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Week 5 · 2026-10-11 · 13:00 · MetLife Stadium (outdoors) · fieldturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: CLE 12 NYJ
Vegas line (context)
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

CLE OFFENSE vs NYJ DEFENSE
NYJ DEFENSE CLE 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
NYJ OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
CLE 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
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

CLE OFFENSE vs NYJ DEFENSE
-0.29 #32 Pass attack even #32 +0.25
-0.05 #25 Run game even #26 +0.03
185 #31 Pass yards DEF +15 #16 226
97 #27 Rush yards even #29 139
3.0 #26 Pass pro vs rush even #31 1.5
34% #28 3rd down DEF +16 #12 39%
55% #28 Red zone even #29 70%
NYJ OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
-0.18 #28 Pass attack DEF +24 #4 -0.13
-0.06 #29 Run game DEF +24 #5 -0.05
164 #32 Pass yards DEF +29 #3 189
123 #10 Rush yards even #16 116
3.5 #29 Pass pro vs rush DEF +26 #3 3.1
35% #27 3rd down DEF +19 #8 37%
53% #29 Red zone DEF +9 #20 66%
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

CLE PASS RUSH vs NYJ PASS PRO
Jared Verse DE 8.5 sacks '25
Maliek Collins DT 6.5 sacks '25
Alex Wright DE 5.5 sacks '25
3.5 #29 sacks allowed /g #31 3.1
NYJ PASS RUSH vs CLE PASS PRO
Will McDonald IV DE 8.0 sacks '25
Joseph Ossai DE 5.0 sacks '25
Jowon Briggs DE 4.0 sacks '25
3.0 #26 sacks allowed /g #3 1.5
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

CLE

Deshaun Watson QB vs #32 PASS D pass y/g
Quinshon Judkins RB vs #26 RUN D 59.1 rush y/g 3/10
Jerry Jeudy WR1 vs #32 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 4/10
KC Concepcion WR2 vs #32 PASS D rec y/g
Denzel Boston WR3 vs #32 PASS D rec y/g
Harold Fannin Jr. TE vs #32 PASS D 45.7 rec y/g 3/10

NYJ

Geno Smith QB 2025: LV vs #4 PASS D 201.7 pass y/g 3/10
Breece Hall RB vs #5 RUN D 66.6 rush y/g 4/10
Garrett Wilson WR1 vs #4 PASS D 56.4 rec y/g 4/7
Adonai Mitchell WR2 vs #4 PASS D 28.3 rec y/g 4/10
Omar Cooper Jr. WR3 vs #4 PASS D rec y/g
Kenyon Sadiq TE vs #4 PASS D rec y/g
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.