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New York Jets
3-14 last yr · #30 Elo
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Miami Dolphins
7-10 last yr · #21 Elo
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The read

On rating alone Miami Dolphins are 4.9 points better (#21 vs #30 of 32), and MIA add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the rushing game: MIA rushing ranks #9, NYJ defends it at #21; the other way NYJ #28 into MIA's #20.

Who has the edge

Rating
Clear edge
MIA
MIA rated 4.9 points better on Elo (#21 vs #30).
Home & rest
Even
MIA gets 0.0 points for home field.
Quarterback
not priced
Usual starters on both sides — Malik Willis and Geno Smith — no adjustment.
Passing game
Slight edge
MIA
MIA passing ranks #23, NYJ defends it at #32; the other way NYJ #28 into MIA's #27.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Clear edge
MIA
MIA rushing ranks #9, NYJ defends it at #21; the other way NYJ #28 into MIA's #20.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Even
NYJ third-down conversion ranks #26, MIA defends it at #18; the other way MIA #27 into NYJ's #10.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Clear edge
MIA
MIA −7.6 per game over the last five, NYJ −26.8.
context · not in the margin
Market
not priced
No line yet.
context · not in the margin

The margin, factor by factor

New York JetsMiami Dolphins
1361 Elo · #30
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
MIA +4.9 pts
1468 Elo · #21
road
Home field
not priced
home
Rest
even
Smith · −5.0 EPA/g
QuarterbackStarter's value against what the team usually gets at quarterback. Only moves when someone other than the usual starter plays.
even
Willis · +13.4 EPA/g
−3.1 pts vs MIA 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.
MIA +5.8 pts
+2.8 pts vs NYJ D
L L L L L · −26.8
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.
MIA +9.6 pts
L W L L W · −7.6
6 out/IR
InjuriesCount of players listed Out or on IR. Not priced beyond the quarterback.
not priced
6 out/IR
MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
not priced

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

  • MIA yac / completion (#7) against a NYJ defense ranked #30 at stopping it
  • MIA explosive rush rate (#1) against a NYJ defense ranked #24 at stopping it
  • MIA explosive pass rate (#13) against a NYJ defense ranked #31 at stopping it
  • MIA yards / rush (#3) against a NYJ defense ranked #20 at stopping it
  • NYJ defense (#10 third-down conversion allowed) against a MIA offense ranked #27

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.

New York Jets offense vs Miami Dolphins defense

ranks of 32
NYJ offMIA defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them.61%58%·
Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy.56%54%·
Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode.46%54%·
Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass.−8.8%−2.9%·
Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster.28.731.3·
No-huddle10%12%·
Shotgun74%66%·
Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting).18%21%·
RPO rate / RPOs faced9%7%·
Screen rate / Screens faced7%8%·
Pre-snap motion / Motion faced63%55%·
Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them.30%33%·
Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers4.354.35·
Passing
EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow.−0.15#28+0.17#27·
Pass success rate40%#3052%#32·
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.4.6%#328.8%#24MIA
Yards / dropback4.6#326.7#26MIA
Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at.6.97.3·
Deep-ball rate (20+ air)9%10%·
Short throws (≤5 air)56%59%·
Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow.−4.1#31+7.1#32·
YAC / completion4.4#305.4#24MIA
Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.9.9%#306.6%#14MIA
Scramble rate9.4%6.4%·
Interception rate / Interceptions forced2.6%#261.8%#24·
Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row.L 40 · M 18 · R 42L 40 · M 18 · R 42·
Rushing
EPA / rush−0.11#28−0.03#20MIA
Rush success rate41%#1743%#22·
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.9.9%#1512.1%#28NYJ
Yards / rush4.3#154.6#25NYJ
Runs left / middle / rightL 43 · M 24 · R 33L 31 · M 34 · R 35·
Situational
Third-down conversion35%#2640%#18MIA
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.45%#3160%#23MIA
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.24#221.06#21·
Plays / game5959·

Miami Dolphins offense vs New York Jets defense

ranks of 32
MIA offNYJ defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them.56%55%·
Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy.50%49%·
Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode.50%54%·
Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass.−5.8%−2.9%·
Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster.31.230.4·
No-huddle4%6%·
Shotgun72%59%·
Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting).27%30%·
RPO rate / RPOs faced6%6%·
Screen rate / Screens faced12%11%·
Pre-snap motion / Motion faced71%62%·
Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them.23%28%·
Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers4.234.36·
Passing
EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow.−0.01#23+0.29#32MIA
Pass success rate43%#2549%#24·
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.8.1%#1310.4%#31MIA
Yards / dropback5.9#246.9#28·
Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at.7.07.3·
Deep-ball rate (20+ air)10%10%·
Short throws (≤5 air)54%54%·
Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow.+1.7#9+1.5#21MIA
YAC / completion5.6#76.1#30MIA
Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.7.2%#214.5%#29MIA
Scramble rate2.8%6.4%·
Interception rate / Interceptions forced3.8%#310.0%#32·
Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row.L 43 · M 18 · R 39L 41 · M 21 · R 38·
Rushing
EPA / rush−0.03#9−0.02#21MIA
Rush success rate40%#2242%#18·
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.13.4%#111.4%#24MIA
Yards / rush4.8#34.4#20MIA
Runs left / middle / rightL 38 · M 22 · R 40L 42 · M 17 · R 40·
Situational
Third-down conversion35%#2738%#10NYJ
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.56%#1965%#28MIA
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.35#280.18#32·
Plays / game5562·

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.

