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2026 · Week 6

New York Jets New York Jets @ New England Patriots New England Patriots

Sun Oct 18, 1:00 PM EDT Gillette Stadium 52°F, wind 3 mph, sunny Final 19–26
Depth
Game total
42.5
points, both teams
OffenseNew York Jets New England Patriots
Team total17.824.8
Plays a game57.562.5
Passes vs usual-2.9+1.3

A division game.

Passes vs usual: points of pass rate above or below what teams usually call on the same down, distance and score.

Game and team totals: consensus of 11 books via The Odds API, as of Sun Oct 18 11:00 AM EDT.

Key players

who each offense runs through
New York Jets Jets
NE defense allows a game RB 80yds · 31st over usual WR 138yds · 19th over usual
NE: one of the 8 toughest against running backs this season, adjusted for who they have played.

Backs with a real workload have gained 83% of their recent average against defenses like that since 2016, and beaten it in 32% of games. Against the middle of the league, 42% have.

New York Jets #0 B. AllenRB RB2
14.8 car2.8 tgt55% of carries66% snaps
last 4 Wk 3 vs DET 4 car, 14 rush yds3 rec, 3 rec yds Wk 4 vs CHI 14 car, 59 rush yds2 rec, 8 rec yds Wk 5 vs CLE 24 car, 116 rush yds1 rec, 0 rec yds Wk 6 vs NE 17 car, 78 rush yds2 rec, 26 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 12 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 55% of carries over his last 4, 49% this season
  • 1.7 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs NE: 78 rushing yards on 17 carries, 2 catches for 26 yards
  • 4.2 yards a carry, 13th of 39 backs
  • With Breece Hall out: 76% of the carries in the 3 games he missed since 2024, 22% with him
  • Vs NE: 55 rushing yards a game over 3, 27 in all his games Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 1 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Vs Zak Kuhr: 78 rushing yards in his one game, 27 in all his games
New York Jets #32 I. DavisRB RB3
2.2 car0.8 tgt15% of carries27% snaps
last 4 Wk 3 vs DET 0 car, 0 rush yds0 rec, 0 rec yds Wk 4 vs CHI 0 car, 0 rush yds0 rec, 0 rec yds Wk 5 vs CLE 2 car, 8 rush yds1 rec, 9 rec yds Wk 6 vs NE 7 car, 16 rush yds1 rec, 10 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 13 scrimmage yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 15% of carries over his last 4, 7% this season
  • 0.8 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs NE: 16 rushing yards on 7 carries, 1 catch for 10 yards
  • 5.5 yards a carry in 2025, 5th of 74 backs
  • With Breece Hall out: 18% of the carries in the 3 games he missed since 2024, 8% with him
  • Vs NE: 9 rushing yards a game over 5, 13 in all his games Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over 4 games, he has gained 4 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Vs Zak Kuhr: 16 rushing yards in his one game, 13 in all his games
New York Jets #5 G. WilsonWR WR1
8.5 tgt30% of targets94% snaps
last 4 Wk 3 vs DET 13 tgt, 10 rec, 107 rec yds Wk 4 vs CHI 4 tgt, 3 rec, 27 rec yds Wk 5 vs CLE 11 tgt, 7 rec, 104 rec yds Wk 6 vs NE 6 tgt, 4 rec, 44 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 4 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 30% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 70 a game, up from 67 in the 7 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 0.8 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs NE: 44 receiving yards, 4 catches on 6 targets
  • 1.75 yards per route run in 2025, 34th of 154 receivers and tight ends
  • NE allow 18.4 targets a game to receivers, 13th most
  • Vs NE: 63 receiving yards a game over 3, 64 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 2 receiving yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Vs Zak Kuhr: 44 receiving yards in his one game, 64 in all his games
New England Patriots Patriots
NYJ defense allows a game WR 130yds · 28th over usual RB 102yds · 6th over usual
NYJ: one of the 8 softest against running backs this season, adjusted for who they have played.

Backs with a real workload have gained 105% of their recent average against defenses like that since 2016, and beaten it in 50% of games. Against the middle of the league, 42% have.

NYJ: one of the 8 toughest against receivers this season, adjusted for who they have played.

Receivers with a real workload have gained 90% of their recent average against defenses like that since 2016, and beaten it in 40% of games. Against the middle of the league, 41% have.

New England Patriots #86 E. Chism IIIWR WR4
3 tgt10% of targets41% snaps
last 4 Wk 4 vs BUF 4 tgt, 2 rec, 42 rec yds Wk 5 vs LV 6 tgt, 5 rec, 57 rec yds1 car, 2 rush yds Wk 6 vs NYJ 1 tgt, 0 rec, 0 rec yds Wk 7 vs CHI 1 tgt, 1 rec, 16 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained about what his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 10% of targets over his last 4 Second week A change in his role that held for a second straight week. The same move as week 5, and it held a second week. How we count
  • Last game, vs CHI: 16 receiving yards, 1 catch on 1 target
  • With Mack Hollins on ir: 7% of the targets in the 5 games he missed since 2025, 3% with him
  • NYJ allow 18.2 targets a game to receivers, 16th most
  • Vs NYJ: 13 receiving yards a game over 3, 13 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 3 games, he has gained 8 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Vs Brian Duker: 0 receiving yards in his one game, 13 in all his games
New England Patriots #38 R. StevensonRB RB1
11.5 car3.2 tgt34% of carries56% snaps
last 4 Wk 4 vs BUF 13 car, 47 rush yds3 rec, 27 rec yds Wk 5 vs LV 13 car, 64 rush yds3 rec, 21 rec yds Wk 6 vs NYJ 14 car, 36 rush yds0 rec, 0 rec yds Wk 7 vs CHI 6 car, 22 rush yds5 rec, 93 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained about what his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 34% of carries over his last 4, 39% this season Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the scrimmage yards it usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 61 a game, down from 64 in the 18 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 2.5 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs CHI: 22 rushing yards on 6 carries, 5 catches for 93 yards, 1 touchdown
  • 3.7 yards a carry, 24th of 39 backs
  • Vs NYJ: 39 rushing yards a game over 4, 48 in all his games Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over 4 games, he has gained 10 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Vs Brian Duker: 36 rushing yards in his one game, 48 in all his games
New England Patriots #1 A. BrownWR WR1 Q
6.7 tgt27% of targets81% snaps
last 3 Wk 1 vs SEA 4 tgt, 3 rec, 26 rec yds Wk 6 vs NYJ 10 tgt, 3 rec, 27 rec yds Wk 7 vs CHI 6 tgt, 3 rec, 48 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 9 receiving yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Questionable (Ankle)
  • 27% of targets over his last 4, 13% this season
  • 1.0 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs CHI: 48 receiving yards, 3 catches on 6 targets
  • 1.99 yards per route run in 2025, 21st of 154 receivers and tight ends
  • NYJ allow 18.2 targets a game to receivers, 16th most
  • Vs NYJ: 27 receiving yards in his one game, 66 in all his games
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