Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

1999 · Week 14 · Division

Final

Chargers

San Diego

QB Jim Harbaugh

19·16

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Jon Kitna

Seattle Kingdome · dome · astroturf

Closing spread

SEA -9.5

Total

42.5

Model margin

+1.9est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Seahawks
  • Chargers

How each play moved the game.

Seahawks winsChargers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

SEA lead 7–5 since 1999

Meetings average 40.7 points. SEA are 6-5-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W7SEA @ LAC3723SEA
2018 · W9LAC @ SEA2517CHARGERS
2014 · W2SEA @ SD2130CHARGERS
2010 · W3SD @ SEA2027SEA
2006 · W16SD @ SEA2017CHARGERS
2002 · W17SEA @ SD3128SEA
2001 · W16SEA @ SD2522SEA
2001 · W12SD @ SEA1013SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jon Kitna25/4028511

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ricky Watters20753.80
Jon Kitna111.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +9.57.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour Chargers.

Half-point at risk

2.94%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.2%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.67
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.89

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.