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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
New York Jets
8-5 187.1
210.09
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
165.58 7-6
189.61

New York Jets manage to knock off Denver Broncos 187.10-165.58 despite coming up short of projections

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but New York Jets did enough to take down Denver Broncos, coming out on top with a 187.10-165.58 victory. Denver Broncos took an 18.60-point lead on Thursday, but New York Jets held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tee Higgins (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kirk Cousins (340 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Leonard Fournette (22.2 points) and Van Jefferson Jr. (16.1) carried the flag for Denver Broncos in the loss. New York Jets (8-5) will look to maintain their momentum against Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, while Denver Broncos (7-6) attempt to right the ship against Indianapolis Colts.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Jets   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waddle scored 18 points in a 20-9 win over the Giants to beat his 13.72-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 90 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New York Jets this week. In Week 14, Waddle and the Dolphins will go up against the Jets.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

New York Jets
Points
% of total points 187.1
1
Tee Higgins
WR
28.8
14.42
15.4%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.2
25.56
12.9%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
18
13.72
9.6%
4
Mike Evans
WR
16.9
16.77
9%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 165.58
1
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.2
18.42
13.4%
2
Van Jefferson Jr.
WR
16.1
12.95
9.7%
3
Jalen Thompson
S
15.5
7.11
9.4%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
14.5
9.49
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 29-yard touchdown catch for New York Jets, while Kirk Cousins had a 48-yard pass, helping New York Jets to a 155.60-106.38 lead.

Points By Position

  New York Jets   Denver Broncos

Game Notes

Just nine of the 23 starters on New York Jets exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Denver Broncos had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
New York Jets won despite having two starters (Terrell Lewis and Jadeveon Clowney) score zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 21.52-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did New York Jets win, but they also covered the 20.48-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Leonard Fournette scored 22.2 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

New York Jets
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by tripling Denver Broncos at the wide receiver position (81.7 points to 26.8).
Denver Broncos
Wait, our quarterback tossed one interception and not a single touchdown? Maybe we should go back and review the game tape: Were the Dolphins genuinely that strong against the pass, or was Mike Glennon just that out-of-tune with the receiving crew? What do you think? Do we continue to roll with him as the starting QB of Denver Broncos?