Raiders vs Jets: position-group matchup

The biggest mismatch: the Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Jets pass protection (26th).

On paper

4 games in. Samples are still small, so a rank can move a lot in a week. Ranks are out of 32 teams and 1st is always best, on offense and defense alike.

Raiders

pairings with the edge

Jets

pairings with the edge

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On paper, the Raiders hold the edge across the position groups.

Raiders big edge
Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Jets pass protection (26th)
Raiders edge
Raiders pass protection (16th) against the Jets pass rush (29th)
Jets edge
Jets run defense (23rd) against the Raiders run game (30th)

Position group by position group

Each offense against the other team's defense, one position group at a time. Circle: the offense. Diamond: the defense. Whoever sits further right wins that pairing.

Raiders offense vs Jets defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders pass protection ranks 16th. The Jets pass rush ranks 29th.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
Jets report: Kingsley Enagbare (DE, questionable, knee)
The numbers and the players
Raiders pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback3.3% (3rd)
- Pressure allowed per dropback26% (28th)
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Jets pass rush
- Sacks per dropback6.4% (14th)
- Pressure per dropback19% (29th)
- Quarterback hits per dropback10.6% (29th)
- David Bailey (DE) 5 pressures, 2 sacks
- Harrison Phillips (DL) 4 pressures
- Demario Davis (LB) 3 pressures, 2 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Jets edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders run game ranks 30th. The Jets run defense ranks 23rd.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders run game
- Points added per run−0.20 (28th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track34% (27th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.7 (15th)
- Runs of 10+ yards7.5% (20th)
- Rushing yards before contact1.4 (32nd)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line27% (32nd)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.28 per run on 77
- Mike Washington Jr. (RB) −0.09 per run on 24
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Jets run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.12 (12th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line12% (31st)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed12.0% (29th)
- Missed tackles7.1% (9th)
- Demario Davis (LB) 32 tackles, 2 missed
- Jamien Sherwood (LB) 31 tackles, 2 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders quarterback play ranks 14th. The Jets pass coverage ranks 23rd.
The numbers and the players
Raiders quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.15 (11th)
- Completions above expected+1.9 (15th)
- Interceptions per throw2.7% (25th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.6% (11th)
- Kirk Cousins (QB) +0.15 per dropback on 148
Jets pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw+0.04 (20th)
- Completions allowed above expected+0.4 (14th)
- Interceptions per throw0.8% (26th)
- Azareye'h Thomas (CB) 113.0 passer rating allowed on 24 targets
- Brandon Stephens (CB) 64.8 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Even
WeakestBest
The Raiders receiving corps ranks 13th. The Jets pass coverage ranks 16th.
The numbers and the players
Raiders receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.24 (14th)
- Yards after the catch4.0 (25th)
- Drops per target2.2% (7th)
- Tackles broken per catch5.4% (11th)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.06 per target on 25
- Brock Bowers (TE) +0.57 per target on 24
- Michael Mayer (TE) +0.26 per target on 24
Jets pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed6.4% (8th)
- Passer rating allowed92.7 (19th)
- Points allowed per throw+0.04 (20th)
- Azareye'h Thomas (CB) 113.0 passer rating allowed on 24 targets
- Brandon Stephens (CB) 64.8 passer rating allowed on 22 targets

Jets offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Raiders big edge
WeakestBest
The Jets pass protection ranks 26th. The Raiders pass rush ranks 2nd.
Jets report: Dylan Parham (G, out, knee)
The numbers and the players
Jets pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback8.9% (30th)
- Pressure allowed per dropback23% (17th)
- Olu Fashanu (OL) 100% of snaps
- Joe Tippmann (C) 100% of snaps
- Josh Myers (C) 100% of snaps
- Armand Membou (T) 99% of snaps
- Dylan Parham (OL) 86% of snaps
Raiders pass rush
- Sacks per dropback8.2% (5th)
- Pressure per dropback38% (2nd)
- Quarterback hits per dropback21.9% (2nd)
- Maxx Crosby (DE) 18 pressures, 2 sacks
- Kwity Paye (DE) 7 pressures, 2 sacks
- Malcolm Koonce (DE) 6 pressures, 2.5 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Jets run game ranks 27th. The Raiders run defense ranks 20th.
Jets report: Breece Hall (RB, out, quadricep); Dylan Parham (G, out, knee)
The numbers and the players
Jets run game
- Points added per run−0.17 (22nd)
- Runs that keep the drive on track39% (18th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.4 (25th)
- Runs of 10+ yards8.0% (19th)
- Rushing yards before contact2.0 (27th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line22% (25th)
- Breece Hall (RB) −0.17 per run on 51
- Braelon Allen (RB) −0.10 per run on 33
- Olu Fashanu (OL) 100% of snaps
- Joe Tippmann (C) 100% of snaps
- Josh Myers (C) 100% of snaps
- Armand Membou (T) 99% of snaps
- Dylan Parham (OL) 86% of snaps
Raiders run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.15 (8th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line18% (16th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed11.6% (27th)
- Missed tackles9.4% (23rd)
- Nakobe Dean (LB) 33 tackles, 7 missed
- Quay Walker (LB) 30 tackles, 2 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Even
WeakestBest
The Jets quarterback play ranks 5th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 2nd.
The numbers and the players
Jets quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.11 (14th)
- Completions above expected+7.6 (3rd)
- Interceptions per throw0.0% (3rd)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.9% (10th)
- Geno Smith (QB) +0.12 per dropback on 127
Raiders pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Completions allowed above expected−4.1 (4th)
- Interceptions per throw2.9% (7th)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Jets receiving corps ranks 14th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 4th.
Jets report: Adonai Mitchell (WR, out, finger); Mason Taylor (TE, out, thumb)
The numbers and the players
Jets receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.38 (5th)
- Yards after the catch4.9 (16th)
- Drops per target3.7% (17th)
- Tackles broken per catch3.6% (22nd)
- Garrett Wilson (WR) +0.40 per target on 31
- Kenyon Sadiq (TE) +0.20 per target on 18
- Adonai Mitchell (WR) +0.44 per target on 14
Raiders pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed6.2% (7th)
- Passer rating allowed88.9 (12th)
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Tale of the tape

Every unit on its own, side by side.

