Touchdown Theory

Week 2

Green Bay Packers at New York Jets

Sun Sep 20, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Sep 20, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
GB -4.5
Total
44.5
Moneyline
GB -205 NYJ +170

These are the market's numbers, recorded as the feed saw them. They are shown so the model can be compared against something, not as a recommendation.

How the line moved

RecordedLineTotalGBNYJ
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETGB -5.542.5-245+200
Wed Sep 9, 5:19 PM ETGB -5.542.5-245+200
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETGB -4.545.5-225+185
Mon Sep 14, 11:25 AM ETGB -4.544.5-225+185
Mon Sep 14, 10:31 PM ETGB -4.544.5-218+180
Mon Sep 14, 10:48 PM ETGB -4.544.5-205+170
Tue Sep 15, 12:29 AM ETGB -4.544.5-205+170current

Each row is a snapshot the feed recorded, oldest first. Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.

Environment

Venue
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Roof
open
Elevation
3 ft
Surface
fieldturf
Temperature
77F
Wind
12 mph SW
Chance of precipitation
39%
Humidity
69%
Forecast
Chance Rain Showers

Issued 131 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Shared by NYG and NYJ. Stadium WP did not list elevation; using East Rutherford city elevation (3 ft).

The projection

Not published yet. When it is, this section carries the projected score, spread, total and win probability for this game, the fair odds the probability translates to, and the projected play counts and per-team box lines behind them.

How the number is built

The model projects each side, then adjusts for the conditions the game is played in. Both steps are shown so the adjustment can be seen rather than taken on trust. These add up exactly as printed; if they ever did not, this section would not appear.

NYJ21.6
21.6Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=21.6
GB27.2
27.2Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=27.2
Total48.7
48.7Before environment+(+0.0)Environment, NYJ+(+0.0)Environment, GB=48.7
Wind
not applied
Cold
not applied
Indoors
not applied
Elevation
not applied

Wind and cold are recorded as an effect on passing efficiency, not as points, and the conversion between the two is not published, so they are shown in their own units rather than added into the chain above. Indoors and elevation are recorded in points.

Two earlier links, per-play efficiency and the matchup adjustment, are computed and discarded rather than stored, so they cannot be shown yet.

live-20260915T030122Z, generated Mon Sep 14, 11:01 PM ET

Where the player numbers come from

The model projects each team's line first, then divides it among players. Both are shown, with the team figure beside the sum of its parts, so the division can be checked rather than trusted. A row appears only when the parts add up to the whole.

New York Jetsprojected 37.0 pass plays, 24.4 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts32.732.7
Pass yards149.6149.6
Receiving yards149.6149.6
Pass touchdowns0.810.81
Receiving touchdowns0.810.81
Carries26.926.9
Rush yards116.9116.9
Rush touchdowns0.580.58
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Geno SmithQB149.67.6100%
Breece HallRB65.418.33.012%
Garrett WilsonWR0.350.89.334%
Braelon AllenRB21.46.01.34%
Mason TaylorTE0.021.44.514%
Adonai MitchellWR17.53.412%
Isaiah DavisRB10.74.50.83%
Omar Cooper Jr.WR0.410.11.67%
Kene NwangwuRB9.00.4
Isaiah WilliamsWR1.57.11.65%
Kenyon SadiqTE0.08.01.55%
Jeremy RuckertTE4.20.93%
Arian SmithWR0.51.70.61%
Green Bay Packersprojected 36.8 pass plays, 25.1 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts32.432.4
Pass yards257.9257.9
Receiving yards257.9257.9
Pass touchdowns2.482.48
Receiving touchdowns2.482.48
Carries26.526.5
Rush yards120.4120.4
Rush touchdowns1.081.08
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Jordan LoveQB257.914.5100%
Christian WatsonWR0.787.38.034%
Tucker KraftTE0.263.55.525%
MarShawn LloydRB49.311.12.14%
Jayden ReedWR8.330.63.412%
Chris BrooksRB18.57.61.33%
Josh JacobsRB18.16.91.13%
Matthew GoldenWR2.916.71.86%
J. Michael SturdivantWR0.913.91.75%
Jonnu SmithTE1.39.62.44%
Kaleb JohnsonRB5.01.30.31%
Skyy MooreWR0.85.40.52%
Josh WhyleTE4.00.62%

Share is a player's portion of the team's projected passing yards, counting a quarterback by what he throws and everyone else by what he catches. Targets are shown but not totalled: a throwaway, a batted ball or a sack is a pass attempt with no target, which is about four a game per team, so targets legitimately do not sum to attempts.

live-20260915T030122Z

Injury report

This is the week 1 report. This game is in week 2, and the league has not filed a report for it yet.

Green Bay Packers8 listed
Aaron BanksGQuestionableKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Barryn SorrellLBFootLimited Participation in Practice
Devonte WyattDTAnkleLimited Participation in Practice
Javon HargraveDTKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Jordan MorganTKneeFull Participation in Practice
Ty'Ron HopperLBQuestionableAchillesLimited Participation in Practice
Warren BrinsonDTOutCalfDid Not Participate In Practice
Zach Bako-BeweleTQuestionableKneeLimited Participation in Practice
New York Jets7 listed
Breece HallRBGroinFull Participation in Practice
D'Angelo PondsCBDoubtfulCalfLimited Participation in Practice
Isaiah DavisRBKneeFull Participation in Practice
Joseph OssaiDEOutFootDid Not Participate In Practice
Kene NwangwuRBDoubtfulBackDid Not Participate In Practice
Kenyon SadiqTEGroinFull Participation in Practice
Tim PatrickWROutGroinDid Not Participate In Practice