The New York Jets try to halt a two-game slide at MetLife Stadium against a Las Vegas Raiders team that has dropped four straight.
Game details
| When | Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET |
| Where | MetLife Stadium |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | New York Jets -1.5 | O/U 45.5 (market view) |
| Las Vegas Raiders record | 3-4 |
| New York Jets record | 2-5 |
Overview
The New York Jets sit at 2-5 and have lost two in a row, including a 25-28 home defeat to the Miami Dolphins in Week 7 and a 19-26 loss at the New England Patriots in Week 6. Sandwiched in there was a 17-12 home win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 5, before losses at the Chicago Bears (12-23) and at the Detroit Lions (24-31). New York has scored 137 points and allowed 150 on the season.
The Las Vegas Raiders arrive at 3-4 on a four-game losing streak, falling 21-35 at home to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7 and 30-33 at home to the Buffalo Bills in Week 6. Before that stretch, Las Vegas lost 17-45 at the Patriots and 27-30 at home to the Kansas City Chiefs, with their lone recent win a 35-27 road victory over the New Orleans Saints in Week 3. The Raiders have been outscored 197-183 on the year. Historically, Las Vegas leads the series 25-18-2 and has won four of the past five meetings, including a 16-12 win in the last regular-season matchup back on 11/12/23.
New York is the 1.5-point home favorite with a total of 45.5, and the market sees a tight one at 24-22. Both teams are banged up and losing, but Geno Smith's familiarity with this Raiders roster from his 2025 season there, when he threw for 3,025 yards and 19 touchdowns, gives the Jets a sliver of an edge in a game that otherwise looks like a coin flip.
Key players
Geno Smith completed 23 of 30 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns with a 125.3 rating last week and is chasing a third straight game with a 65-percent completion rate, 250-plus passing yards and a touchdown pass.
Omar Cooper Jr. caught five passes for 115 yards and a touchdown in Week 7, becoming the third player ever with five-plus catches, 100-plus receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in two of his first three career games.
Braelon Allen posted a career-high 134 scrimmage yards on 104 rushing and 30 receiving yards with a career-high six catches last week, and he's going for a fourth straight 100-yard scrimmage game.
Garrett Wilson has a touchdown catch in two of his past three home games and caught nine passes for 93 yards in the last meeting with Las Vegas.
Breece Hall is questionable with a quadricep injury heading into Sunday, putting his workload in question against the Raiders.
Keys to the game
Feed Braelon Allen near the goal line early and often; he's riding a streak of three straight 100-yard scrimmage games and should be the first option if Breece Hall's quad limits him.
Get Omar Cooper Jr. the ball in scoring position; the rookie has already turned two of his first three career games into 100-yard, touchdown-catch outings.
Keep the offensive line upright for Geno Smith with Max Mitchell out and Dylan Parham questionable, since protection issues up front could derail a passing attack that's clicked recently.
Fantasy angles
Start Geno Smith with confidence at a 17.5-point projection; he's thrown for a touchdown and 250-plus yards in each of his last two outings and knows this Raiders defense from his time in Las Vegas.
Omar Cooper Jr. is a strong start at 14.0 projected points given his red-zone connection with Smith over the last two weeks.
Braelon Allen projects at 13.5 and is in line for a heavier workload if Breece Hall can't go, making him a safe lineup lock.
Garrett Wilson is a solid start at 13.0 points, especially with his recent track record of scoring touchdowns at home.
Breece Hall is a risky play at 11.5 points given his questionable tag with the quad injury; treat him as a game-time decision rather than a lock.
Prediction
The market lists this one at 24-22 in favor of the New York Jets, and that number lines up with what's in front of us: two struggling offenses, but New York getting the extra boost from Geno Smith's comfort against his former team and Braelon Allen's recent scrimmage-yard surge. Expect a close, low-scoring battle that tips in the Jets' favor by the final margin the market has set.
Injury report
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall | RB | Questionable |
| David Bailey | LB | Doubtful |
| Dylan Parham | OG | Questionable |
| Joseph Ossai | DE | Out |
| Max Mitchell | OT | Out |
| T'Vondre Sweat | DT | Out |
Depth chart
Offense
| Pos | New York Jets |
|---|---|
| QB | Geno Smith |
| RB | Breece Hall |
| WR | Garrett Wilson, Omar Cooper Jr., Adonai Mitchell |
| TE | Mason Taylor |
| LT | Olu Fashanu |
| LG | Dylan Parham |
| C | Josh Myers |
| RG | Joe Tippmann |
| RT | Armand Membou |
Defense
| Pos | New York Jets |
|---|---|
| LDE | David Bailey |
| LDT | T'Vondre Sweat |
| RDT | Harrison Phillips |
| RDE | Kingsley Enagbare |
| WLB | Demario Davis |
| MLB | Jamien Sherwood |
| SLB | Trevin Wallace |
| LCB | Azareye'h Thomas |
| RCB | Brandon Stephens |
| NB | Jarvis Brownlee Jr. |
| SS | Dane Belton |
| FS | Minkah Fitzpatrick |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | Wk7 L 25-28 vs Miami Dolphins, Wk6 L 19-26 vs New England Patriots, Wk5 W 17-12 vs Cleveland Browns |
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.