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New York Jets vs. Detroit LionsWeek 3 Final Score, Stats and Recap

Final · Ford Field · Lions at home

Detroit Lions beat New York Jets 31-24. The closing line was DET -7.0; the spread pushed, and the 55 total points went over the 49.5 total.

Jets vs. Lions final score and how the prediction did

Final scoreExcitement 4.1
New York Jets

2-7 · No. 31 in the ratings

24
Detroit Lions

6-2 · No. 9 in the ratings

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vs. closeModelMarketDiffResult
Spread—DET -7.0—DET by 7Push
Total—49.5—55Went over
Win prob.—DET 73%—DET won
Moneyline—NYJ +260 · DET -325

Closing line. Spreads name the favorite. For information only, not betting advice. All Week 3 lines · How the projections work

Jets vs. Lions game stats

StatNYJDET
Points2431
EPA per play+0.11+0.20
Total yards337383
Yards per play5.36.2
Third downs6-125-10
Turnovers10

Tale of the tape season to date

StatNYJDET
Record2-76-2
Division3rd, AFC E2nd, NFC N
Rating-5.131+2.89
Adj Off20.32725.35
Adj Def25.42722.615
Points per game20.22527.85
Points allowed per game24.82023.617
Playoff odds0%82%

Rank out of 32 teams. Rating is the expected margin against an average team on a neutral field.

Jets vs. Lions matchup stats season to date

When the Jets have the ball

StatNYJoffDETdef
Yards per pass attempt6.1186.116
Yards per rush4.3164.316
Starting field positionOwn 327Own 282
EPA per play+0.00317+0.08630
Adj. EPA per play-0.02422+0.02422
Success rate44.6%1144.4%20
Passing EPA per play+0.09415+0.17527
Rushing EPA per play-0.13721-0.11512
CPOE4.243.527
Explosive play rate9.3%79.5%29
Points per game20.22523.617
Points per drive2.02222.3320
Red zone TD rate50.0%2968.6%21
3rd down conversion35.4%2644.4%27
Turnovers per game0.7861.0024
Sack rate8.5%287.1%8
Penalties per game8.1256.523

When the Lions have the ball

StatDEToffNYJdef
Yards per pass attempt6.9106.115
Yards per rush4.694.317
Starting field positionOwn 328Own 3117
EPA per play+0.1047+0.05825
Adj. EPA per play+0.0506+0.04327
Success rate48.8%347.2%30
Passing EPA per play+0.2374+0.19530
Rushing EPA per play-0.07712-0.12210
CPOE1.412-0.019
Explosive play rate10.4%38.3%16
Points per game27.8524.820
Points per drive2.7462.4525
Red zone TD rate64.1%1671.0%25
3rd down conversion37.2%2142.3%23
Turnovers per game0.6321.1122
Sack rate6.1%206.6%11
Penalties per game7.0115.631

Regular season only, rank out of 32. Green is good for the unit in that column, red is bad. The defense column is what that defense has allowed.

Form coming in

New York Jets

Wk 2vsGreen Bay PackersL17-20OT
Wk 1@Tennessee TitansW23-10

Detroit Lions

Wk 2@Buffalo BillsL31-41
Wk 1vsNew Orleans SaintsW31-30OT

Players to watch season totals

New York Jets

  • Geno SmithQB · #7183/271, 2,078 yds, 12 TD, 3 INT
  • Braelon AllenRB · #0120 car, 598 yds, 3 TD
  • Garrett WilsonWR · #543 rec, 527 yds, 3 TD
  • Kenyon SadiqTE · #1621 rec, 235 yds, 1 TD

Detroit Lions

  • Jared GoffQB · #16185/273, 2,134 yds, 15 TD, 2 INT
  • Jahmyr GibbsRB · #0177 car, 847 yds, 9 TD
  • Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · #1461 rec, 657 yds, 5 TD
  • Sam LaPortaTE · #8735 rec, 399 yds, 3 TD

Jets vs. Lions: quick answers

Who won Jets vs. Lions?
The Detroit Lions won 31-24 at Ford Field.
Who covered the spread in Jets vs. Lions?
The closing line was DET -7.0 and the game pushed.
Did Jets vs. Lions go over or under?
Over: the teams scored 55 points against a closing total of 49.5.

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