Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets

Before kickoff

KC

78%

NYJ

22%

Predicted winner

KC

Confidence

62%

Snapshot

In-season walk-forward

Stored from information available before kickoff in a walk-forward historical simulation. Kickoff did not publish this pick publicly at the time. Not betting advice.

Final

23–20

Winner KC. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

Model contributions (standardized feature × coefficient). Not causal explanations.

• Scoring−0.7 KC
• Home field+0.6 NYJ
• QB yards/attempt−0.3 KC
• Offensive touchdowns−0.3 KC