Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Sunday Slate

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Sun, Dec 27 · 12:00pm CT · MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ · CBS12:00pm CT
NE
New England Patriots · AFC East · 1-1 · Away
FPI 2 · rank 0.447 · No nflverse EPA
-6.5 (-110)
-270
NYJ
New York Jets · AFC East · 1-1 · Home
FPI -3.3 · rank -2.733 · No nflverse EPA
+6.5 (-110)
+220
MetLife Stadium at kickoff: 47°F, wind 11 mph, gusts 24 mph, 21% chance of precip.Display only. The 2024–2025 check did not show wind moving the spread or the total past the closing number, so weather is not in the formula.

Market vs model

Spread
NE -6.5
NYJ +6.5 (-110)
NE -6.5 (-110)
Model
NE -2.9
Edge 3.6 pts NYJ
Full ratings
Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
ML / total
NE
NYJ +220 · NE -270
Total 40.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

Number from DraftKings, via ESPN.

Why

nflverse enrichment is off. There is no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only. Run npm run nfl:refresh.

  • NYJ rating -3.3, NE rating 2.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
  • Home field adds 2.4 to NYJ.
  • Predicted margin is NE by 2.9.
  • Edge is 3.6 points toward NYJ.
  • Edge 3.6 pts — inside the 5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -5.3; home field +2.4). Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
  • Moneyline ticket is NE, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
  • No totals ticket. On 2024–2025 closing totals the EPA number was less accurate than the market, so the total stays on the card and off the ticket.

Recent form

NE

FPI 2 · rank 0.447 · No nflverse EPA

  1. Wvs PIT 20-3 · Sun, Sep 20
  2. L@ SEA 13-10 · Wed, Sep 9
  3. L@ CLE 37-13 · Thu, Aug 27
  4. Wvs PHI 24-21 · Sat, Aug 22
  5. Tvs IND 13-13 · Thu, Aug 13

NYJ

FPI -3.3 · rank -2.733 · No nflverse EPA

  1. Lvs GB 20-17 OT · Sun, Sep 20
  2. W@ TEN 23-10 · Sun, Sep 13
  3. Lvs NYG 23-6 · Fri, Aug 28
  4. W@ PIT 17-0 · Fri, Aug 21
  5. Lvs TB 24-16 · Fri, Aug 14

Injuries

  • QuestionableKene Nwangwu · New York Jets
  • QuestionableMinkah Fitzpatrick · New York Jets
  • QuestionableJoseph Ossai · New York Jets
  • Injured ReserveArian Smith · New York Jets
  • Injured ReserveDavid Onyemata · New York Jets
  • Injured ReserveDell Pettus · New England Patriots
  • OutBrenden Schooler · New England Patriots
  • QuestionableEli Raridon · New England Patriots
  • QuestionableReggie Gilliam · New England Patriots
  • QuestionableMorgan Moses · New England Patriots

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV fills in after the game is final if the nflverse cache has a closing spread. Until then it stays blank.

Edge 3.6 pts — inside the 5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -5.3; home field +2.4). Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.

Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.