Touchdown Theory

Week 5

Cleveland Browns at New York Jets

Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
NYJ -2.5
Total
39.5
Moneyline
CLE +110 NYJ -130

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.

Line movement

Spread

CLE -2CLE -1PKNYJ -1NYJ -2NYJ -3Mon 12:05 PMTue 4:01 PMTT CLE -1.5DraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsFanatics

Total

DraftKingsFirst seen 39.5 · Now 39.5 (2 versions seen)
FanDuelFirst seen 40.5 · Now 40.5 (2 versions seen)
BetMGMFirst seen 40 · holding
CaesarsFirst seen 40 · holding
FanaticsOpen 39.5 · Now 40 (2 versions seen)
Touchdown TheoryOur line 41

History begins Mon 12:05 PM ET. Books are ordered DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, Fanatics; a new book joins automatically when one appears in the feed.

Environment

Venue
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Roof
open
Elevation
3 ft
Surface
fieldturf
Temperature
69F
Wind
8 mph S
Chance of precipitation
3%
Humidity
61%
Forecast
Mostly Sunny

Issued 119 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

CLE at NYJSun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET
Touchdown TheoryTouchdown TheoryDifference
SpreadCLE -1.5NYJ -2.54 toward CLE
Total4139.51.5 higher
MoneylineCLE -117NYJ +117CLE +110NYJ -130
Win chanceNYJ 46%NYJ 54%NYJ -8%

DraftKings NYJ -2.5, O/U 39.5 · FanDuel NYJ -1.5, O/U 40.5

Odds updated 47 min ago.

Inputs updating
  • DraftKings · first recorded Oct 5: NYJ -1.5, 39.5 → NYJ -2.5, 39.5 (updated 47 min ago)
  • FanDuel · first recorded Oct 5: NYJ -1.5, 40.5 (held, updated 47 min ago)
  • BetMGM · first recorded Oct 5: NYJ -1.5, 40 → NYJ -2, 40 (updated 47 min ago)
  • Caesars · first recorded Oct 5: NYJ -2, 40 → NYJ -2.5, 40 (updated 47 min ago)
  • Fanatics · first recorded Oct 5: NYJ -2, 39.5 → NYJ -2, 40 (updated 47 min ago)

How the number is built

Inputs updating

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.

NYJ19.9
19.9Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=19.9
CLE21.2
21.2Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=21.2
Total41.1
41.1Before environment+(+0.0)Environment, NYJ+(+0.0)Environment, CLE=41.1
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-20261006T183203Z, generated Tue Oct 6, 2:32 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 36.6 pass plays, 24.4 run plays
Inputs updating
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.333.3
Pass yards169.5169.5
Receiving yards169.5169.5
Pass touchdowns1.201.20
Receiving touchdowns1.201.20
Carries26.226.2
Rush yards112.1112.1
Rush touchdowns0.190.19
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Geno SmithQB169.57.4100%
Garrett WilsonWR0.075.511.945%
Braelon AllenRB52.210.32.56%
Kenyon SadiqTE0.328.24.617%
Kene NwangwuRB28.00.9
Isaiah WilliamsWR5.018.13.211%
Isaiah DavisRB17.14.80.93%
Jamaal PritchettWR0.516.12.49%
Jeremy RuckertTE11.22.37%
Malik McClainWR0.25.40.83%
Cade KlubnikQB1.5
Cleveland Brownsprojected 37.0 pass plays, 24.9 run plays
Inputs updating
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts32.132.1
Pass yards185.0185.0
Receiving yards185.0185.0
Pass touchdowns1.451.45
Receiving touchdowns1.451.45
Carries27.127.1
Rush yards114.2114.2
Rush touchdowns0.650.65
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Deshaun WatsonQB185.017.0100%
Quinshon JudkinsRB66.516.63.29%
Harold Fannin Jr.TE0.646.96.925%
Denzel BostonWR0.147.05.125%
KC ConcepcionWR2.536.25.620%
Raheim SandersRB17.817.43.09%
Jerry JeudyWR0.09.11.95%
Jaleel McLaughlinRB6.31.20.51%
Isaiah BondWR0.24.40.52%
Blake WhiteheartTE0.03.51.22%
Carsen RyanTE0.12.70.41%
Shedeur SandersQB1.7
Taylen GreenQB1.5

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-20261006T183203Z

Injury report

The week 5 report has not been filed yet. The statuses below are from the week 4 report; the league typically files Wednesday afternoon ET.

Cleveland Browns6 listed
Elgton JenkinsCOut (week 4 report)ConcussionDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Grant DelpitSShoulderFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Teven JenkinsGOut (week 4 report)BackLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Tylan WallaceWROut (week 4 report)KneeDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Tyson CampbellCBKneeFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Tytus HowardTKneeFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

New York Jets10 listed
Adonai MitchellWROut (week 4 report)FingerDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Breece HallRBOut (week 4 report)QuadricepDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Dylan ParhamGOut (week 4 report)KneeDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Francisco MauigoaLBOut (week 4 report)QuadricepDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Jeremy RuckertTEKneeFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Kene NwangwuRBBackFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Kenyon SadiqTEQuestionable (week 4 report)BackLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Kingsley EnagbareDEQuestionable (week 4 report)KneeLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Mason TaylorTEOut (week 4 report)ThumbDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Minkah FitzpatrickSGroinFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

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