Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2001 · Week 12

Final / OT

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Jake Plummer

34·31

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

Network Associates Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 58°F · wind 20mph

Closing spread

OAK -13

Total

44

Model margin

+2.5est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

1.6%est.

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Cardinals

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsCardinals 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

ARI lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 48.1 points. OAK are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W2ARI @ LV2923ARI
2018 · W11OAK @ ARI2321RAIDERS
2014 · W7ARI @ OAK2413ARI
2010 · W3OAK @ ARI2324ARI
2006 · W7ARI @ OAK922RAIDERS
2002 · W12OAK @ ARI4120RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jake Plummer22/3824910

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Michael Pittman18784.31
Thomas Jones10363.61
Jake Plummer4164.00
David Boston1-4-4.00

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 +137.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%2.6%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Cardinals.

Half-point at risk

1.60%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.7%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.09
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.47

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.