2002 · Week 6

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

13·28

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · astroturf

Closing spread

OAK -7

Total

49

Model margin

+2.6est.

STL perspective

Push chance

4.0%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsRaiders 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

STL lead 7–1 since 1999

RAMS have won 5 straight. Meetings average 39.1 points. STL are 7-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W7LA @ LV35–21RAMS
2024 · W7LV @ LA15–20RAMS
2022 · W14LV @ LA16–17RAMS
2018 · W1LA @ OAK33–13RAMS
2014 · W13OAK @ STL0–52RAMS
2010 · W2STL @ OAK14–16RAIDERS
2006 · W15STL @ OAK20–0RAMS

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultOAK–STL
LVQ1 15:00562Turnover on downs0–0
LAQ1 12:51997Touchdown0–7
LVQ1 7:21515Punt0–7
LAQ1 4:401228Punt0–7
LVQ2 11:5337Punt0–13
LAQ2 10:39113Touchdown0–14
LVQ2 10:321060Field goal3–14
LAQ2 5:1334Punt3–14
LVQ2 3:522-7Turnover3–14
LAQ2 3:36848Turnover3–14
LVQ2 0:2110End of half3–14
LAQ3 15:0037Punt3–14
LVQ3 13:091157Field goal6–14
LAQ3 7:58430Punt6–14
LVQ3 4:29735Missed field goal6–14
LAQ3 0:50566Touchdown6–21
LVQ4 13:40327Turnover6–21
LAQ4 12:16233Touchdown6–28
LVQ4 11:15991Touchdown13–28
LAQ4 8:0534Punt13–28
LVQ4 6:5430Turnover13–28
LAQ4 6:373-2Punt13–28
LVQ4 4:483-2Punt13–28
LAQ4 3:163-4Punt13–28
LVQ4 2:00622Turnover on downs13–28
LAQ4 0:592-2End of half13–28

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 -74.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

3.97%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.0%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)0.00
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.56

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.