New England Patriots at New York Jets
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2-7NYJ
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Sunday 2026-12-27 · 13:00 ET·MetLife Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ A.J. Brown (WR1) — Out✚ Trevin Wallace (SLB) — Out
Field
outdoors · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
NE 6d · NYJ 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
NE form
5-4PF 211 · PA 207Home 3-1Away 2-3
QB Drake Maye 22–16 as starter · playoffs 3–1 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2024
NYJ form
2-7PF 182 · PA 223Home 1-3Away 1-4
QB Geno Smith 44–63 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 2–8 · since 2013
| NE | Season efficiency | NYJ |
|---|---|---|
| 0.041 | Off EPA / play | 0.003 |
| 45.5 | Off success % | 45 |
| 11.5 | Off explosive % | 9.9 |
| 41.5 | 3rd-down conv % | 35.7 |
| 0.043 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.039 |
| 43.7 | Def success % allowed | 46.7 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 16 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
NE staff
HCMike Vrabel3–0 vs GlennOCJosh McDaniels1–0 vs DukerDCZak Kuhr1–0 vs Reich
4th-down go 19.5% · PROE -1.2 · no-huddle 3.4%
NYJ staff
HCAaron Glenn0–3 vs VrabelOCFrank Reich0–1 vs KuhrDCBrian Duker0–1 vs McDaniels
4th-down go 25.1% · PROE -6.9 · no-huddle 7.7%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Mike Vrabel3–0Aaron GlennVrabel leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | NYJ @ NE | 19–26 | 325–384 | Mike Vrabel |
| 2025-12-28 | NE @ NYJ | 42–10 | 441–307 | Mike Vrabel |
| 2025-11-13 | NYJ @ NE | 14–27 | 245–339 | Mike Vrabel |
NE offense vs NYJ defense
Josh McDaniels(OC)1–0Brian Duker(DC)McDaniels leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | NE | NYJ | 26–19 | 384 | +7 | W |
NYJ offense vs NE defense
Frank Reich(OC)0–1Zak Kuhr(DC)Kuhr leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | NYJ | NE | 19–26 | 325 | -7 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | NYJ @ NE | 19–26 | NE | Aaron Glenn / Mike Vrabel |
| 2025-12-28 | NE @ NYJ | 42–10 | NE | Mike Vrabel / Aaron Glenn |
| 2025-11-13 | NYJ @ NE | 14–27 | NE | Aaron Glenn / Mike Vrabel |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded