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New York Jets @ Detroit Lions

BOOK DET 78% MODEL DET 76%
Week 3 · 2026-09-27 · 13:00 · Ford Field (dome) · fieldturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: NYJ 01 DET
DET -9.5
Vegas line (context)
45.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

NYJ OFFENSE vs DET DEFENSE
DET DEFENSE NYJ OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 45% run Ball-control
DET OFFENSE vs NYJ DEFENSE
NYJ DEFENSE DET OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 41% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

NYJ OFFENSE vs DET DEFENSE
-0.18 #28 Pass attack DEF +14 #14 -0.01
-0.06 #29 Run game DEF +11 #18 -0.01
164 #32 Pass yards DEF +11 #21 237
123 #10 Rush yards even #14 115
3.5 #29 Pass pro vs rush DEF +24 #5 2.8
35% #27 3rd down DEF +18 #9 37%
53% #29 Red zone even #23 68%
DET OFFENSE vs NYJ DEFENSE
+0.17 #4 Pass attack OFF +28 #32 +0.25
-0.04 #24 Run game even #26 +0.03
269 #3 Pass yards OFF +13 #16 226
120 #14 Rush yards OFF +15 #29 139
2.3 #18 Pass pro vs rush OFF +13 #31 1.5
39% #20 3rd down DEF +8 #12 39%
70% #5 Red zone OFF +24 #29 70%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

NYJ PASS RUSH vs DET PASS PRO
Will McDonald IV DE 8.0 sacks '25
Joseph Ossai DE 5.0 sacks '25
Jowon Briggs DE 4.0 sacks '25
2.3 #18 sacks allowed /g #5 1.5
DET PASS RUSH vs NYJ PASS PRO
Aidan Hutchinson DE 14.5 sacks '25
Jack Campbell LB 5.0 sacks '25
Derrick Barnes LB 4.0 sacks '25
3.5 #29 sacks allowed /g #31 2.8
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

NYJ

Geno Smith QB 2025: LV vs #14 PASS D 201.7 pass y/g 3/10
Breece Hall RB vs #18 RUN D 66.6 rush y/g 4/10
Garrett Wilson WR1 vs #14 PASS D 56.4 rec y/g 4/7
Adonai Mitchell WR2 vs #14 PASS D 28.3 rec y/g 4/10
Omar Cooper Jr. WR3 vs #14 PASS D rec y/g
Kenyon Sadiq TE vs #14 PASS D rec y/g

DET

Jared Goff QB vs #32 PASS D 268.5 pass y/g 7/10
Jahmyr Gibbs RB vs #26 RUN D 71.9 rush y/g 3/10
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR1 vs #32 PASS D 82.4 rec y/g 5/10
Jameson Williams WR2 vs #32 PASS D 65.7 rec y/g 8/10
Isaac TeSlaa WR3 vs #32 PASS D 17.1 rec y/g 5/10
Sam LaPorta TE vs #32 PASS D 54.3 rec y/g 4/9
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.