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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 17 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · MetLife Stadium

NYJvsMIN

Jets offensevsVikings defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Jets, 7 for Vikings. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

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

Ground game edge

Jets average 4.3 yards per carry (12th). Vikings allow 4.5 (25th).

02
Opportunity

Deep middle is open

Vikings are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +1.12 EPA per attempt. Jets send 4% 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). Vikings allow 27% (1st).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Jets succeed on 46% of plays (11th) against a defense that allows 37% (2nd).

Players to watch

MIN Vikings

1Kyler MurrayQB · 100/154 · 1022 yds · 5 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback -0.06 · 27th27Jordan MasonRB · 38 car · 147 yds · 1 TD · 0 recEPA per touch -0.2618Justin JeffersonWR · 28 rec · 335 yds · 4 TD · 40 tgtEPA per target +0.54 · 16th87T.J. HockensonTE · 31 rec · 295 yds · 3 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target +0.67 · 3rd43Andrew Van GinkelWeakside Linebacker · 21 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 1 INT · 1 PD6.5 sacks · T-5th in the NFL51Blake CashmanRight Inside Linebacker · 62 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 5 PD4.5 sacks · T-16th 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 · Vikings and Jets since 1999, and this season's records7 meetings

The Vikings lead the series 4–3 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). They have won the last 4. Oct 6, 2024, at Tottenham Stadium: the Vikings won 23–17. Sam Darnold started at quarterback for the Vikings and Aaron Rodgers for the Jets; Kevin O'Connell and Robert Saleh coached.

Vikings at home2–1the Vikings' record
In New York1–2the Vikings' record
Most pointsVikings 37 · Jets 292018 · 2010
Biggest winVikings by 20 · Jets by 132018 · 2002

The last 5

2024 · Wk 5NYJ 17 at MIN 23
2022 · Wk 13NYJ 22 at MIN 27
2018 · Wk 7MIN 37 at NYJ 17
2014 · Wk 14 · OTNYJ 24 at MIN 30
2010 · Wk 5MIN 20 at NYJ 29

2026 records

VikingsJets
Overall6–12–6
Division2–10–2
Conference4–12–3
Other conference2–00–3
Home3–01–3
Away3–11–3
Last 5WWWWLLWLLL
StreakLost 1Lost 3
Points a game20.0 – 13.321.3 – 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 Vikings' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Jets offense against the Vikings defenseDepth charts
Vikings defense · 3-4 DJets offense · 3WR 1TE74Fashanu64Parham71Myers66Tippmann70Membou85Taylor7Smith20Hall5Wilson15Mitchell11Cooper61Redmond95Banks50Rodriguez43Ginkel15Turner51Cashman55Wilson23Pierre2Rodgers7Murphy44Metellus22Smith

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

Vikings defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEJalen Redmond#61 · 22 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 3 PD
  • NTCaleb Banks#95 · 12 tackles
  • LDELevi Drake Rodriguez#50 · 14 tackles · 1 sack
  • WLBAndrew Van Ginkel#43 · 21 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • SLBDallas Turner#15 · 18 tackles · 6 sacks
  • RILBBlake Cashman#51 · 62 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 5 PD
  • LILBEric Wilson#55 · 41 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD
  • RCBJames Pierre#23 · 24 tackles · 2 INT · 4 PD
  • LCBIsaiah Rodgers#2 · 22 tackles · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • NBByron Murphy Jr.#7 · 34 tackles · 3 INT · 6 PD
  • SSJoshua Metellus#44 · 50 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 4 PD
  • FSHarrison Smith#22 · 15 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 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 MIN defense
StatNYJ NYJ offFavors NYJ · Favors MINMIN MIN def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.04#11
-0.17#1+0.00
Success rate
46%#11
37%#244%
Yards per play
5.6#11
4.7#25.4
Explosive play rate
11%#5
9%#149%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.13#10
-0.24#1+0.03
Sack rate
9%#26
11%#17%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.09#19
-0.11#10-0.08
Yards per carry
4.3#12
4.5#254.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#23
31%#241%
Red zone TD rate
46%#32
27%#161%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
157#12
123#6147
TE yards per game
51#21
39#455
TE targets per game
7.9#12
6.3#67.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#14
18#332
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

Vikings: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.2111 throws
+1.1211 throws
+0.1614 throws
Short
+0.0262 throws
-0.1737 throws
-0.2567 throws

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