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New York Jets

2-3 · 2-3 last season

Implied18.0

At NE -7.5 Total 43.5 Live line · NYJ +280 · NE -350

New England Patriots

3-2 · 3-2 last season

Implied25.5

Line movement open Oct 13 NE spread -7.5 -7.5 no move Total 43.5 43.5 no move FanDuel

NYJ @ NE: the angle lands Fri 1:00 PM

Lines, matchups, injuries and forecast below are live now.

Key matchups

Team	Player	Pos	Proj	DK $	vs defense	FPA	Edge
NYJ	Garrett Wilson	WR	19.1	$6,800	NE #13 of 32	30.9	Neutral
NYJ	Geno Smith	QB	14.5	$4,900	NE #6 of 32	15.4	Tough
NYJ	Braelon Allen	RB	13.2	$5,700	NE #15 of 32	21.1	Neutral
NYJ	Kenyon Sadiq	TE	8.6	$3,500	NE #16 of 32	12.5	Neutral
NE	Drake Maye	QB	17.4	$6,600	NYJ #14 of 32	16.8	Neutral
NE	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	13.2	$6,000	NYJ #32 of 32	28.2	Smash
NE	Romeo Doubs	WR	12.2	$5,200	NYJ #10 of 32	30.0	Neutral
NE	Hunter Henry	TE	10.4	$4,000	NYJ #10 of 32	11.6	Neutral

NYJ skill positions vs NE defense

#6/32

15.4 fpa

Avoid

#15/32

21.1 fpa

Average

#13/32

30.9 fpa

Bad

#16/32

12.5 fpa

Average

NE skill positions vs NYJ defense

#14/32

16.8 fpa

Bad

#32/32

28.2 fpa

Elite

#10/32

30.0 fpa

Bad

#10/32

11.6 fpa

Bad

Rank 32 allows the most fantasy points to the position (softest matchup), 1 the fewest. Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly.

Game script & scoring

Projected points (market implied)

NYJ18.0

NE25.5

Offense profile

NYJRank of 32NE

18.6 #28 Pts / G 22.0 #20

217.2 #20 Pass yds / G 254.8 #11

94.0 #22 Rush yds / G 127.2 #10

58.8 #26 Plays / G 63.8 #11

53% Pass rate 51%

1.2 Pass TD / G 1.6

0.8 Rush TD / G 0.8

3.2 Sacks taken / G 2.2

0.0 INT thrown / G 1.4

Defense profile

NYJRank of 32NE

19.2 #7 Pts allowed / G 18.8 #4

195.4 #4 Pass yds allowed 222.6 #10

118.0 #19 Rush yds allowed 90.8 #6

3.4 Sacks / G 2.2

0.2 INT / G 0.6

1.2 Pass TD allowed 1.2

0.8 Rush TD allowed 1.0

Rank 1 = best of 32 (offense: most; defense: fewest allowed). Basis: rolling window from 2026-09-09, 5 games per team.

Weather

Kickoff forecast posts within 3 days of kickoff. (Gillette Stadium, New England)

DFS

NYJ projected players

Pos	Player	Proj	Floor / ceil	DK $	Val	FD $	vs
WR	Garrett Wilson	19.1	9.7 / 29.5	$6,800	2.80x	$7,300	#13
QB	Geno Smith	14.5	9.4 / 22.7	$4,900	2.96x	$6,600	#6
RB	Braelon Allen	13.2	7.4 / 21.2	$5,700	2.32x	$6,200	#15
TE	Kenyon Sadiq questionable	8.6	3.3 / 16.0	$3,500	2.45x	$5,000	#16
WR	Isaiah Williams	7.5	2.9 / 13.8	$3,500	2.15x	$5,300	#13
TE	Mason Taylor	4.5	1.3 / 10.1	$3,000	1.52x	$4,500	#16
RB	Isaiah Davis	4.2	1.2 / 9.0	$4,200	1.01x	$4,900	#15

NE projected players

Pos	Player	Proj	Floor / ceil	DK $	Val	FD $	vs
QB	Drake Maye	17.4	11.9 / 26.7	$6,600	2.64x	$8,000	#14
RB	Rhamondre Stevenson	13.2	6.8 / 19.1	$6,000	2.21x	$6,300	#32
WR	Romeo Doubs	12.2	5.5 / 21.6	$5,200	2.35x	$5,800	#10
TE	Hunter Henry	10.4	4.7 / 17.7	$4,000	2.59x	$5,100	#10
RB	TreVeyon Henderson doubtful	9.2	4.5 / 16.5	$5,000	1.83x	$5,900	#32
WR	Efton Chism III	7.5	2.4 / 14.9	$3,500	2.13x	$5,100	#10
WR	DeMario Douglas	6.9	2.8 / 13.3	$4,200	1.63x	$5,000	#10

Val = projected points per $1,000 of DraftKings salary. vs = the opposing defense's rank against that position (32 softest).

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Props

Player	Market	Line	Proj	Over	Book	Opp rank
Garrett Wilson WR NYJ	Receptions	6.5	6.4	+112	DraftKings	#10
Garrett Wilson WR NYJ	Rec yds	73.5	77.2	-114	DraftKings	#10
Drake Maye QB NE	Pass TD	1.5	1.4	-148	BetRivers	#9
Drake Maye QB NE	Pass yds	236.5	216.0	-112	DraftKings	#3
Drake Maye QB NE	Rush yds	27.5	28.3	-113	DraftKings	#19
Geno Smith QB NYJ	Pass TD	1.5	1.2	+190	BetRivers	#9
Geno Smith QB NYJ	Pass yds	220.5	210.7	-111	DraftKings	#10
Rhamondre Stevenson RB NE	Rush yds	69.5	48.6	-111	DraftKings	#19
Rhamondre Stevenson RB NE	Receptions	3.5	3.2	+138	DraftKings	#3
Rhamondre Stevenson RB NE	Rec yds	20.5	23.8	-107	DraftKings	#3