2002 · Week 10

Final

Commanders

Washington

QB Shane Matthews

7·26

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Mark Brunell

Alltel Stadium · outdoors · grass · 82°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

JAX -1.5

Total

39.5

Model margin

-2.4est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Commanders

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars winsCommanders wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Commandersedge mapJaguars
  • -0.056EPA / play-0.269
  • 41.7%Success rate40.3%
  • -0.037EPA / dropback-0.158
  • -0.083EPA / rush-0.424
  • 8.5%Explosive rate8.6%
  • 39.7%Third-down rate33.9%
  • 57.0%Red-zone TD rate29.3%
  • 1.22Points / drive0.22
  • 3.3%Turnover rate1.4%
  • -0.082EPA / play allowed+0.014

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

WAS lead 6–1 since 1999

WAS have won 5 straight. Meetings average 45.3 points. JAX are 1-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W1JAX @ WAS22–28WAS
2018 · W15WAS @ JAX16–13WAS
2014 · W2JAX @ WAS10–41WAS
2010 · W16WAS @ JAX20–17WAS
2006 · W4JAX @ WAS30–36WAS
2000 · W8WAS @ JAX35–16WAS

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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultWAS–JAX
WASQ1 15:001181Touchdown7–0
JAXQ1 10:37714Punt7–0
WASQ1 7:151142Turnover7–0
JAXQ1 2:531040Punt7–0
WASQ2 12:0734Punt7–0
JAXQ2 10:36418Opp touchdown13–1
WASQ2 9:11718Punt13–1
JAXQ2 6:38827Punt13–1
WASQ2 1:563-5Punt13–1
JAXQ2 1:28725Field goal13–4
WASQ2 0:0810Turnover13–4
JAXQ3 15:0034Punt13–4
WASQ3 13:1534Punt13–4
JAXQ3 11:05523Field goal13–7
WASQ3 8:50534Missed field goal13–7
JAXQ3 6:30741Field goal13–10
WASQ3 2:3030Punt13–10
JAXQ3 1:59464Opp touchdown19–11
WASQ3 0:181127Turnover on downs19–11
JAXQ4 12:37648Field goal19–14
WASQ4 8:50957Turnover on downs19–14
JAXQ4 5:4238Punt19–14
WASQ4 3:47845Turnover19–14
JAXQ4 1:453-3End of half19–14

Box score

Individual performances

Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Shane Matthews27/5025612
Mark Brunell19/2919400
Patrick Ramsey0/1001

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Fred Taylor21823.91
Stacey Mack7568.01
Kenny Watson14523.70
Derrius Thompson11212.00
Mark Brunell441.00
Shane Matthews144.00

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 +1.53.0%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.0%2.7%4.0%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Commanders.

Half-point at risk

2.04%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

42.7%

Expected total

40.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.95
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-2.38