdowns

Jets score a touchdown on 46% of red zone trips (32nd). Broncos allow 48% (8th).

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Jets gain 5.6 yards per play (11th). Broncos give up 5.2 (10th), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

DEN Broncos

10Bo NixQB · 149/250 · 1493 yds · 9 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback -0.01 · 23rd20Jonah ColemanRB · 30 car · 134 yds · 2 TD · 9 recEPA per touch +0.17 · 2nd17Jaylen WaddleWR · 29 rec · 315 yds · 2 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target +0.0814Courtland SuttonWR · 20 rec · 221 yds · 1 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target -0.1529Ja'Quan McMillianNickel Back · 25 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT99Zach AllenLeft Defensive End · 25 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 3 PD4.5 sacks · T-17th in the NFL

NYJ Jets

7Geno SmithQB · 165/239 · 1913 yds · 12 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback +0.15 · 12th20Breece HallRB · 51 car · 163 yds · 1 TD · 10 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 20th5Garrett WilsonWR · 43 rec · 527 yds · 3 TD · 63 tgtEPA per target +0.3915Adonai MitchellWR · 16 rec · 265 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgtEPA per target +0.71 · 7th31David BaileyLeft Defensive End · 34 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL56Demario DavisWeakside Linebacker · 52 tackles · 2 sacks · 4 PD2 sacks
The series · Broncos and Jets since 1999, and this season's records16 meetings

The Broncos lead the series 10–6 since 1999. They have won the last 2. Oct 12, 2025, at MetLife Stadium: the Broncos won 13–11. Justin Fields started at quarterback for the Jets and Bo Nix for the Broncos; Aaron Glenn and Sean Payton coached.

Broncos at home4–4the Broncos' record
In New York5–2the Broncos' record
Most pointsBroncos 37 · Jets 342020 · 2018
Biggest winBroncos by 27 · Jets by 182005 · 2018

The last 5

2025 · Wk 6DEN 13 at NYJ 11
2024 · Wk 4DEN 10 at NYJ 9
2023 · Wk 5NYJ 31 at DEN 21
2022 · Wk 7NYJ 16 at DEN 9
2021 · Wk 3NYJ 0 at DEN 26

2026 records

BroncosJets
Overall6–22–6
Division2–10–2
Conference3–12–3
Other conference3–10–3
Home4–01–3
Away2–21–3
Last 5LWWWWLWLLL
StreakWon 4Lost 3
Points a game21.5 – 20.621.3 – 23.5

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Broncos' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Jets offense against the Broncos defenseDepth charts
Broncos defense · 3-4 DJets offense · 3WR 1TE74Fashanu64Parham71Myers66Tippmann70Membou85Taylor7Smith20Hall5Wilson15Mitchell11Cooper96Uwazurike93Jones99Allen0Cooper15Bonitto40Strnad49Singleton21Moss2Surtain29McMillian9Hufanga22Jones

Jets offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBGeno Smith#7 · 165/239 · 1913 yds · 12 TD · 3 INT
  • RBBreece Hall#20 · 51 car · 163 yds · 1 TD · 10 rec
  • WRGarrett Wilson#5 · 43 rec · 527 yds · 3 TD · 63 tgt
  • WROmar Cooper Jr.#11 · 12 rec · 248 yds · 2 TD · 13 tgt
  • WRAdonai Mitchell#15 · 16 rec · 265 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgt
  • TEMason Taylor#85 · 17 rec · 136 yds · 2 TD · 23 tgt
  • LTOlu Fashanu#74
  • LGDylan Parham#64
  • CJosh Myers#71
  • RGJoe Tippmann#66
  • RTArmand Membou#70

Broncos defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEEyioma Uwazurike#96 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTD.J. Jones#93 · 16 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • LDEZach Allen#99 · 25 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 3 PD
  • WLBJonathon Cooper#0 · 4 tackles
  • SLBNik Bonitto#15 · 17 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • RILBJustin Strnad#40 · 38 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD
  • LILBAlex Singleton#49 · 98 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • RCBRiley Moss#21 · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • LCBPat Surtain II#2 · 29 tackles · 2 PD
  • NBJa'Quan McMillian#29 · 25 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • SSTalanoa Hufanga#9 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 3 PD
  • FSBrandon Jones#22 · 54 tackles · 2 INT · 5 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · NYJ offense against DEN defense
StatNYJ NYJ offFavors NYJ · Favors DENDEN DEN def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.04#11
-0.03#13+0.00
Success rate
46%#11
40%#744%
Yards per play
5.6#11
5.2#105.4
Explosive play rate
11%#5
9%#159%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.13#10
-0.06#6+0.03
Sack rate
9%#26
7%#137%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.09#19
-0.02#26-0.08
Yards per carry
4.3#12
4.4#224.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#22
43%#2241%
Red zone TD rate
46%#32
48%#861%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
157#12
131#9147
TE yards per game
51#21
68#2655
TE targets per game
7.9#12
8.8#277.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#14
48#3132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Jets: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.898% of throws
+1.864% of throws
+0.978% of throws
Short
+0.1131% of throws
+0.0110% of throws
+0.1940% of throws

Broncos: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.2620 throws
-0.1210 throws
-0.0118 throws
Short
+0.0780 throws
+0.2752 throws
+0.10119 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.