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Jacksonville Jaguars
13-5 last yr · #7 Elo
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MetLife Stadium
New York Giants
4-13 last yr · #28 Elo
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The read
On rating alone Jacksonville Jaguars are 6.5 points better (#7 vs #28 of 32), and NYG add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the passing game: JAX passing ranks #10, NYG defends it at #17; the other way NYG #16 into JAX's #4.
Who has the edge
Rating
Clear edge
JAX
JAX rated 6.5 points better on Elo (#28 vs #7).
Home & rest
Even
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NYG gets 0.0 points for home field.
Quarterback
not priced
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Usual starters on both sides — Jaxson Dart and Trevor Lawrence — no adjustment.
Passing game
Clear edge
JAX
JAX passing ranks #10, NYG defends it at #17; the other way NYG #16 into JAX's #4.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Slight edge
JAX
JAX rushing ranks #14, NYG defends it at #32; the other way NYG #10 into JAX's #16.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Slight edge
JAX
NYG third-down conversion ranks #15, JAX defends it at #21; the other way JAX #14 into NYG's #15.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Clear edge
JAX
NYG +2.4 per game over the last five, JAX +15.8.
context · not in the margin
Market
not priced
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No line yet.
context · not in the margin
The margin, factor by factor
Jacksonville JaguarsNew York Giants
1564 Elo · #7
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
JAX +6.5 pts
1422 Elo · #28
road
Home field
not priced
home
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Rest
even
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Lawrence · +3.5 EPA/g
QuarterbackStarter's value against what the team usually gets at quarterback. Only moves when someone other than the usual starter plays.
even
Dart · +3.6 EPA/g
+5.0 pts vs NYG D
Offense vs defenseEach offense's scoring rating against the other defense's — what drives the model total. Shown as an edge, though the winner call runs on Elo.
JAX +7.5 pts
−2.5 pts vs JAX D
L W W W W · +15.8
Form (last 5)Average margin over the last five games. Already inside the ratings — listed so you can see when recent form and the rating disagree.
JAX +6.7 pts
W W L L L · +2.4
6 out/IR
InjuriesCount of players listed Out or on IR. Not priced beyond the quarterback.
not priced
4 out/IR
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MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
not priced
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Bars are in points toward the favored side. Blue factors are inside the model's margin; grey ones are context it does not add on top (form and offense/defense are already in the ratings; injuries beyond the quarterback are not priced).
Dissect the matchup
nflverse play-by-play + FTN charting · 2025 season (last season until three games are in)Biggest mismatches
- ▸JAX epa / rush (#14) against a NYG defense ranked #32 at stopping it
- ▸JAX red-zone touchdown rate (#8) against a NYG defense ranked #26 at stopping it
- ▸JAX defense (#4 yards / rush allowed) against a NYG offense ranked #22
- ▸JAX defense (#6 rush success rate allowed) against a NYG offense ranked #21
- ▸NYG defense (#11 yac / completion allowed) against a JAX offense ranked #25
A mismatch is a rank gap of at least a fifth of the league between an offense and the defense it faces on the same measure. Descriptive rows (pass rate, pace, direction) are shown for reading the game, not ranked. ▲▼ mark where the last three games sit clearly above or below the season number, in the direction that helps that side.
Jacksonville Jaguars offense vs New York Giants defense
ranks of 32| JAX off | NYG def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them. | 60% | 60% | · |
| Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy. | 57% | 55% | · |
| Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode. | 59% | 56% | · |
| Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass. | +1.7% | −2.2% | · |
| Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster. | 29.9 | 29.3 | · |
| No-huddle | 7% | 16% | · |
| Shotgun | 61% | 69% | · |
| Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting). | 22% | 23% | · |
| RPO rate / RPOs faced | 5% | 6% | · |
| Screen rate / Screens faced | 8% | 8% | · |
| Pre-snap motion / Motion faced | 59% | 55% | · |
| Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them. | 26% | 30% | · |
| Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers | 4.29 | 4.34 | · |
| Passing | |||
| EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow. | +0.08#10▲ | +0.06#17▼ | JAX |
