Patriots at Jets: Week 16 preview, odds and injuries

Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27 · MetLife Stadium1 PM ET

at1 PMET · CBS

At a glanceUpdated Nov 11, 2026, 1:05 AM ET

The New England Patriots (5-4) visit the New York Jets (2-7) on Sun, Dec 27, 1 PM ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ (Week 16, 2026 season), on CBS.

When and where is Patriots vs Jets?

Sun, Dec 27, 1 PM ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. TV: CBS.

Who is injured for Patriots vs Jets?

Patriots: Ben Brown (C, doubtful, knee), Rhamondre Stevenson (RB, doubtful, knee), A.J. Brown (WR, questionable, knee), Brenden Schooler (S, questionable, hamstring), Carlton Davis III (CB, questionable, knee) and Charles Woods (CB, questionable, hamstring) (plus 2 more). Jets: Garrett Wilson (WR, questionable, concussion), Joseph Ossai (DE, questionable, ankle), Nahshon Wright (CB, questionable, back) and Trevin Wallace (LB, questionable, groin).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Patriots at Jets: Week 16 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-27-ne-at-nyj (updated 2026-11-11).

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Regular season through week 15 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Patriots pass rush vs Jets pass protection
The Patriots' pass rush ranks 5th in sack rate (7.7% of dropbacks, 323 dropbacks faced) and faces a Jets pass protection ranked 28th (8.9% sacked, 313 dropbacks).
28thNYJ offense23 spots apart5thNE defense
2Patriots red-zone defense vs Jets red-zone offense
The Patriots' red-zone defense ranks 11th in red-zone touchdown rate (50% allowed, 32 trips faced) and faces a Jets red-zone offense ranked 32nd (38%, 26 trips).
32ndNYJ offense21 spots apart11thNE defense
3Patriots dropback offense vs Jets pass defense
The Patriots' dropback offense ranks 10th in EPA per dropback (+0.15, 330 dropbacks) against a Jets pass defense ranked 26th (+0.16 allowed, 312 dropbacks faced).
10thNE offense16 spots apart26thNYJ defense

When the Patriots have the ballEdge NE · +16 ranks

NE dropback offenseEPA per dropbackNYJ pass defense

10th+0.15330 dropbacks

NE +16

+0.16 allowed312 dropbacks faced26th

NE run gameEPA per rushNYJ run defense

21st-0.12217 rushes

NYJ +12

-0.11 allowed251 rushes faced9th

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

When the Jets have the ballEdge NYJ · +10 ranks

NYJ dropback offenseEPA per dropbackNE pass defense

14th+0.08313 dropbacks

NYJ +10

+0.14 allowed323 dropbacks faced24th

NYJ run gameEPA per rushNE run defense

20th-0.12212 rushes

-0.10 allowed212 rushes faced13th

Third downEdge NE · +14 ranks

NE third-down offensethird-down conversion rateNYJ third-down defense

9th43.4%106 third downs

NE +12

42.7% allowed110 third downs faced21st

NYJ third-down offensethird-down conversion rateNE third-down defense

24th36.6%112 third downs

NE +14

37.6% allowed109 third downs faced10th

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

Red zoneEdge NE · +21 ranks

NE red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateNYJ red-zone defense

21st54%26 trips

69% allowed32 trips faced26th

NYJ red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateNE red-zone defense

32nd38%26 trips

NE +21

50% allowed32 trips faced11th

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 · +14 ranks

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

3rd11.5%547 plays

NE +12

9.2% allowed563 plays faced15th

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

10th9.9%525 plays

NYJ +14

10.1% allowed535 plays faced24th

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

Pressure & sacksEdge NE · +23 ranks

NE pass protectionsack rateNYJ pass rush

17th6.1% sacked330 dropbacks

7.1% of dropbacks312 dropbacks faced10th

NYJ pass protectionsack rateNE pass rush

28th8.9% sacked313 dropbacks

NE +23

7.7% of dropbacks323 dropbacks faced5th

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

TurnoversEdge NYJ · +19 ranks

NE ball securityturnovers per gameNYJ takeaway defense

31st2.1 giveaways a game9 games

NYJ +9

1.0 takeaways a game9 games22nd

NYJ ball securityturnovers per gameNE takeaway defense

7th0.8 giveaways a game9 games

NYJ +19

0.9 takeaways a game9 games26th

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

AbsencesNE 2 · NYJ 0 regulars out or doubtful

Patriots8 listed

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

QWill CampbellOT90% offense · 9 wk
QCarlton Davis IIICB87% defense · 5 wk
QA.J. BrownWR70% offense · 3 wk
DBen BrownC67% offense · 7 wk
DRhamondre StevensonRB64% offense · 9 wk
QCharles WoodsCB44% defense · 8 wk
QTreVeyon HendersonRB33% offense · 6 wk
QBrenden SchoolerS9% defense · 5 wk

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

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

Rest & travelNYJ +1 day of rest · NE travels 170 mi

AwayPatriots

6days since last game

170miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Mon wk 15 at KC · Kansas City · 11,863 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edge+1NYJ dayTravel gap 170 mi

HomeJets

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 15 at ARI · Glendale · 6,387 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: NE 9 games, 547 offensive and 535 defensive plays · NYJ 9 games, 525 offensive and 563 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