Buccaneers vs Jets – Week 17 2021
TB
NYJ
TB
AWAY
28@24
TB BY 4
FINAL · WEEK 17
2021 SEASON
MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ
NYJ
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28, New York Jets 24.
Going in, our model had favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 71% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 3 Buccaneers, 1 Jets.
Model confidence: TB 71%Our line: TB -7.4
ODDS
SPREAD
TB -14.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
TB -7.4
OUR LINE
MISSED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TB · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
71%
TEAM COMPARISON2021 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 17
+0.217Net EPA / play-0.220
+0.137 (2)Offense EPA / play-0.092 (27)
-0.080 (4)Defense EPA / play+0.128 (32)
49.4% (2)Offense success %41.6% (23)
GAME NARRATIVE
TB S-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked TB. Projected margin: 7.4. Actual: 4. Off by 3.4 points but directionally right.
ATS MISS
Missed the spread by 10.5 points.
DRAMATIC
The win probability swung past 50% 1 time. A competitive game throughout.
Another data point for the model. S-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.
TB
Divisional 4-2 ATS (67%)Road Favorite 3-6 ATS (33%)
NYJ
Home Underdog 3-5 ATS (38%)Divisional 1-5 ATS (17%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
OUTDOOR
TEMP
57°F
WIND
9 MPH
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2021 SEASON
TB
Tom Brady
QB
374.7 SEASON PPR
Mike Evans
WR
262.5 SEASON PPR
Leonard Fournette
RB
255.6 SEASON PPR
NYJ
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2021 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
Tampa Bay BuccaneersPASSING
Tom Brady5316 yd · 43 TD · 12 INT
RUSHING
Leonard Fournette812 yd · 8 TD
Ronald Jones428 yd · 4 TD
Ke'Shawn Vaughn180 yd · 2 TD
RECEIVING
Chris Godwin Jr.98 rec · 1103 yd · 5 TD
INJURY REPORTWEEK 17
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 17 · OTHER GAMES
Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSTB vs NYJ
Our model takes Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 71% win probability, a Tier S pick. The margin models project TB by 7.4. The market has TB at -14.5.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers won, TB 28, NYJ 24. Our model had favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 71% win probability, and the pick won.
The market has Tampa Bay Buccaneers at -14.5, meaning the book expects Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win by 14.5 points.
In Week 17, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were without 3 players (Out or Doubtful) and the New York Jets were without 1 player (Out or Doubtful).
Sportsbooks have this game at 48.0 combined points. NoPunt's model projects 48.6, 0.6 above the market.
Week 17 of the 2021 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NYJ 27, TB 29 in Week 3 of 2025.
By net EPA per play over the 2021 season, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: TB +0.217 against NYJ -0.220.
