2005 · Week 5 · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Matt Hasselbeck

37·31

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

STL -3

Total

48

Model margin

-0.4est.

STL perspective

Push chance

7.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsSeahawks 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

SEA lead 28–24 since 1999

SEA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 43.7 points. STL are 28-24 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsLA @ SEA27–31SEA
2025 · W16LA @ SEA37–38SEA
2025 · W11SEA @ LA19–21RAMS
2024 · W18SEA @ LA30–25SEA
2024 · W9LA @ SEA26–20RAMS
2023 · W11SEA @ LA16–17RAMS
2023 · W1LA @ SEA30–13RAMS
2022 · W18LA @ SEA16–19SEA

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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultSEA–STL
LAQ1 15:0000Touchdown0–7
SEAQ1 14:46822Punt0–7
LAQ1 11:4333Punt0–7
SEAQ1 10:48412Touchdown7–7
LAQ1 9:34645Punt7–7
SEAQ1 5:40445Punt7–7
LAQ1 3:4435Punt7–7
SEAQ1 2:43344Touchdown14–7
LAQ1 1:371082Touchdown14–14
SEAQ2 13:491291Touchdown21–14
LAQ2 9:05839Punt21–14
SEAQ2 4:2838Punt21–14
LAQ2 3:06352Touchdown21–21
SEAQ2 2:02860Field goal24–21
SEAQ3 15:00422Punt24–21
LAQ3 13:12413Punt24–21
SEAQ3 10:5738Field goal27–21
LAQ3 9:233-5Turnover27–21
SEAQ3 7:55444Touchdown34–21
LAQ3 6:151280Touchdown34–28
SEAQ3 0:26512Punt34–28
LAQ4 12:3636Punt34–28
SEAQ4 11:13840Field goal37–28
LAQ4 7:32966Field goal37–31
SEAQ4 3:543-1Punt37–31
SEAQ4 2:51329End of half37–31

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Hasselbeck27/3831620

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Shaun Alexander251194.82
Matt Hasselbeck441.00

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 +32.7%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

7.31%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

48.1%

Expected total

45.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.92
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.36

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.