New York Jets · key players

  • Justin Fields QB14.2/22.7 · 140 yds/g · 7-1 TD-INT · −0.10 EPA/db
  • Listed starter this week: Geno Smith — line above is Justin Fields's.
  • Mason Taylor TE5.0 tgt/g · 17% share · 28 yds/g · 1 TD · aDOT 5.8
  • Garrett Wilson WR8.4 tgt/g · 35% share · 56 yds/g · 4 TD · aDOT 9.1
  • Adonai Mitchell WR7.3 tgt/g · 24% share · 38 yds/g · 2 TD · aDOT 14.6
  • John Metchie III WR4.9 tgt/g · 17% share · 28 yds/g · 2 TD · aDOT 6.0
  • Breece Hall RBQuestionable15.2 car/g · 67 yds/g · 4.4 ypc · 4 TD · −0.09 EPA/car
  • Isaiah Davis RBQuestionable2.9 car/g · 16 yds/g · 5.5 ypc · 1 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.

Miami Dolphins · key players

  • Tua Tagovailoa QB18.6/27.4 · 190 yds/g · 20-15 TD-INT · +0.03 EPA/db
  • Listed starter this week: Malik Willis — line above is Tua Tagovailoa's.
  • Jaylen Waddle WR6.3 tgt/g · 23% share · 57 yds/g · 6 TD · aDOT 13.1
  • Malik Washington WR3.8 tgt/g · 14% share · 19 yds/g · 3 TD · aDOT 5.2
  • Darren Waller TE4.3 tgt/g · 16% share · 35 yds/g · 6 TD · aDOT 10.6
  • Greg Dulcich TE3.7 tgt/g · 15% share · 37 yds/g · 1 TD · aDOT 4.7
  • De'Von Achane RB14.9 car/g · 84 yds/g · 5.7 ypc · 8 TD · +0.06 EPA/car
  • Jaylen Wright RB7.8 car/g · 32 yds/g · 4.1 ypc · 2 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.

Season

NYJMIA
3-14Record7-10
17.6Points for / game20.4
29.6Points against / game24.9
2-7 / 1-7Home / road5-4 / 2-6
7-10Against the spread8-9
11-6Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean.10-7
L L L L LLast 5L W L L W

Season numbers are from 2025 until this season has games.

Power ratings

NYJMIA
1361Elo1468
#30 of 32Rank#21 of 32
−4.9Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted.−2.9
−5.6Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good.−1.8
Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season.

Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.

Efficiency

NYJMIA
-0.130EPA / play (offense)Expected points added per offensive play, nflverse. The single best efficiency number.-0.008
0.135EPA / play allowed0.085
164Pass yards / game195
123Rush yards / game120
226Pass yards allowed231
139Rush yards allowed132
1.1 / 0.5Turnovers / takeaways1.3 / 1.2
3.5 / 1.5Sacks allowed / made2.2 / 2.3
14.8First downs / game16.4
53Penalty yards / game48
−5.0 · #44 of 52QB EPA / gameThe listed starter's passing + rushing EPA per game, ranked among starters with three or more games.+13.4

Efficiency is from the 2025 season until this one has games. Source: nflverse.

Head to head

2025MIA 34 at NYJ 10MIA · MIA covered
2025NYJ 21 at MIA 27MIA · MIA covered
2024MIA 20 at NYJ 32NYJ · NYJ covered
2024NYJ 26 at MIA 32MIA · NYJ covered
2023NYJ 0 at MIA 30MIA · MIA covered
2023MIA 34 at NYJ 13MIA · MIA covered
2022NYJ 6 at MIA 11MIA · MIA covered
2022MIA 17 at NYJ 40NYJ · NYJ covered

How the margin was built

Rating gap
MIA +4.9 pts
Home field
MIA +— pts
Rest
Even
Quarterback
Usual starters — no adjustment
Weather / roof
— pts on the total
Model margin
Model total

Market

Spread
Total
Moneyline

Per-book prices appear once the multi-book feed has this game (about a week out).

New York Jets injuries

  • Tyler Baron DEOut
  • Anez Cooper GInjured Reserve
  • Chip Trayanum RBInjured Reserve
  • Kingsley Jonathan DEInjured Reserve
  • Tre Brown CBInjured Reserve
  • VJ Payne SInjured Reserve
  • Breece Hall RBQuestionable
  • D'Angelo Ponds CBQuestionable
  • Isaiah Davis RBQuestionable
  • Joseph Ossai DEQuestionable
  • Kenyon Sadiq TEQuestionable
  • Nahshon Wright CBQuestionable

From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.

Miami Dolphins injuries

  • Darrell Baker Jr. CBOut
  • Storm Duck CBOut
  • Ben Sims TEInjured Reserve
  • Cole Turner TEInjured Reserve
  • Kenneth Grant DTInjured Reserve
  • Trey Moore LBInjured Reserve
  • Jacob Rodriguez LBQuestionable
  • Ollie Gordon II RBQuestionable
  • Will Kacmarek 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.