2003 · Week 8

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Danny Kanell

6·26

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Kyle Boller

M&T Bank Stadium · outdoors · sportturf · 67°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

BAL -2.5

Total

36.5

Model margin

+9.1est.

BAL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Ravens
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Ravens winsBroncos wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Broncosedge mapRavens
  • +0.045EPA / play-0.093
  • 44.6%Success rate38.5%
  • +0.043EPA / dropback-0.112
  • +0.047EPA / rush-0.074
  • 8.6%Explosive rate9.7%
  • 39.9%Third-down rate31.7%
  • 57.7%Red-zone TD rate53.9%
  • 1.96Points / drive1.53
  • 2.0%Turnover rate3.5%
  • -0.073EPA / play allowed-0.194

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

BAL lead 11–5 since 1999

BAL have won 4 straight. Meetings average 40.1 points. BAL are 11-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W9DEN @ BAL1041BAL
2022 · W13DEN @ BAL910BAL
2021 · W4BAL @ DEN237BAL
2018 · W3DEN @ BAL1427BAL
2015 · W1BAL @ DEN1319DEN
2013 · W1BAL @ DEN2749DEN
2012 · playoffsBAL @ DEN3835BAL
2012 · W15DEN @ BAL3417DEN

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Danny Kanell16/3111402

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Clinton Portis22863.90
Danny Kanell294.50
Rod Smith294.50
Mike Anderson100.00

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kyle Boller15/2713710

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jamal Lewis321344.21
Kyle Boller3113.70
Chester Taylor263.00

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 +2.52.6%5.3%6.9%3.1%4.9%3.5%3.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Ravens; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

6.88%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

72.5%

Expected total

44.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.34
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment+5.22
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+9.12