Wk 1 · 2026
New York Jets at Tennessee Titans — Sun, Sep 13
Sun, Sep 13 ·
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
· CBS FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
1:00pET
TEN -1.5 · total 39.5 DraftKings opened -3 · 1.5 toward NYJ
Ratings differential NYJ by 1.6
What is at stake
An AFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 AFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Jets form
W 17-12vs CLEL 12-23at CHIL 24-31at DETL 17-20vs GBW 23-10at TEN
2026 season
Titans form
L 3-26vs HOUL 18-24at BALL 7-12at NYGL 20-24vs PHIL 10-23vs NYJ
2026 season
Jets this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-1-1 · 75% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Titans this season
Straight up0-5 · 0% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Jets | Titans |
|---|---|---|
| Lions NFC | at L 24-31 preview | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview |
| Browns AFC | vs W 17-12 preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Raiders AFC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Jets leads 8–4 · Jets has won the last 3
12 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.0 points toward Jets
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-13 | Jets 23 — 10 Titans | at TEN | Jets |
| 2024 | 2024-09-15 | Jets 24 — 17 Titans | at TEN | Jets |
| 2021 | 2021-10-03 | Titans 24 — 27 Jets | at NYJ | Jets |
| 2018 | 2018-12-02 | Jets 22 — 26 Titans | at TEN | Titans |
| 2015 | 2015-12-13 | Titans 8 — 30 Jets | at NYJ | Jets |
| 2014 | 2014-12-14 | Jets 16 — 11 Titans | at TEN | Jets |
| 2013 | 2013-09-29 | Jets 13 — 38 Titans | at TEN | Titans |
| 2012 | 2012-12-17 | Jets 10 — 14 Titans | at TEN | Titans |
| 2009 | 2009-09-27 | Titans 17 — 24 Jets | at NYJ | Jets |
| 2008 | 2008-11-23 | Jets 34 — 13 Titans | at TEN | Jets |
| 2007 | 2007-12-23 | Jets 6 — 10 Titans | at TEN | Titans |
| 2006 | 2006-09-10 | Jets 23 — 16 Titans | at TEN | Jets |
Jets leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Geno Smith QB #7 | 85/117, 902 YDS, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Breece Hall RB #20 | 51 CAR, 163 YDS, 1 TD |
| Braelon Allen RB #0 | 33 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Geno Smith QB #7 | 13 CAR, 36 YDS | |
| Receiving | Garrett Wilson WR #5 | 24 REC, 270 YDS, 2 TD |
| Kenyon Sadiq TE #16 | 12 REC, 143 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Isaiah Williams WR #18 | 10 REC, 135 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Adonai Mitchell WR #15 | 9 REC, 123 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Demario Davis LB #56 | 32 |
| Jamien Sherwood LB #44 | 31 | |
| Dane Belton S #6 | 30 | |
| Sacks | Demario Davis LB #56 | 2 |
| Kingsley Enagbare LB #52 | 2 | |
| David Bailey LB #31 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Minkah Fitzpatrick S #29 | 1 |
Titans leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Cam Ward QB #1 | 75/119, 726 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Tony Pollard RB #20 | 54 CAR, 221 YDS, 1 TD |
| Tyjae Spears RB #2 | 15 CAR, 65 YDS | |
| Cam Ward QB #1 | 13 CAR, 57 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Carnell Tate WR #14 | 22 REC, 268 YDS |
| Wan'Dale Robinson WR #4 | 16 REC, 123 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Elic Ayomanor WR #5 | 5 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Gunnar Helm TE #84 | 9 REC, 60 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Anthony Hill Jr. LB #53 | 42 |
| Kevin Winston Jr. S #23 | 29 | |
| Amani Hooker S #37 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Jeffery Simmons DT #98 | 2 |
| Jacob Martin DE #57 | 1.5 | |
| John Franklin-Myers DE #91 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Amani Hooker S #37 | 1 |
| Marcus Harris CB #26 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.