Jets 23, Titans 10: drive chart, EPA and box score

Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13 · Nissan StadiumFinal

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
NYJ	7	3	10	3	23
TEN	3	0	0	7	10

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At a glanceUpdated Nov 11, 2026, 2:25 AM ET

The New York Jets beat the Tennessee Titans 23-10 on Sun, Sep 13 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN (Week 1, 2026 season). Records after the game: Jets 2-7, Titans 1-7. G.Smith (NYJ) led all players with +9.1 EPA on 26 dropbacks.

Who won Jets vs Titans?

The New York Jets won 23-10. By quarter: NYJ 7-3-10-3, TEN 3-0-0-7.

Who was the best player in Jets vs Titans?

By expected points added: G.Smith (NYJ, +9.1 EPA on 26 dropbacks), G.Wilson (NYJ, +5.5 EPA on 7 targets) and A.Mitchell (NYJ, +3.1 EPA on 3 targets).

What was the turning point of Jets vs Titans?

The biggest swing in win probability (11 points toward the Jets) came in Q3 at 11:14: (Shotgun) G.Smith pass deep right to A.Mitchell to TEN 11 for 40 yards (A.Hooker).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jets 23, Titans 10: Week 1 recap”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-09-13-nyj-at-ten (updated 2026-11-11).

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The Verdict

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Jets50% success · +0.16 EPA/play

2310

Titans45% success · −0.12 EPA/play

NYJ 98% deserveddeserved 2% TEN

Jets earned it: the snaps said Jets by 11.1, a deserved win probability of 98%.

Deserved marginNYJ by 11.1

Real marginNYJ by 13

Luck pts NYJ+1.5

Luck pts TEN−1.7

The swingQ2 5:03 · TEN · −14 pts of win probability. 19-J.Sanders kicks 55 yards from NYJ 35 to TEN 10. 17-C.Dike to TEN 30 for 20 yards (41-M.McCrary-Ball). FUMBLES (41-M.McCrary-Ball), RECOVERED by NYJ-37-Q.Stiggers at TEN 38. ** Injury Update: TEN-17-C.Dike has…

Flags that moved this game

1Offensive HoldingTEN → helped NYJ · Wk 1 Q1 7:39 · (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-C.Ward pass incomplete short right [52-K.Enagbare]. PENALTY on TEN-55-J.Latham, Offensive Holding, 10…+3.5 WP
2False StartNYJ → helped TEN · Wk 1 Q2 0:16 · (No Huddle) PENALTY on NYJ-5-G.Wilson, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at TEN 47 - No Play. 10-second runoff.+3.4 WP

Fourth downs our model disagreed with

1TEN · 4th & 4Robert Saleh chose Punt at opp 45, Wk 1 Q3 13:09, down 7. Model: Go for it (lean). Result: punted.−0.73 EP
2TEN · 4th & 3Robert Saleh chose Punt at own 39, Wk 1 Q3 8:51, down 14. Model: Go for it (lean). Result: punted.−0.45 EP

Deserved win probability from the snaps, fumble bounces evened out. How we judge

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Game DNA135 plays, one strand0 lead changes · 8 explosive plays · downloadable poster →

Officiating crewLand Clark12 accepted flags in this game · 14.3 a game this season (about league average)Market vs SnapsLine: TEN by 1.5 · Snaps: NYJ by 11.1Jets covered; the snaps agree

23@10

Week 1

If the Titans had stopped that fourth-and-2

Titans after the play32%what really happened

Q2 10:14 7-G.Smith pass short middle to 5-G.Wilson to TEN 31 for 9 yards (23-K.Winston; 24-A.Taylor).

