NFL · 2026
New York Jets3rd AFC East - .250 pct vSun 3 Jan, 1:00 PM EST Minnesota Vikings1st NFC North - 1.000 pct
Match resultJets 29%Tie <1%Minnesota 70%
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 4% 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 14 points in the Division race.
New York Jets
Playoffs16%
Division7%
Minnesota Vikings
Playoffs83%
Division55%
Conferenceseason odds22%
Super Bowlseason odds13%
Byeseason odds28%
Jets winDivisionNew York Jets7%2%▼ -5Minnesota Vikings55%64%▲ +9
TieDivisionNew York Jets7%2%▼ -5Minnesota Vikings55%74%▲ +19
Minnesota winDivisionNew York Jets7%1%▼ -6Minnesota Vikings55%78%▲ +23
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%1-3-0.2502NFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1MinnesotaDivision55%4-0-01.000-2ChicagoDivision22%3-1-0.75013DetroitDivision13%2-2-0.5002The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.50012JetsPlayoffs16%1-3-0.250The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
1MinnesotaPlayoffs83%4-0-01.0007CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.500