Jets Patriots Week 18 total would be NFL’s lowest since 2005

A battle of the poor offenses will be on full display Sunday as two pitiful seasons mercifully come to an end. Sunday’s Week 18 Jets Patriots slugfest is slated to go off at 30.5 total points, the lowest total we will have seen in the NFL since 2005, as reported by the Action Network and confirmed by BetMGM .

In early December, the Patriots faced the Steelers on “Thursday Night Football” with a total that got as low as 29.5 points pregame, but eventually sharp money came in to push the total to 31. Should Jets Patriots go off at 30.5 as it’s currently priced, it would be the lowest since the Bears faced the Steelers on Dec.

11, 2005. The New York Jets are slated to trot out Trevor Siemian once again this weekend opposite Patriots signal caller Bailey Zappe. Earlier this season, the two teams squared off and New England came out on top with a 15 10 victory. The total leading up to that game was set at 37 points. That game featured two different teams as Mac Jones was starting for New England opposite Zach Wilson.

The Jets Patriots total currently sits at 30.5 That would be the lowest NFL total since Bears Steelers closed at 30 on Dec. 11, 2005 (via @EvanHAbrams | @Bet_Labs ) pic.twitter.com/8mgov2n1ZY The two defenses are among the best in the NFL, with the Patriots allowing the fewest yards per carry in the league and the Jets ranked No.

1 against the pass, according to Pro Football Focus. Zappe turned the ball over three times in the first half against the streaking Buffalo Bills on Sunday. At opening, the Jets were curiously listed as favorites for Sunday’s road matchup, but that has gone by the wayside as they look to potentially end Bill Belichick’s tenure with a loss .

Heavy money came in on the Patriots +1 at opening and the money hasn’t stopped yet. New England is currently a 1.5 point favorite on BetMGM at the time of writing, with slight juice to the favorite at 120..