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New York Jets at New England Patriots

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 6 · Gillette Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

New York Jets—Away
New England Patriots—Home

Matchup preview

New York Jets 1–2 · Road 1–1 · Streak L2 · Power Index No. 16 · 7 days of rest
New England Patriots 1–2 · Home 1–0 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 13 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · NYJ 3 games, NE 3 games
MetricNYJNE
Points per game21.318th12.031st
Points allowed per game20.311th17.06th
Total yards per game329.013th307.023rd
Passing yards per game261.012th210.320th
Rushing yards per game92.326th109.315th
Turnovers per game0.31st2.731st
Sacks allowed per game3.025th3.025th
Penalty yards per game78.030th49.711th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

New York Jets: recent results

  1. L 24–31 @ DET Week 3
  2. L 17–20 (OT) vs GB Week 2
  3. W 23–10 @ TEN Week 1

New England Patriots: recent results

  1. L 6–35 @ JAX Week 3
  2. W 20–3 vs PIT Week 2
  3. L 10–13 @ SEA Week 1

New York Jets: season leaders

Passing
Geno Smith 783 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Breece Hall 163 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Garrett Wilson 243 yds · 3 g
Sacks
David Bailey 2.0 · 3 g

New England Patriots: season leaders

Passing
Drake Maye 585 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Rhamondre Stevenson 116 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Mack Hollins 156 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Gabe Jacas 1.5 · 3 g

New York Jets: injury report

  • Out Adonai Mitchell WR
  • Out Breece Hall RB
  • Out Dylan Parham LG
  • Out Kiko Mauigoa SLB
  • Out Tyler Baron RDE
  • Questionable Caullin Lacy
  • Questionable Kingsley Enagbare LDE
  • Questionable Will McDonald IV RDE

10 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

New England Patriots: injury report

  • Out Carlton Davis III LCB
  • Out Channing Canada
  • Out Christian Gonzalez RCB
  • Out Harold Landry III WLB
  • Out Karon Prunty RCB
  • Questionable Charles Woods LCB
  • Questionable Christian Barmore LDE
  • Questionable Christian Elliss LILB

4 more listed.

13 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

NYJ 14 · NE 42 in 56 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 17 NE 42, NYJ 10
  2. 2025 · Week 11 NYJ 14, NE 27
  3. 2024 · Week 8 NYJ 22, NE 25
  4. 2024 · Week 3 NE 3, NYJ 24
  5. 2023 · Week 18 NYJ 17, NE 3

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

NYJ 26.3% · NE 73.5%

Matchup quality 36.7 / 100

Model estimate, updated Oct 10, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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