| Pass success rate | 47%#11 | 46%#17 | JAX |
| Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards. | 9.0%#9 | 8.4%#20▼ | JAX |
| Yards / dropback | 6.4#12 | 6.3#18 | JAX |
| Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at. | 8.8 | 7.9 | · |
| Deep-ball rate (20+ air) | 14% | 13% | · |
| Short throws (≤5 air) | 45% | 52% | · |
| Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow. | −1.9#24▲ | +0.7#17▲ | NYG |
| YAC / completion | 4.8#25 | 4.9#11 | NYG |
| Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create. | 6.2%#16▼ | 6.3%#17▲ | · |
| Scramble rate | 6.6% | 5.6% | · |
| Interception rate / Interceptions forced | 2.4%#21▲ | 1.6%#25▲ | · |
| Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row. | L 42 · M 22 · R 36 | L 34 · M 21 · R 45 | · |
| Rushing | |||
| EPA / rush | −0.04#14▼ | +0.13#32▼ | JAX |
| Rush success rate | 41%#19 | 48%#31 | JAX |
| Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards. | 8.7%#23▲ | 16.0%#32 | JAX |
| Yards / rush | 4.0#23 | 5.4#32▼ | JAX |
| Runs left / middle / right | L 34 · M 38 · R 28 | L 36 · M 24 · R 40 | · |
| Situational | |||
| Third-down conversion | 41%#14▲ | 40%#15 | · |
| Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown. | 63%#8 | 63%#26▼ | JAX |
| Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game | 1.11#14 | 0.88#25▲ | JAX |
| Plays / game | 62 | 60 | · |
New York Giants offense vs Jacksonville Jaguars defense
ranks of 32| NYG off | JAX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them. | 58% | 68% | · |
| Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy. | 51% | 63% | · |
| Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode. | 49% | 63% | · |
| Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass. | −4.7% | +1.8% | · |
| Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster. | 29.2 | 28.9 | · |
| No-huddle | 21% | 9% | · |
| Shotgun | 77% | 70% | · |
| Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting). | 23% | 19% | · |
| RPO rate / RPOs faced | 12% | 5% | · |
| Screen rate / Screens faced | 7% | 8% | · |
| Pre-snap motion / Motion faced | 38% | 53% | · |
| Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them. | 26% | 26% | · |
| Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers | 4.33 | 4.26 | · |
| Passing | |||
| EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow. | +0.04#16▼ | −0.09#4▼ | JAX |
| Pass success rate | 43%#26 | 44%#12 | JAX |
| Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards. | 8.8%#10▼ | 6.8%#5▼ | · |
| Yards / dropback | 6.2#14 | 5.7#8 | JAX |
| Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at. | 8.5 | 8.0 | · |
| Deep-ball rate (20+ air) | 14% | 12% | · |
| Short throws (≤5 air) | 52% | 53% | · |
| Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow. | −0.8#20▲ | −0.8#11▼ | JAX |
| YAC / completion | 5.5#9 | 4.3#1 | JAX |
| Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create. | 7.7%#23▲ | 4.5%#30 | NYG |
| Scramble rate | 8.2% | 5.1% | · |
| Interception rate / Interceptions forced | 1.9%#11▼ | 3.3%#4 | JAX |
| Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row. | L 38 · M 21 · R 41 | L 42 · M 20 · R 38 | · |
| Rushing | |||
| EPA / rush | −0.03#10▲ | −0.07#16▲ | NYG |
| Rush success rate | 41%#21 | 38%#6 | JAX |
| Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards. | 9.5%#18▲ | 7.8%#7 | JAX |
| Yards / rush | 4.0#22 | 3.7#4 | JAX |
| Runs left / middle / right | L 38 · M 25 · R 37 | L 28 · M 42 · R 30 | · |
| Situational | |||
| Third-down conversion | 40%#15 | 41%#21 | NYG |
| Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown. | 47%#28 | 62%#24▲ | · |
| Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game | 0.94#10▼ | 1.61#3▼ | JAX |
| Plays / game | 63 | 60 | · |
Route-by-route data (which routes are run and how coverage plays them) is not published anywhere public — it is sold by PFF and NGS. Throw depth, direction, play-action, RPO, screens, motion and pass-rush counts above are the public pieces of the same picture.
Jacksonville Jaguars · key players
- Trevor Lawrence QB19.9/32.8 · 234 yds/g · 32-14 TD-INT · +0.06 EPA/db
- Parker Washington WR6.7 tgt/g · 21% share · 60 yds/g · 6 TD · aDOT 12.5
- Brian Thomas Jr. WR6.2 tgt/g · 18% share · 49 yds/g · 3 TD · aDOT 14.4
- Brenton Strange TE5.0 tgt/g · 16% share · 42 yds/g · 3 TD · aDOT 7.2
- Jakobi Meyers WRQuestionable6.5 tgt/g · 22% share · 50 yds/g · 3 TD · aDOT 9.5
- Travis Etienne RB15.0 car/g · 65 yds/g · 4.3 ypc · 7 TD · −0.06 EPA/car
- Bhayshul Tuten RBQuestionable5.4 car/g · 22 yds/g · 4.1 ypc · 5 TD · −0.08 EPA/car
2025 season, per game. Targets ranked by volume, rushers by carries.nflverse weekly player stats. Target share is the player's average share of his team's targets in the games he played. A player who changed teams carries his own games from last season.
