DOWN X DOWN › week 16 › Patriots at Jets
Updated Nov 4, 9:34 AM ET
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Week 16 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · MetLife Stadium

NEvsNYJ

Patriots offensevsJets defense

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

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

Throw it

Patriots gain +0.15 EPA per dropback (8th). Jets allow +0.12 (25th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Jets are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.53 EPA per attempt. Patriots send 9% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Nowhere to run

Patriots' run game is 23rd in EPA per carry (-0.14). Jets allow -0.14 (7th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Patriots create explosive plays on 11% of snaps (8th). Jets give them up at 9% (11th).

Players to watch

NE Patriots

10Drake MayeQB · 157/234 · 1983 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.21 · 9th38Rhamondre StevensonRB · 96 car · 367 yds · 3 TD · 23 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 18th3DeMario DouglasWR · 26 rec · 332 yds · 4 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target +0.57 · 13th85Hunter HenryTE · 29 rec · 326 yds · 2 TD · 34 tgtEPA per target +0.55 · 5th91Elijah PonderWeakside Linebacker · 23 tackles · 6 sacks · 1 PD6 sacks · T-7th in the NFL25Marcus JonesNickel Back · 39 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 6 PD1 INT

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 · Patriots and Jets since 1999, and this season's records57 meetings

The Patriots lead the series 43–14 since 1999. They have won the last 4. Oct 18, 2026, at Gillette Stadium: the Patriots won 26–19. Drake Maye started at quarterback for the Patriots and Geno Smith for the Jets; Mike Vrabel and Aaron Glenn coached.

Patriots at home22–8the Patriots' record
In New York21–6the Patriots' record
Most pointsPatriots 54 · Jets 342021 · 2000
Biggest winPatriots by 42 · Jets by 212010 · 2024
Playoffs1–1the Patriots' record

The last 5

2026 · Wk 6NYJ 19 at NE 26
2025 · Wk 17NE 42 at NYJ 10
2025 · Wk 11NYJ 14 at NE 27
2024 · Wk 8NYJ 22 at NE 25
2024 · Wk 3NE 3 at NYJ 24

2026 records

PatriotsJets
Overall5–32–6
Division3–00–2
Conference5–12–3
Other conference0–20–3
Home3–01–3
Away2–31–3
Last 5WWWLWLWLLL
StreakWon 1Lost 3
Points a game23.0 – 20.321.3 – 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 Patriots' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Patriots offense against the Jets defenseDepth charts
Jets defense · 4-3 DPatriots offense · 3WR 1TE66Campbell72Rouse55Wilson65Pryor76Moses85Henry10Maye38Stevenson1Brown86Chism3Douglas52Enagbare91Briggs95Jackson31Bailey56Davis44Sherwood49Wallace21Stephens1Thomas2Brownlee6Belton29Fitzpatrick

Patriots offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBDrake Maye#10 · 157/234 · 1983 yds · 15 TD · 8 INT
  • RBRhamondre Stevenson#38 · 96 car · 367 yds · 3 TD · 23 rec
  • WRA.J. Brown#1 · 9 rec · 101 yds · 0 TD · 20 tgt
  • WRDeMario Douglas#3 · 26 rec · 332 yds · 4 TD · 37 tgt
  • WREfton Chism III#86 · 15 rec · 151 yds · 1 TD · 20 tgt
  • TEHunter Henry#85 · 29 rec · 326 yds · 2 TD · 34 tgt
  • LTWill Campbell#66
  • LGWalter Rouse#72
  • CJared Wilson#55
  • RGMatt Pryor#65
  • RTMorgan Moses#76

Jets defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEKingsley Enagbare#52 · 25 tackles · 2.5 sacks
  • RDTJowon Briggs#91 · 28 tackles · 2 sacks
  • LDTDarrell Jackson Jr.#95 · 23 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • LDEDavid Bailey#31 · 34 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDemario Davis#56 · 52 tackles · 2 sacks · 4 PD
  • MLBJamien Sherwood#44 · 65 tackles · 5 PD
  • SLBTrevin Wallace#49 · 4 tackles
  • RCBBrandon Stephens#21 · 22 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBAzareye'h Thomas#1 · 37 tackles · 5 PD
  • NBJarvis Brownlee Jr.#2 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • SSDane Belton#6 · 67 tackles · 1 sack · 4 PD
  • FSMinkah Fitzpatrick#29 · 45 tackles · 1 INT · 3 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 · NE offense against NYJ defense
StatNE NE offFavors NE · Favors NYJNYJ NYJ def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.06#9
+0.02#19+0.00
Success rate
46%#10
45%#2444%
Yards per play
6.1#4
5.1#95.4
Explosive play rate
11%#8
9%#119%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.15#8
+0.12#25+0.03
Sack rate
6%#16
8%#87%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.14#23
-0.14#7-0.08
Yards per carry
3.9#20
3.9#154.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
43%#11
41%#1641%
Red zone TD rate
52%#25
64%#2061%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
157#11
121#5147
TE yards per game
62#10
60#2455
TE targets per game
6.8#22
7.8#177.6
RB receiving yards per game
34#12
27#1132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Patriots: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.169% of throws
+0.752% of throws
+0.9911% of throws
Short
-0.1532% of throws
+0.4814% of throws
+0.3932% of throws

Jets: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5312 throws
+0.0510 throws
+0.1215 throws
Short
+0.1273 throws
+0.3847 throws
+0.2982 throws

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