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Jets at Patriots

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 17:00 UTC
New York Jets logo
New York
Jets
2-3 · W2
19
@
New England Patriots logo
New England
Patriots
3-2 · W3
26
New England Patriots to win 81% win probability · projected 16–28 · Strong

Result & Grading

Published before kickoff, graded after. No edits, no quiet deletions.

Final score
19–26
NYJ at NE
Our pick
NE ✓
Correct
Margin error
4.3
points from our projection
Against the spread
Missed ✗
vs line of NE −7.5

Pre-Game Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

NYJ 19%
NE 81%
Projected score
16–28
NYJ at NE
Projected margin
+11.3
home perspective
Projected total
43.8
combined points
Confidence
Strong
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

We agree with the market on the winner. The margins may still differ.

8th Day Engine
New England Patriots
by 11.3 points · total 43.8
Closing line
New England Patriots
by 7.5 points · total 43.5

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
Gillette Stadium
Roof
Outdoors
Rest · NYJ
7 days
Rest · NE
7 days
QB · NYJ
Geno Smith
QB · NE
Drake Maye

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

New York Jets

W vs CLE 17–12
L @ CHI 12–23
L @ DET 24–31
L vs GB 17–20
W @ TEN 23–10

New England Patriots

W vs LV 45–17
W @ BUF 29–26
L @ JAX 6–35
W vs PIT 20–3
L @ SEA 10–13

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

NYJ · scored
18.6
per game · 5 played
NYJ · allowed
19.2
per game
NE · scored
22.0
per game · 5 played
NE · allowed
18.8
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has New England Patriots as the stronger side by 249 rating points, which on its own is worth about 9.9 points on the scoreboard (NYJ 1,377, NE 1,626).

Home field adds 1.4 points to NE — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be.

That lands on a projected margin of +11.3, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives New England Patriots at 81%.

The closing line agrees on the winner, making New England Patriots favourite by 7.5 against our 11.3.

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