New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals

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NYJJets2-6 · away
ATWeek 15Sun Dec 20 · 4:05 PM ET
ARICardinals3-5 · home
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NYJ OFFENSEwhat it does

The red marker slides toward the unit with the better league rank. The farther from the middle, the bigger the rank gap.

ARI DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
+0.043
11th
EPA / play
NYJ offense by 16 places · clear edge
+0.084
27thallowed
45.5%
11th
Success rate
NYJ offense by 5 places
43.7%
16thallowed
Passing
+0.145
10th
Pass EPA / play
NYJ offense by 21 places · clear edge
+0.269
31stallowed
48.6%
12th
Pass success rate
NYJ offense by 6 places
46.5%
18thallowed
8.2%
9th
Explosive pass rate
NYJ offense by 19 places · clear edge
8.9%
28thallowed
8.8%
26th
Sack rate
ARI defense by 17 places · clear edge
7.6%
9thmade
Rushing
−0.111
19th
Rush EPA / play
ARI defense by 10 places
−0.153
9thallowed
40.7%
15th
Run success rate
Even · 1 place apart
40.2%
14thallowed
13.4%
8th
Explosive run rate
Even · 4 places apart
10.0%
12thallowed
21.8%
29th
Stuff rate
ARI defense by 9 places
16.9%
20thmade
Turnovers
7.2%
8th
Turnovers
NYJ offense by 21 places · clear edge
8.0%
29thtakeaways
Downs
+0.032
16th
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
NYJ offense by 8 places
+0.042
24thallowed
+0.070
15th
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
NYJ offense by 12 places
+0.237
27thallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

NYJ offense over ARI defense

Explosive pass9th v 28thPass success12th v 18thSacks26th v 9thTurnovers8th v 29thStuffs29th v 20thRun success15th v 14thExplosive run8th v 12th
  • NYJ offense
  • ARI defense
  • middle of the league

Of the 7 spokes: offense is 5+ places higher on 3, defense on 2, 2 within 4 places.

Both shapes are drawn by league rank, so the outer ring is 1st on every spoke and the amber ring is the middle of the league. Where the solid shape reaches past the dashed one, the offense ranks higher. Each label shows offense rank v defense rank.

MAIN PLAYERS

New York Jets
QBNYJ
Geno Smith
EPA / dropback
+0.13
CPOE
+6.0
Pass yards
1,913
TD–INT
12-3
RBNYJ
Braelon Allen
Carries
112
Rush yards
565
EPA / carry
+0.01
Success
43.8%
RBNYJ
Breece Hall
Carries
51
Rush yards
163
EPA / carry
−0.17
Success
33.3%
WRNYJ
Garrett Wilson
Targets
63
Rec yards
527
TD
3
EPA / target
+0.41
WRNYJ
Adonai Mitchell
Targets
27
Rec yards
265
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.71
TENYJ
Kenyon Sadiq
Targets
27
Rec yards
186
TD
1
EPA / target
−0.22
TENYJ
Mason Taylor
Targets
23
Rec yards
136
TD
2
EPA / target
+0.17
Arizona Cardinals
QBARI
Jacoby Brissett
EPA / dropback
−0.06
CPOE
−0.3
Pass yards
1,719
TD–INT
10-7
RBARI
Jeremiyah Love
Carries
76
Rush yards
268
EPA / carry
−0.15
Success
40.8%
RBARI
Tyler Allgeier
Carries
72
Rush yards
323
EPA / carry
−0.09
Success
31.9%
TEARI
Trey McBride
Targets
86
Rec yards
544
TD
5
EPA / target
+0.29
WRARI
Michael Wilson
Targets
81
Rec yards
486
TD
2
EPA / target
−0.01
WRARI
Kendrick Bourne
Targets
38
Rec yards
263
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.18
WRARI
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Targets
21
Rec yards
125
TD
2
EPA / target
+0.18

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 8 (NYJ has played 8 games, ARI 8). A defense is ranked on what its opponents did, so allowing less ranks higher; for sacks, takeaways and stuffs, making more ranks higher.

Tied teams share a place here, as on the team radars (T-7th and T-7th, then 9th). The Team Stats table numbers its rows one by one, so a tied team can carry a different number there.

An edge only compares two season ranks: defense rank minus offense rank. 0 to 4 places apart is called even, 5 to 12 a lean, 13 or more a clear edge. It is not a prediction and not a win probability.

These numbers add up every game’s box score, the same play filter as Team Stats and the team radars. A team’s EPA/play here can differ from the figure in its team page header and on Team Tiers, which count plays differently.

Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.

Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.

Explosive plays are completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+ (QB scrambles count as runs). The rush explosive rate divides by designed runs only, so a team with long scrambles can run high.

Sacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) · Turnovers ÷ drives · Runs for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs

Players: the quarterback with the most dropbacks, the two backs with the most carries and the four wide receivers or tight ends with the most targets. A traded player is listed with the team he has played most for. Names open the player page.