New York Giants · key players
- Jaxson Dart QB15.4/24.2 · 162 yds/g · 15-5 TD-INT · +0.01 EPA/db
- Wan'Dale Robinson WR8.8 tgt/g · 30% share · 63 yds/g · 4 TD · aDOT 8.5
- Theo Johnson TEQuestionable4.9 tgt/g · 17% share · 35 yds/g · 5 TD · aDOT 8.3
- Darius Slayton WR4.5 tgt/g · 15% share · 38 yds/g · 1 TD · aDOT 13.4
- Malik Nabers WRQuestionable8.8 tgt/g · 27% share · 68 yds/g · 2 TD · aDOT 15.9
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. RBQuestionable11.7 car/g · 49 yds/g · 4.2 ypc · 2 TD · −0.06 EPA/car
- Devin Singletary RB7.0 car/g · 26 yds/g · 3.7 ypc · 5 TD · −0.02 EPA/car
2025 season, per game. Targets ranked by volume, rushers by carries.nflverse weekly player stats. Target share is the player's average share of his team's targets in the games he played. A player who changed teams carries his own games from last season.
Season
| JAX | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 13-5 | Record | 4-13 |
| 27.7 | Points for / game | 22.4 |
| 20.2 | Points against / game | 25.8 |
| 7-3 / 6-2 | Home / road | 3-5 / 1-8 |
| 12-6 | Against the spread | 9-8 |
| 10-8 | Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean. | 11-6 |
| L W W W W | Last 5 | W W L L L |
Season numbers are from 2025 until this season has games.
Power ratings
| JAX | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 1564 | Elo | 1422 |
| #7 of 32 | Rank | #28 of 32 |
| +4.1 | Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted. | +0.1 |
| +2.6 | Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good. | −0.8 |
| — | Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season. | — |
Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.
Efficiency
| JAX | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.031 | EPA / play (offense)Expected points added per offensive play, nflverse. The single best efficiency number. | 0.020 |
| -0.079 | EPA / play allowed | 0.078 |
| 235 | Pass yards / game | 218 |
| 117 | Rush yards / game | 129 |
| 234 | Pass yards allowed | 230 |
| 85 | Rush yards allowed | 145 |
| 1.0 / 1.9 | Turnovers / takeaways | 0.8 / 1.1 |
| 2.3 / 1.8 | Sacks allowed / made | 2.8 / 2.2 |
| 18.8 | First downs / game | 17.7 |
| 61 | Penalty yards / game | 63 |
| +3.5 · #17 of 52 | QB EPA / gameThe listed starter's passing + rushing EPA per game, ranked among starters with three or more games. | +3.6 · #15 of 52 |
Efficiency is from the 2025 season until this one has games. Source: nflverse.
Head to head
| 2022 | NYG 23 at JAX 17 | NYG · NYG covered |
| 2018 | JAX 20 at NYG 15 | JAX · JAX covered |
| 2014 | NYG 24 at JAX 25 | JAX · JAX covered |
How the margin was built
- Rating gap
- JAX +6.5 pts
- Home field
- NYG +— pts
- Rest
- Even
- Quarterback
- Usual starters — no adjustment
- Weather / roof
- — pts on the total
- Model margin
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- Model total
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Market
- Spread
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- Total
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- Moneyline
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Per-book prices appear once the multi-book feed has this game (about a week out).
Jacksonville Jaguars injuries
- Carter Bradley QBInjured Reserve
- Jared Bartlett LBInjured Reserve
- Parker Hughes LBInjured Reserve
- Patrick Mekari GInjured Reserve
- Sam Mustipher CInjured Reserve
- Zach Durfee DEInjured Reserve
- Bhayshul Tuten RBQuestionable
- Jakobi Meyers WRQuestionable
- LeQuint Allen Jr. RBQuestionable
- Wyatt Milum GQuestionable
From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.
New York Giants injuries
- Calvin Austin III WRInjured Reserve
- Jarrick Bernard-Converse CBInjured Reserve
- Korie Black CBInjured Reserve
- Roy Robertson-Harris DTInjured Reserve
- Colton Hood CBQuestionable
- Dru Phillips CBQuestionable
- Francis Mauigoa OTQuestionable
- Greg Newsome II CBQuestionable
- John Michael Schmitz Jr. CQuestionable
- Malik Nabers WRQuestionable
- Paulson Adebo CBQuestionable
- Theo Johnson TEQuestionable
From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.
Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.