NFL · 2026
New England Patriots2nd AFC East - .500 pct vSun 18 Oct, 1:00 PM EDT New York Jets3rd AFC East - .250 pct
Match resultNew England 77%Tie <1%Jets 22%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 5% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 23 points in the Playoffs race.
New England Patriots
Playoffs64%
Division42%
Conferenceseason odds11%
Super Bowlseason odds6%
Byeseason odds8%
New York Jets
Playoffs16%
Division7%
New England winPlayoffsNew England Patriots64%72%▲ +8New York Jets16%1%▼ -15
TiePlayoffsNew England Patriots64%65%▲ +1New York Jets16%2%▼ -14
Jets winPlayoffsNew England Patriots64%48%▼ -16New York Jets16%5%▼ -11
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1BuffaloDivision46%3-1-0.750-2New EnglandDivision42%2-2-0.50013JetsDivision7%1-3-0.2502The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.50012JetsPlayoffs16%1-3-0.250