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Q1Q2Q3Q4

The five biggest swings

+11%Q3 11:14 · for NYJ(Shotgun) G.Smith pass deep right to A.Mitchell to TEN 11 for 40 yards (A.Hooker).
+9%Q1 12:10 · for NYJ(Shotgun) G.Smith pass short left to O.Cooper to TEN 4 for 30 yards (A.Taylor; J.Johnson).
+9%Q2 10:14 · for NYJ(Shotgun) G.Smith pass short middle to G.Wilson to TEN 31 for 9 yards (K.Winston; A.Taylor).
+8%Q2 5:03 · for NYJJ.Sanders kicks 55 yards from NYJ 35 to TEN 10. C.Dike to TEN 30 for 20 yards (M.McCrary-Ball). FUMBLES (M.McCrary-Ball), RECOVERED by NYJ-Q.Stiggers at TEN 38. ** Injury Update: TEN-C.Dike has returned to the game.
+7%Q3 15:00 · for TENJ.Sanders kicks 65 yards from NYJ 35 to end zone, Touchback to the TEN 35.

Every drive, on the field

TEN attacks →← NYJ attacks

Q1 15:00TD8p · 60y · 4:15
Q1 10:45FG12p · 41y · 5:42
Q1 5:03PUNT3p · -2y · 1:45
Q1 3:18PUNT3p · 2y · 1:27
Q1 1:51FG19p · 74y · 11:48
Q2 5:03FUM0p · 0y · 0:08
Q2 4:55MISS4p · 2y · 2:14
Q2 2:41PUNT3p · 7y · 1:31
Q2 1:10HALF5p · 28y · 1:10
Q3 15:00PUNT5p · 20y · 1:59
Q3 13:01TD5p · 80y · 3:20
Q3 9:41PUNT3p · 7y · 1:03
Q3 8:38FG7p · 46y · 4:05
Q3 4:33PUNT7p · 30y · 3:28
Q3 1:05PUNT3p · 9y · 2:01
Q4 14:04PUNT3p · -3y · 2:03
Q4 12:01PUNT3p · 4y · 2:25
Q4 9:36PUNT5p · 16y · 1:35
Q4 8:01FG5p · 19y · 3:01
Q4 5:00TD9p · 65y · 2:18
Q4 2:42END5p · 8y · 2:42

Jets9 drives5scoring drives (2 TD)56%drives ending in pointsOWN 33avg starting field position3three-and-outs0turnovers incl. downs

Titans10 drives2scoring drives (1 TD)20%drives ending in pointsOWN 26avg starting field position4three-and-outs1turnovers incl. downs

Scoring summary

Q1
10:45TouchdownK.Sadiq left end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Hennessy, Holder-A.McNamara.7–0
Q1
5:03Field goalJ.Slye 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Cox, Holder-T.Townsend.7–3
Q2
5:03Field goal J.Sanders 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Hennessy, Holder-A.McNamara.10–3
Q3
9:41TouchdownB.Hall left end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on TEN, Defensive Too Many Men on Field, declined. J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Hennessy, Holder-A.McNamara.17–3
Q3
4:33Field goalJ.Sanders 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Hennessy, Holder-A.McNamara.20–3
Q4
5:00Field goalJ.Sanders 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Hennessy, Holder-A.McNamara.23–3
Q4
2:42Touchdown(Shotgun) C.Ward pass short right to E.Ayomanor for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Cox, Holder-T.Townsend.23–10

Team stats

NYJvsTEN

367Total yards195

215Passing yards127

152Rushing yards68

5.8Yards per play4.0

19First downs11

2-12 · 17%Third down4-12 · 33%

2-2Fourth down0-0

2-3Red zone TDs1-1

19/24Comp / att19/32

3.9Yards per carry4.9

0Turnovers1

0Sacks allowed3 (−13 yds)

