Jets at Dolphins: Week 12 preview, odds and injuries

Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29 · Hard Rock Stadium1 PM ET

at1 PMET · CBS

At a glanceUpdated Nov 11, 2026, 3:08 AM ET

The New York Jets (2-7) visit the Miami Dolphins (1-7) on Sun, Nov 29, 1 PM ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL (Week 12, 2026 season), on CBS.

When and where is Jets vs Dolphins?

Sun, Nov 29, 1 PM ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. TV: CBS.

Who is injured for Jets vs Dolphins?

Jets: Garrett Wilson (WR, questionable, concussion), Joseph Ossai (DE, questionable, ankle), Nahshon Wright (CB, questionable, back) and Trevin Wallace (LB, questionable, groin). Dolphins: Jaylen Wright (RB, questionable, quadriceps) and Will Kacmarek (TE, questionable, quadriceps).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jets at Dolphins: Week 12 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-11-29-nyj-at-mia (updated 2026-11-11).

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Regular season through week 11 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Jets pass rush vs Dolphins pass protection
The Jets' pass rush ranks 10th in sack rate (7.1% of dropbacks, 312 dropbacks faced) and faces a Dolphins pass protection ranked 30th (9.3% sacked, 257 dropbacks).
30thMIA offense20 spots apart10thNYJ defense
2Jets dropback offense vs Dolphins pass defense
The Jets' dropback offense ranks 14th in EPA per dropback (+0.08, 313 dropbacks) against a Dolphins pass defense ranked 32nd (+0.26 allowed, 247 dropbacks faced).
14thNYJ offense18 spots apart32ndMIA defense
3Jets ball security vs Dolphins takeaway defense
The Jets' ball security ranks 7th in turnovers per game (0.8 giveaways a game, 9 games) against a Dolphins takeaway defense ranked 28th (0.9 takeaways a game, 8 games).
7thNYJ offense21 spots apart28thMIA defenseSmall sample, read with care Why sample size matters

When the Jets have the ballEdge NYJ · +18 ranks

NYJ dropback offenseEPA per dropbackMIA pass defense

14th+0.08313 dropbacks

NYJ +18

+0.26 allowed247 dropbacks faced32nd

NYJ run gameEPA per rushMIA run defense

20th-0.12212 rushes

-0.06 allowed207 rushes faced22nd

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Dolphins have the ballEdge NYJ · +13 ranks

MIA dropback offenseEPA per dropbackNYJ pass defense

23rd-0.02257 dropbacks

+0.16 allowed312 dropbacks faced26th

MIA run gameEPA per rushNYJ run defense

22nd-0.13189 rushes

NYJ +13

-0.11 allowed251 rushes faced9th

Third downEdge MIA · +10 ranks

NYJ third-down offensethird-down conversion rateMIA third-down defense

24th36.6%112 third downs

50.0% allowed94 third downs faced31st

MIA third-down offensethird-down conversion rateNYJ third-down defense

11th42.6%101 third downs

MIA +10

42.7% allowed110 third downs faced21st

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge MIA · +16 ranks

NYJ red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateMIA red-zone defense

32nd38%26 trips

MIA +16

59% allowed32 trips faced16th

MIA red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateNYJ red-zone defense

25th50%20 trips

69% allowed32 trips faced26th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge NYJ · +11 ranks

NYJ big-play offenseexplosive-play rateMIA defense against big plays

10th9.9%525 plays

NYJ +11

9.9% allowed454 plays faced21st

MIA big-play offenseexplosive-play rateNYJ defense against big plays

6th10.3%446 plays

MIA +9

9.2% allowed563 plays faced15th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge NYJ · +20 ranks

NYJ pass protectionsack rateMIA pass rush

28th8.9% sacked313 dropbacks

4.9% of dropbacks247 dropbacks faced28th

MIA pass protectionsack rateNYJ pass rush

30th9.3% sacked257 dropbacks

NYJ +20

7.1% of dropbacks312 dropbacks faced10th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge NYJ · +21 ranks

NYJ ball securityturnovers per gameMIA takeaway defense

7th0.8 giveaways a game9 games

NYJ +21

0.9 takeaways a game8 games28th

MIA ball securityturnovers per gameNYJ takeaway defense

19th1.3 giveaways a game8 games

1.0 takeaways a game9 games22nd

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesNYJ 0 · MIA 0 regulars out or doubtful

Jets4 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QGarrett WilsonWR89% offense · 8 wk
QJoseph OssaiDE45% defense · 3 wk
QNahshon WrightCBno snaps
QTrevin WallaceLBno snaps

Dolphins2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QWill KacmarekTE41% offense · 8 wk
QJaylen WrightRB14% offense · 6 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · NYJ travels 1,086 mi

AwayJets

7days since last game

1,086miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 11 at LAC · Inglewood · 6,387 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 1,086 mi

HomeDolphins

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 11 at BUF · Orchard Park · 14,622 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: NYJ 9 games, 525 offensive and 563 defensive plays · MIA 8 games, 446 offensive and 454 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32