Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 17 · at New York Jets · Division game
Weather at kickoff26°F3 mphDryCold Over 55% of 98 games since 2023Weather watch ›
12-3 · Power #5
42
▲ winner
Final
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3-12 · Power #32
10
final
Closing spread
NE -12.5
✓ NE W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
NE 29–17 NYJ
✓ NE (86%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNE -9.5
CloseNE -12.5
Total44.5 → 42.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward New England Patriots
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NE -9.5 · closed NE -12.5 · moved 3 toward NEmodel NE -8
Opened 44.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 2 downmodel 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (65 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNE -9.5
CloseNE -12.5
Total44.5 → 42.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like NE as a 12.5-point road favorite at NYJ, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: NE won 42–10; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 52 points went over 42.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 85%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 978%
Normal range · usually 53%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8 against an average line of 11.9; 44.2 points a game (usually 45.8). Of the 6 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & season form
-10.523–20 L O41.5
Loose
2025 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-11.530–24 L O41.5
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & season form
-1133–10 W U43.5
Loose
TB @ CAR
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation
-133–21 L U38.5
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar situation & rest
-1324–22 L O44
Loose
2024 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & season form
-11.530–27 L O42.5
Loose
PHI @ HOU
2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar season form
-1329–17 L O45.5
Loose
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form
-1338–10 W O47
Loose
2025 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & season form
-8.524–17 L O40.5
Loose
DAL @ TEN
2022 · Week 17 · loose · similar season form & situation
-13.527–13 W P40
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate New England Patriots ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

New England Patriots 6-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Market moved toward New England Patriots
3 pts (NE -9.5 → NE -12.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
44.5 → 42.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NE−2.3 →+2.0▲ 4.3#13
NYJ−1.0 →−5.8▼ 4.8#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16

NE
Longer bar = better
NYJ
#5
Offense
◀ NE better
#28
#14
Defense
◀ NE better
#23
0.0 #16
Turnovers
◀ NE better
−1.2 #32
62 plays #18
Pace
◀ NE faster
60 plays #22
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NE has the ball
Advantage: NE offense
NE offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 27.3 #8 28.4 #30 NE
Yards / play 6.00 #3 5.43 #20 NE
EPA / play +0.13 #4 +0.11 #28 NE
Success rate 47% #6 44% #13 NE
When NYJ has the ball
Advantage: NE defense
NYJ offNE defEdge
Points / game 18.8 #28 20.0 #7 NE
Yards / play 4.50 #29 5.29 #15 NE
EPA / play −0.11 #28 −0.02 #11 NE
Success rate 41% #27 45% #22 NE

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NE scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NE scored
6.3
#5
10.0
#2
16.3
#1
5.5
#11
5.5
#27
11.1
#19
NYJ allowed
6.3
#29
9.7
#29
15.9
#31
5.7
#25
6.8
#18
12.5
#21
NYJ scoring against the NE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
3.9
#24
3.9
#30
7.8
#30
2.8
#30
8.2
#3
11.0
#20
NE allowed
4.9
#21
4.9
#3
9.9
#9
3.8
#8
6.3
#13
10.1
#11

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NYJ +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
26° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NE7d
NYJ7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 123fast