TEAM COMPARISON2026 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES
-0.041Net EPA / play+0.055
-0.066 (24)Offense EPA / play+0.046 (11)
-0.025 (14)Defense EPA / play-0.009 (17)
39.9% (26)Offense success %45.4% (13)
PROJECTED MARGINHOW THE FINAL SCORE COULD LAND
WHY THIS PICK
DEN is our early forecast in DEN @ NE (Week 17, 2026). The model assigns 50% confidence and projects NE by 0.0. No betting line has been posted for this game yet, so the model re-runs this forecast every Wednesday as the season plays out.
MODEL AGREEMENT
The three models split on this game. The majority side is what we publish, and it carries less weight than a unanimous one.
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.
Our model takes Denver Broncos at 50% win probability. The margin models project NE by 0.0. No betting line has been posted for this game yet, so this is an early forecast that regenerates every Wednesday.
Our model favors Denver Broncos at 50% win probability.
No betting line has been posted for this game yet.
Week 17 of the 2026 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
New England Patriots, NE 26, DEN 23 in Week 16 of 2023.
By net EPA per play over the 2026 season, New England Patriots: DEN -0.041 against NE +0.055.
WIN % is each book’s odds as a win chance, with the book’s cut taken out. The card above is their average. Last synced Wed 8:00 PM ET.
OPEN · CURRENT · MODEL
MARKET
OPEN
CURRENT
MODEL
SPREAD
NE -2.5
NE -2.5
NE -0.0
MONEYLINE
NE -135
NE -135
NE -100
OPEN is the first price we recorded, not necessarily the true market opener. OPEN and CURRENT are the median across books, rounded to the half point. CURRENT excludes any price posted after kickoff.
40.6% (5)Defense success %42.1% (11)
-0.052 (23)Pass EPA / play+0.099 (13)
-0.088 (22)Rush EPA / play-0.016 (16)
19.4 (26)Points / game22.0 (19)
22.2 (13)Points allowed / game18.8 (4)
59.4%Pass rate54.0%
60.0%Red zone TD %63.6%
7.9%4th down go %25.0%
BroncosPatriots
Likely final margins. Each team's shaded area is its win probability and the marker is our line. Four times in five the real margin lands between Broncos by 17 and Patriots by 17. The peak is where we lean, not a forecast of the score.