Coming off their fourth consecutive win, the 9-4 Jacksonville Jaguars are at home once again this week for a matchup with the New York Jets.
So who has the advantage in key areas of this week’s game?
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When looking at this week’s matchup, as we know, the game is not played on paper. However, where these two teams rank in these key statistical areas could provide us with some valuable insight into where the Jaguars may have the upper hand in this game and also where they may not.
With so much information out there nowadays, I did my best to boil this article down to the need-to-know statistics for this matchup that do still carry a lot of weight.
This includes the run game performance, passing game performance, pressures, turnovers, third down and red zone success, and of course, points.
With help from Team Rankings and Pro Football Reference, here is how the Jaguars match up stat-wise with the Jets.
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Points per game: 25.2 (9th)
Points per game allowed: 20.9 (11th)
Yards per rush: 4.1 (20th)
Yards per rush allowed: 3.9 (6th)
Yards per pass attempt: 6.8 (18th)
Yards per pass attempt allowed: 6.0 (8th)
Pressure rate on QB: 21.7% (17th)
Pressure rate allowed on QB: 18.9% (7th)
Turnover differential: +6 (T8)
Third down conversion rate: 36.4% (23rd)
Defensive third-down conversion rate allowed: 40.8% (22nd)
Red zone success rate: 59.1% (12th)
Defensive red zone success rate: 58.9% (19th)
New York Jets
Points per game: 19.7 (25th)
Points per game allowed: 26.8 (27th)
Yards per rush: 4.7 (8th)
Yards per rush allowed: 4.4 (19th)
Yards per pass attempt: 6.0 (30th)
Yards per pass attempt allowed: 6.5 (15th)
Pressure rate on QB: 16.7% (29th)
Pressure rate allowed on QB: 26.5% (29th)
Turnover differential: -15 (32nd)
Third down conversion rate: 35.2% (27th)
Defensive third down conversion rate allowed: 34.7% (5th)
Red zone success rate: 48.3% (28th)
Defensive red zone success rate: 62.5% (25th)
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars vs. Jets: Which team has advantage and where?