Patriots vs Jets – Week 2 2021
NE
NYJ
NE
AWAY
25@6
NE BY 19
FINAL · WEEK 2
2021 SEASON
MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ
NYJ
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: New England Patriots 25, New York Jets 6.
Going in, our model had favored New England Patriots at 59% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 2 Patriots, 1 Jets.
Model confidence: NE 59%Our line: NE -2.9
ODDS
SPREAD
NE -5.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
NE -2.9
OUR LINE
COVERED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
NE · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
59%
NE · MARKET WIN PROBABILITY
69%
DIFFERENCE
-10%
| SOURCE | NE | NYJ | NE WIN % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closing line | -235 | +207 | 68.8% |
WIN % is each book’s odds as a win chance, with the book’s cut taken out. The card above is their average.
TEAM COMPARISON2021 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 2
+0.135Net EPA / play-0.220
+0.069 (11)Offense EPA / play-0.092 (27)
-0.066 (5)Defense EPA / play+0.128 (32)
48.4% (4)Offense success %41.6% (23)
GAME NARRATIVE
NE B-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked NE. Projected margin: 2.9. Actual: 19. Off by 16.1 points but directionally right.
INSTANT CLASSIC
The win probability swung past 50% 3 times. One of the wildest games of the week.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 13.5 points.
Another data point for the model. B-tier picks continue to track.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
NE
No noteworthy trends
NYJ
Home Underdog 3-5 ATS (38%)Divisional 1-5 ATS (17%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
OUTDOOR
TEMP
72°F
WIND
13 MPH
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2021 SEASON
NYJ
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2021 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
INJURY REPORTWEEK 2
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYLAST 5 MEETINGS
| GAME | SCORE | PICK | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ@NEW6 2026 | NYJ 19, NE 26 | NE | W |
| NE@NYJW17 2025 | NE 42, NYJ 10 | NE | W |
| NYJ@NEW11 2025 | NYJ 14, NE 27 | NE | W |
| NYJ@NEW8 2024 | NYJ 22, NE 25 | NYJ | L |
| NE@NYJW3 2024 | NE 3, NYJ 24 | NYJ | W |
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.
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WEEK 2 · OTHER GAMES
Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSNE vs NYJ
Our model takes New England Patriots at 59% win probability, a Tier B pick. The margin models project NE by 2.9. The market has NE at -5.5.
New England Patriots won, NE 25, NYJ 6. Our model had favored New England Patriots at 59% win probability, and the pick won.
The market has New England Patriots at -5.5, meaning the book expects New England Patriots to win by 5.5 points.
In Week 2, the New England Patriots were without 2 players (Out or Doubtful) and the New York Jets were without 1 player (Out or Doubtful).
Week 2 of the 2021 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
New England Patriots, NYJ 19, NE 26 in Week 6 of 2026.
By net EPA per play over the 2021 season, New England Patriots: NE +0.135 against NYJ -0.220.
