2004 · Week 14

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Kerry Collins

10·35

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Michael Vick

Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

ATL -7.5

Total

46

Model margin

+2.3est.

ATL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Falcons
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Falcons 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

ATL lead 6–1 since 1999

ATL have won 6 straight. Meetings average 43.3 points. ATL are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W15ATL @ LV15–9ATL
2020 · W12LV @ ATL6–43ATL
2016 · W2ATL @ OAK35–28ATL
2012 · W6OAK @ ATL20–23ATL
2008 · W9ATL @ OAK24–0ATL
2000 · W13ATL @ OAK14–41RAIDERS

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–ATL
LVQ1 15:00110Turnover0–0
ATLQ1 14:453-4Punt0–0
LVQ1 13:421654Field goal3–0
ATLQ1 4:59850Punt3–0
LVQ2 15:0036Punt3–0
ATLQ2 13:27714Punt3–0
LVQ2 10:0530Punt3–0
ATLQ2 9:30236Touchdown3–7
LVQ2 8:47450Turnover3–7
ATLQ2 6:441060Touchdown3–14
LVQ2 2:11532Opp touchdown3–21
LVQ2 1:14321End of half3–21
ATLQ3 15:002082Touchdown3–28
LVQ3 5:31737Punt3–28
ATLQ3 1:401490Touchdown3–35
LVQ4 9:00712Punt3–35
ATLQ4 6:4336Punt3–35
LVQ4 5:00471Touchdown10–35
ATLQ4 3:27720Turnover on downs10–35
LVQ4 0:2613End of half10–35

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike Vick13/2014500
Matt Schaub0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Warrick Dunn251034.10
T.J. Duckett12655.44
Mike Vick23115.50
Stanley Pritchett6183.00
Justin Griffith122.00

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 +7.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Falcons; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

2.07%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.1%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.31
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.26

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.