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New England (4-3) and Detroit (4-2) meet at FC Bayern Munich Stadium on Nov 15, 2026, 9:30 AM ET.
The model's winner call: locked before the start, graded in public, built on the market's price.
NE end zone ← 100 yards → DET end zone
A longer bar = a better setup for the offense: half from how high the offense ranks, half from how low the defense across from it ranks (of 32). A full bar is the best offense against the worst defense; the dashed tick is an even matchup. Biggest advantage first.
NE has the clear advantage in passing, third-down conversion and red-zone touchdown rate; DET's defense has it in sacks, rushing and turnovers.
DET has the clear advantage in turnovers, passing, rushing and red-zone touchdown rate; NE's defense has it in third-down conversion.
NE offensevs
DET defenseNE offense ranks better in 3 of 6 matchups (3 by a clear margin) · DET defense in 3 (3 by a clear margin)
DET offensevsNE defenseDET offense ranks better in 4 of 6 matchups (4 by a clear margin) · NE defense in 1 (1 by a clear margin) · 1 even
Each measure, offense vs opposing defense, ranked of 32 (1 = best). Favors: big rank gap. ▲▼: recent trend.
263 a game, league 227 · last 17 games (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025)
Both readings soft
DET pressures on 29% of dropbacks (#17 of 32); he completes 35% under pressure (league 34%).
92.6 a game, league 96.0 · last 17 games (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025)
167 a game, league 141 · last 17 games (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025)
Both readings soft
His routes (Screen 17%, Quick out 16%, Hitch / curl 11%): DET allowed 7.5 yds a target, league 7.6.
Same DET readings against WRs as above.
His routes (In / dig 15%, Slant 15%, Deep out 15%): DET allowed 7.8 yds a target, league 8.0.
71.6 a game, league 54.0 · last 17 games (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025)
Both readings soft
His routes (Quick out 20%, Hitch / curl 20%, Deep out 11%): DET allowed 7.7 yds a target, league 7.7.
198 a game, league 227 · last 17 games (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025)
NE pressures on 35% of dropbacks (#2 of 32); he completes 33% under pressure (league 34%).
88.7 a game, league 96.0 · last 17 games (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025)
Mixed: few yards allowed, but leaky per play this season
121 a game, league 141 · last 17 games (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025)
His routes (In / dig 20%, Hitch / curl 18%, Quick out 18%): NE allowed 7.4 yds a target, league 7.6.
Same NE readings against WRs as above.
His routes (Hitch / curl 18%, In / dig 17%, Post 11%): NE allowed 7.8 yds a target, league 8.1.
48.5 a game, league 54.0 · last 17 games (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025)
His routes (Hitch / curl 28%, Quick out 22%, In / dig 16%): NE allowed 7.2 yds a target, league 7.5.
Players: this season's attempts, carries and targets (last season before a team's first game); anyone ruled out on the injury report is left off. Routes are where his targets came from over 2024–25, each route's yards shrunk toward the league's. Books already price these matchups.
NE is not among the softest third of defenses in any of these categories.
Rank 1 allows the most. Each defense's last 17 games from box scores (early in a season that reaches back into last season; each row shows how many of its games are from each season), against the average defense. Books already price matchups: this is where to look, not a bet.
Where a player's own strength meets something tonight's opponent gives up more than most, measured against the league. Matchups like these were tested as inputs for player props and added nothing the books' lines do not already reflect: research, not a pick.
Lines from regulated US sportsbooks; the fair chance is the books' own, with their margin taken out.
New England Patriots6 listedDetroit Lions6 listedTimes are when the report changed on our end, last 30 days.
The referee is posted closer to kickoff.
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Not division rivals — the schedule brings them together every few seasons (3 of the 15 seasons in our history).
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The 6 measures where these two sit furthest apart among the league's 32 ranked teams, over each team's last 17 regular-season games (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026; 6–7 in 2026, 10–11 in 2025). A longer bar = higher in the league (rank 1 = highest, even for points allowed). A rank says where a number sits, not which side it points to.