2004 · Week 3

Final

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Brad Johnson

20·30

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

McAfee Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 71°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

OAK -3

Total

35.5

Model margin

+6.4est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

7.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Buccaneers

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsBuccaneers 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

All square 4–4 since 1999

TB have won 2 straight. Meetings average 56.6 points. OAK are 4-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W14LV @ TB13–28TB
2020 · W7TB @ LV45–20TB
2016 · W8OAK @ TB30–24RAIDERS
2012 · W9TB @ OAK42–32TB
2008 · W17OAK @ TB31–24RAIDERS
2002 · playoffsOAK @ TB21–48TB
1999 · W15TB @ OAK0–45RAIDERS

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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultTB–OAK
TBQ1 15:00758Field goal3–0
LVQ1 11:0100Punt3–0
TBQ1 10:5132Punt3–0
LVQ1 9:06776Field goal3–3
TBQ1 5:36511Punt3–3
LVQ1 2:561358Field goal3–6
TBQ2 11:48558Field goal6–6
LVQ2 9:53733Missed field goal6–6
TBQ2 6:1038Punt6–6
LVQ2 4:391084Touchdown6–13
TBQ2 1:1657End of half6–13
LVQ3 15:00954Field goal6–16
TBQ3 11:05311Opp touchdown6–23
TBQ3 9:4837Punt6–23
LVQ3 8:06966Touchdown6–30
TBQ3 3:421578Touchdown12–30
LVQ4 10:45217Turnover12–30
TBQ4 9:581129Missed field goal12–30
LVQ4 6:0858Punt12–30
TBQ4 3:22588Touchdown20–30
LVQ4 1:5233Punt20–30
TBQ4 0:03132End of half20–30

Box score

Individual performances

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brad Johnson22/3630921

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Brad Johnson3134.30
Charlie Garner6111.80
Jamel White133.00

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 +33.2%6.1%7.3%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.2%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Buccaneers.

Half-point at risk

7.33%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

65.9%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.11
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment+3.94
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+6.39

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.