Scouting the New York Jets for Week 15

A look at the New York Jets from a tactics and tendencies point of view as the Baltimore Ravens host them in Week 15

The Baltimore Ravens will look to extend their franchise-best winning streak on Thursday as they welcome the New York Jets to M&T Bank Stadium.

These two teams have played each other 10 times prior to this matchup. The Ravens own an 8-2 advantage but did lose the last time these two met in Week 7 of the 2016 season. 100 rushing yards and 54 receiving yards from Matt Forte was the catalyst behind a 24-16 win for the Jets at MetLife Stadium that day.

But with the Ravens hosting New York in a completely new season, let’s take a closer look at the Jets to see what we can expect to see from them on offense and defense.

Jets offense

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It is hard to say anything overly positive about the Jets on offense this season. They have been quite dismal, sitting 31st in yards and 29th in points scored. The Jets are only slightly better at passing the ball than running it, as they are 30th in passing yards and 31st in rushing. Only 7% of the Jets offensive plays have gone for 20 yards or more this season, the 3rd lowest rate in the NFL.

The Jets are a predominantly shotgun offense, taking 66% of their offensive snaps out of the gun in 2019. They have a pass to run ratio of 62% to 38% and average a meager 6.6 yards per pass attempt against a fairly anemic 3.2 yards per rush. Jets quarterbacks have combined for 15 passing touchdowns and 13 interceptions in 2019, and have absorbed 46 sacks. Their 9.9% sack rate allowed is the third-highest of all NFL teams. Only 22.7% of the Jets’ offensive drives have ended with a score. This ranks last in the NFL. 11.7% of their drives have ended in a turnover, which is 18th highest.

The Jets offensive efficiency, if one can call it as such, has translated across all of their formations. The one they use the most is 11 personnel, with three wide receivers a tight end and a single running back. They line up in this on 68% of their snaps and pass the ball 73% of the time when doing so. 11 of their passing touchdowns have come when they’ve been in 11, but so have 11 of their interceptions.

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