The New York Jets almost defeated the Kansas City Chiefs at home last Sunday night after being down 0-17 and Zach Wilson had one of the best games of his career in the loss, however, New York ultimately lost the game 20-23 while the Denver Broncos have underperformed this season with Sean Payton as head coach as they have only won one game this season which came last week against the Chicago Bears. Which team will come away with the win in this matchup on Sunday afternoon when the Jets travel to take on the Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High? Let’s take a deeper dive into how these teams are performing this season.

The New York Jets enter this game with a record of 1-3 following a 20-23 loss at home against the Kansas City Chiefs while covering the 8.5-point spread as a home underdog in week 4 of the NFL season. New York scored 20 points while compiling a total of 336 yards offensively which included 245 passing yards and 108 rushing yards while allowing 23 points and 401 total yards defensively which included 203 passing yards and 204 rushing yards. Zach Wilson led the team in passing, completing 28 of 39 attempts for 245 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 14 yards. Breece Hall led the team in rushing with six carries for 56 yards while adding three receptions for 13 yards. Allen Lazard led the team in receiving, catching all three targets for 61 yards and a touchdown.

Denver enters this game with a record of 1-3 following a 31-28 win on the road against the Chicago Bears while the game ended in a push in week 4 of the NFL season. The Broncos scored 31 points while compiling a total of 311 total yards offensively which included 223 passing yards and 97 rushing yards while allowing 28 points and 471 total yards defensively which included 335 passing yards and 171 rushing yards. Justin Fields led the team in passing, completing 28 of 35 attempts for 335 yards with four touchdowns and an interception while rushing for 25 yards. Khalil Herbert led the team in rushing with 18 carries for 103 yards while adding four receptions for 19 yards and a touchdown. D.J. Moore led the team in receiving, catching eight of nine targets for 131 yards and a touchdown.

BookMaker has the Denver Broncos listed as 2.5-point favorites at home against the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon in week 5 of the NFL season. Denver has won seven of the last ten and two of the last three matchups while going 7-3 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. New York is 2-2 ATS overall, 0-1 ATS on the road, and 2-2 ATS as an underdog this season while the Denver Broncos are 0-3-1 ATS overall, 0-2 ATS at home, and 0-2-1 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Denver is the more talented team and has been the better team in the series, winning seven of the last ten and two of the last three games. The Broncos are 7-3 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. As a result, I am buying the .5 point and taking the Denver Broncos -2 on BookMaker for this matchup on Sunday afternoon.