8 for 48Penalties4 for 25

38:46Possession21:14

Expected points added · nflverse model

The game in EPA

EPA per play+0.168-0.119

Dropback EPA+0.350-0.124

Rush EPA+0.029-0.096

Success rate50%45%

Explosive plays72

Plays6049

Who moved the needle

G.SmithDropbacks: 26+9.1

G.WilsonTargets: 7+5.5

A.MitchellTargets: 3+3.1

W.RobinsonTargets: 6+3.0

B.HallCarries: 22+2.3

E.AyomanorTargets: 3+1.2

Cost their side the most

C.WardDropbacks: 39-4.9

G.SmithCarries: 4-4.6

M.TaylorTargets: 3-2.4

Box score

New York Jets

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Geno SmithQB	19/24	215	9.0	0	0	0-0	80.8	104.0

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Breece HallRB	22	102	4.6	1	13
Braelon AllenRB	10	40	4.0	0	9
Geno SmithQB	6	7	1.2	0	7
Kenyon SadiqTE	1	3	3.0	1	3

Receiving	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	LONG
Garrett WilsonWR	6	7	79	13.2	31
Adonai MitchellWR	3	3	60	20.0	40
Omar Cooper Jr.WR	1	1	30	30.0	30
Kenyon SadiqTE	3	3	21	7.0	8
Breece HallRB	2	2	16	8.0	8
Isaiah WilliamsWR	1	1	7	7.0	7
Jeremy RuckertTE	1	1	4	4.0	4
Arian SmithWR	0	1	0	0.0	0
Braelon AllenRB	0	1	0	0.0	0
Mason TaylorTE	2	3	-2	-1.0	6

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Demario DavisLB	8	4	0	0	1	0
Andre CiscoS	5	5	0	0	0	0
Azareye'h ThomasCB	5	4	0	1	1	0
David BaileyLB	4	4	1	1	0	1
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.CB	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jamien SherwoodLB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Dane BeltonS	3	2	0	0	0	0
Braiden McGregorDE	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kingsley EnagbareLB	2	1	1	1	0	1
Will McDonald IVDE	1	1	1	1	0	1

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jason SandersPK	3/4	75.0	52	2/2	11

Tennessee Titans

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Cam WardQB	19/32	140	4.4	1	0	3-13	27.9	80.2

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tony PollardRB	7	35	5.0	13
Cam WardQB	4	21	5.3	7
Tyjae SpearsRB	3	12	4.0	10

Receiving	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Carnell TateWR	4	6	38	9.5	0	14
Wan'Dale RobinsonWR	5	6	38	7.6	0	10
Gunnar HelmTE	4	5	28	7.0	0	12
Tyjae SpearsRB	2	4	12	6.0	0	8
Elic AyomanorWR	1	3	11	11.0	1	11
Daniel BellingerTE	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Chimere DikeWR	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Tony PollardRB	1	2	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Defense	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Anthony Hill Jr.LB	16	2	0	2
Amani HookerS	10	6	1	0
Kevin Winston Jr.S	10	4	0	0
Marcus HarrisCB	7	5	0	0
Alontae TaylorCB	6	3	0	0
Jeffery SimmonsDT	4	2	0	0
Cor'Dale FlottCB	3	3	0	0
John Franklin-MyersDE	3	1	0	0
Cody BartonLB	3	1	0	0
Oluwafemi OladejoDE	3	1	1	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Joey SlyePK	1/1	100.0	42	1/1	4

Starters, confirmed

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Confirmed from the official snap counts: at every position group the starters are the snap leaders. Expected lineup = today's depth chart, adjusted for the injury report.

Expected, did not start

Omar Cooper Jr.WR→ Isaiah Williams

Darrell Jackson Jr.LDT→ David Onyemata

Jowon BriggsRDT→ Harrison Phillips

Trevin WallaceSLB→ Will McDonald IV

Minkah FitzpatrickFS→ Andre Cisco

Elic AyomanorWR→ Calvin Ridley

Atonio MafiRG→ Fernando Carmona

Solomon ThomasRDT→ Jeffery Simmons

Cedric GrayWLB→ James Williams Sr.

Joshua WilliamsLCB→ Alontae Taylor

Tony AdamsSS→ Amani Hooker