NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 17 · Sunday, Jan 3 · 1:00 pm ET · Gillette Stadium

TBD referee · 9 rest days (DEN) / 7 (NE)

Model

32%DEN68%NE

Projected DEN 19.4 – NE 25.7
margin +6.2 · total 45.1

Market

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Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

DENNE
−6.2 31stPower rating22nd −1.5
−4.8 32ndOffense rating22nd −1.2
−1.4 22ndDefense rating18th −0.3
−0.378 32ndOffense EPA/play22nd −0.092
+0.118 22ndDefense EPA/play allowed18th +0.029
36.0% 29thOffense success rate23rd 40.9%
40.9% 11thDefense success rate allowed8th 38.8%
−0.442 31stPass EPA/dropback15th +0.127
−0.014 13thPass EPA/dropback allowed21st +0.196
−0.228 26thRush EPA/carry32nd −0.451
+0.259 32ndRush EPA/carry allowed8th −0.195
2.0% 30thExplosive play rate31st 1.4%
9.1% 18thExplosive rate allowed21st 10.2%
16.7% 30th3rd-down conversion21st 31.3%
56.3% 26th3rd-down conversion allowed4th 18.2%
50.0% 20thRed-zone TD rate20th 50.0%
60.0% 13thRed-zone TD rate allowed1st 0.0%
21.2% 25thPressure rate allowed14th 14.3%
15.2% 15thPressure rate6th 22.2%
16.7% 21stTurnover rate31st 33.3%
8.3% 19thTakeaway rate25th 0.0%
10.0 28thPoints per game28th 10.0
31.0 23rdPoints allowed per game6th 13.0
+1.7% Pass rate over expected −3.5%
33.5 27thNeutral pace (sec/play)24th 31.9
−0.378 Off epa last3 −0.092
+0.118 Def epa last3 +0.029
+3.6 10thSpecial teams EPA18th +1.0

DEN offense vs NE defense

Offense percentiles for DEN against the matching defensive percentiles for NE. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
DENNE D

NE offense vs DEN defense

Offense percentiles for NE against the matching defensive percentiles for DEN. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
NEDEN D