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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 16 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · MetLife Stadium

NYJvsNE

Jets offensevsPatriots defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Jets, 8 for Patriots. 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

Jets gain +0.13 EPA per dropback (10th). Patriots allow +0.08 (22nd).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Patriots are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.96 EPA per attempt. Jets send 8% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Pressure problem

Jets take a sack on 9% of dropbacks (26th). Patriots get home on 8% (5th). League average is 7%.

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Jets gain 5.6 yards per play (11th). Patriots give up 5.3 (12th), with the league at 5.4.

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 · Jets offense against the Patriots defenseDepth charts
Patriots defense · 3-4 DJets offense · 3WR 1TE74Fashanu64Parham71Myers66Tippmann70Membou85Taylor7Smith20Hall5Wilson15Mitchell11Cooper97Williams94Durden90Barmore91Ponder5Jones14Spillane53Elliss0Gonzalez7Davis25Jones4Woodson31Byard

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

Patriots defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEMilton Williams#97 · 20 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTCory Durden#94 · 19 tackles · 1.5 sacks
  • LDEChristian Barmore#90 · 7 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • WLBElijah Ponder#91 · 23 tackles · 6 sacks · 1 PD
  • SLBDre'Mont Jones#5 · 14 tackles · 1 sack
  • RILBRobert Spillane#14 · 47 tackles · 2 PD
  • LILBChristian Elliss#53 · 58 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • RCBChristian Gonzalez#0 · 21 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBCarlton Davis III#7 · 25 tackles · 1 PD
  • NBMarcus Jones#25 · 39 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 6 PD
  • SSCraig Woodson#4 · 36 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • FSKevin Byard#31 · 40 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 · NYJ offense against NE defense
StatNYJ NYJ offFavors NYJ · Favors NENE NE def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.04#11
+0.01#18+0.00
Success rate
46%#11
44%#1644%
Yards per play
5.6#11
5.3#125.4
Explosive play rate
11%#5
9%#169%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.13#10
+0.08#22+0.03
Sack rate
9%#26
8%#57%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.09#19
-0.09#13-0.08
Yards per carry
4.3#12
3.8#114.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#23
38%#1041%
Red zone TD rate
46%#32
57%#1261%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
157#12
152#23147
TE yards per game
51#21
52#1455
TE targets per game
7.9#12
7.9#207.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#14
31#1432
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

Patriots: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.9619 throws
+0.788 throws
+0.8111 throws
Short
+0.0483 throws
+0.4342 throws
+0.0693 throws

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