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Week 17 · 2026 regular season

Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets

Sun, Jan 3, 10:00 AM PT

Win probability
ESF
(win probability)
MIN 76%
24% NYJ

No betting line yet. Lines appear once books post them.

Unit matchups · entering week 17

Where each side has the edge

Each offense against the defense it faces, in CAP yards per attempt. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Pass: MIN offense vs NYJ defense
−0.5922nd
box score 6.7 · 21st
Edge
NYJ
−0.1915th
box score 6.3 allowed · 8th
Rush: MIN offense vs NYJ defense
−0.4227th
box score 3.8 · 19th
Edge
NYJ
−0.0517th
box score 4.2 allowed · 19th
Pass: NYJ offense vs MIN defense
−0.7426th
box score 7.5 · 12th
Edge
MIN
−1.023rd
box score 6.3 allowed · 6th
Rush: NYJ offense vs MIN defense
−0.4026th
box score 3.6 · 28th
Edge
MIN
−0.485th
box score 4.0 allowed · 15th

CAP yards per attempt: yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict; offense positive is good, defense (allowed) negative is good. Box score: yards per attempt as an official box score counts them, entering week 17.

CAP yards per attempt · 2026

How each matchup got here

Each unit's CAP yards per attempt entering each week. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better. 0 is what the situation and opponent would predict.

MIN pass offense vs NYJ pass defense
MIN pass offense NYJ pass defense (allowed)
−1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN −0.59 NYJ −0.08 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN −0.59 NYJ −0.08
NYJ pass offense vs MIN pass defense
NYJ pass offense MIN pass defense (allowed)
−1.8 −1.5 −1.3 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NYJ −1.02 MIN −1.02 −1.8 −1.5 −1.3 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NYJ −1.02 MIN −1.02
MIN rush offense vs NYJ rush defense
MIN rush offense NYJ rush defense (allowed)
−0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN −0.42 NYJ −0.02 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN −0.42 NYJ −0.02
NYJ rush offense vs MIN rush defense
NYJ rush offense MIN rush defense (allowed)
−1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NYJ −0.41 MIN −0.48 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NYJ −0.41 MIN −0.48
CAP win pct · 2026

How each team got here

CAP win pct entering each week. Higher is better; the league average is 0.50.

−0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 1.00 1.25 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN 0.98 NYJ 0.09 −0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 1.00 1.25 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 MIN 0.98 NYJ 0.09
2026 results

Results so far

Each team's games before this one, with ESF's pre-game win probability for the team.

MIN Minnesota Vikings

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 vs GB Won 60%
2 @ CHI Won 43%
3 @ TB Won 73%
4 vs MIA Won 78%
5 @ NO Won 69%

NYJ New York Jets

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 @ TEN Won 46%
2 vs GB Lost 38%
3 @ DET Lost 27%
4 @ CHI Lost 19%
5 vs CLE Won 37%
6 @ NE Lost 19%
Week 17

Other games this week

Home team's chance to win before kickoff. Higher means the home team is more likely to win.

Dots: ESF model home win probability.

How to read this page

CAP win pct. A fading average of game scores with a half-life of 7 of the team's own games. A win scores 1 plus the opponent's win pct; a loss scores the opponent's win pct minus 1. Last season carries in. League average is 0.50; higher is better.

CAP yards per attempt. Yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Box score yards per attempt. Yards divided by attempts, counted the way an official box score counts them: rushing includes scrambles and kneel-downs; passing is gross yards per pass attempt, sacks excluded.

ESF win probability. A logistic regression on both teams' pre-game CAP win pct, with an intercept for home field.