Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2002 · Week 12

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

41·20

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Jake Plummer

Sun Devil Stadium · outdoors · grass · 75°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

OAK -9.5

Total

44

Model margin

-0.0est.

ARI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Cardinals
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Cardinals 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

ARI lead 4–3 since 1999

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

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W2ARI @ LV2923ARI
2018 · W11OAK @ ARI2321RAIDERS
2014 · W7ARI @ OAK2413ARI
2010 · W3OAK @ ARI2324ARI
2006 · W7ARI @ OAK922RAIDERS
2001 · W12ARI @ OAK3431ARI

Box score

Individual performances

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jake Plummer16/3414522

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marcel Shipp161358.41
Damien Anderson144.00
Jake Plummer210.50
Frank Sanders1-8-8.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Frank Sanders36550
Arnold Jackson33251
Marcel Shipp22200
Jason McAddley211200
Freddie Jones3890
Steve Bush1150

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 -9.52.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.3%2.9%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

1.10%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.0%

Expected total

45.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.61
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.04

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.