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Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 1 verdict

Bills is the better survivor pick this week

Bills score 0.398 equity (52.7% win probability) against Jets at 0.359 — a real gap of 0.038.

BUF team page →NYJ team page →

This week

2026 week 1 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ HOUOpponent@ TEN

52.7%Win prob47.2%

0.398Equity score0.359

−1.5Spread11/11 books+1.5

45.0Game total38.5

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot= 0.000

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 10BUF @ NYJnot played yet

Week 18NYJ @ BUFnot played yet

All-time series: 54 meetings · BUF 29 — NYJ 25. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1601.7ELO rating1379.3

#2ELO rank#30

12-5Record3-14

AFC EastDivisionAFC East

#2Division rank#4

L 3 · W +3 · W +27 · L 1 · W +3Last 5newest firstL 27 · L 32 · L 23 · L 28 · L 24

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2025 through week 18 · lower rank = tougher

13.1 · #4vs QB19.9 · #31

24.4 · #25vs RB28.0 · #31

26.5 · #5vs WR30.3 · #16

—vs TE15.2 · #24

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

1.95 (2025)Sacks / game1.53 (2025)

7.84Pressures / game5.18

22-13Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows3-12

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

50.2% · #6Pre-snap motion49.8% · #7

11.6% · #13Play action8.6% · #29

5.4% · #13RPO7.1% · #8

4.4% · #9Screen pass3.4% · #17

4.7% · #22No huddle8.1% · #10

42.6% · #29Shotgun59.8% · #8

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

31.3% · #17Man coverage40.5% · #6

26.4% · #20Blitz (5+ rushers)28.3% · #13

34.2% · #2Pressure24.8% · #30

BUF scheme profile →NYJ scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Buffalo Bills

Baylon SpectorLinebackerInjured Reserve
Brad RobbinsPunterQuestionable
Brandin CooksWide ReceiverOut
Cam LewisCornerbackQuestionable
Chase LundtOffensive TackleOut
Christian BenfordCornerbackOut
Cole BishopSafetyQuestionable
Curtis SamuelWide ReceiverOut
Daequan HardyCornerbackQuestionable
Dalton KincaidTight EndOut
DaQuan JonesDefensive TackleQuestionable
Darnell SavageSafetyOut

New York Jets

Adonai MitchellWide ReceiverOut
Allen LazardWide ReceiverOut
Andre CiscoSafetyQuestionable
Arian SmithWide ReceiverOut
Azareye'h ThomasCornerbackQuestionable
Braelon AllenRunning BackOut
Breece HallRBFull Participation in Practice
Bump CooperCornerbackInjured Reserve
Byron CowartDefensive TackleQuestionable
Cam JonesLinebackerOut
Chris Smith IISafetyOut
D'Angelo PondsCBLimited Participation in Practice

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