RaidersJets

14th
QuarterbackOffense
5th
29th
Offensive lineOffense
32nd
13th
ReceiversOffense
14th
24th
Run gameOffense
20th
2nd
Pass rushDefense
29th
20th
Run defenseDefense
23rd
4th
Pass coverageDefense
19th

Longer bar is better. Each unit is graded on the stats shown in the pairings above, ranked among all 32 teams.

How these grades are calculated

Each position group is judged on three to five plain stats, listed below. All of them are per play or per throw, never season totals.
Every stat is ranked across all 32 teams, 1st to 32th, the right way round (fewer drops is better, more pressure is better for a pass rush).
A rank becomes a score from 0 to 100, with 1st at 100 and last at 0. The group's grade is the average of its stats' scores.
Teams are ranked by that grade, and that rank is the number on the cards.

For example, the Jets offensive line is 32nd. Its stats rank 30th (sacks allowed per dropback), 17th (pressure allowed per dropback), 27th (rushing yards before contact), and 25th (runs stopped at or behind the line). Averaged, that is a grade of 23 out of 100, which is 32nd among the 32 teams.

This is why a grade can disagree with a total or with another site's rating. A team can rank high in rushing yards because it carries the ball a lot or trails late, and still rank low here because each run adds little. Film grades, like PFF's, come from watching every player on every snap, and these do not. Early in the season a few plays can move a rank a lot.

Quarterback: points added per dropback, completions above expected, interceptions per throw, passes of 20+ yards per dropback
Offensive line: sacks allowed per dropback, pressure allowed per dropback, rushing yards before contact, runs stopped at or behind the line
Receivers: points added per target, yards after the catch, drops per target, tackles broken per catch
Run game: points added per run, runs that keep the drive on track, rushing yards after contact, runs of 10+ yards
Pass rush: sacks per dropback, pressure per dropback, quarterback hits per dropback
Run defense: points allowed per run, runs stopped at or behind the line, runs of 10+ yards allowed, missed tackles
Pass coverage: points allowed per throw, completions allowed above expected, passes of 20+ yards allowed, interceptions per throw, passer rating allowed

The coaches

Records are regular-season games since 1999, against the spread as listed by the games file. A new coach has no history here yet.

Measure	Raiders	Jets
Head coach	Klint Kubiak	Aaron Glenn
Record as a head coach	3-1 in 4 games (first year)	4-17 in 21 games
With this team	3-1 since 2026	4-17 since 2025
Against the spread, this season	4-0	2-1-1
Against the spread, career	4-0	9-11-1
Against the spread as an underdog	3-0	9-9-1
Against the spread as a favorite	1-0	0-2
Coming off a bye	none yet	1-0
Head coach against head coach	Have not met	Have not met
Team against team since 1999	9-8	8-9

Last meetings, newest first: Raiders 16-12 (2023 Wk 10) · Raiders 31-28 (2020 Wk 13) · Raiders 3-34 (2019 Wk 12) · Raiders 45-20 (2017 Wk 2) · Raiders 34-20 (2015 Wk 8)

How each team plays

Not good or bad, just the style. Ranks go from the highest rate down, so a 1st means the most of it in the league.

How the offenses like to play

Pass rate over expected
Raiders −2.8 pts (19th highest)
Jets −2.6 pts (17th highest)
Play-action share of dropbacks
Raiders 25% (13th highest)
Jets 21% (23rd highest)
Plays with pre-snap motion
Raiders 66% (6th highest) — moves players before almost every snap
Jets 47% (30th highest) — keeps its formations still
No-huddle plays
Raiders 4% (22nd highest)
Jets 4% (20th highest)
Plays from the shotgun
Raiders 51% (26th highest) — stays under center
Jets 57% (19th highest)

How the defenses like to play

Blitz rate
Raiders 25% (23rd highest)
Jets 37% (7th highest) — sends extra rushers often
Pass rushers sent
Raiders 4.3 (24th highest)
Jets 4.5 (8th highest) — sends the most rushers
Runs against a loaded box (8+)
Raiders 9% (15th highest)
Jets 9% (14th highest)

Who is missing

The latest injury report for each team, sorted by position group. A starter averaged more than half the team's snaps in the games he played.

Raiders

Jackson Powers-Johnson GStarterOut · groin · offensive line
Aidan O'Connell QBQuestionable · not injury related - personal matter · quarterback
Brock Bowers TEStarterLimited in practice · receivers
Cody White WRLimited in practice · receivers

Jets

Adonai Mitchell WRStarterOut · finger · receivers
Breece Hall RBStarterOut · quadricep · run game
Dylan Parham GStarterOut · knee · offensive line
Mason Taylor TEStarterOut · thumb · receivers
Francisco Mauigoa LBOut · quadricep · run defense
Kingsley Enagbare DEStarterQuestionable · knee · pass rush
Kenyon Sadiq TEQuestionable · back · receivers

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Ranks use the 2026 regular season through Week 4. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

Raiders vs Jets: position-group matchup

On paper

Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Jets pass protection (26th)

Raiders pass protection (16th) against the Jets pass rush (29th)

Jets run defense (23rd) against the Raiders run game (30th)

Position group by position group

Raiders offense vs Jets defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Jets offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Tale of the tape

The coaches

How each team plays

Who is missing

Raiders

Jets