2005 · Week 8

Final

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Byron Leftwich

21·24

Rams

St. Louis

QB Jamie Martin

Edward Jones Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

JAX -3

Total

43

Model margin

-0.3est.

STL perspective

Push chance

7.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Jaguars

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsJaguars 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

STL lead 5–1 since 1999

RAMS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 45.3 points. STL are 6-0 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W7LA @ JAX35–7RAMS
2021 · W13JAX @ LA7–37RAMS
2017 · W6LA @ JAX27–17RAMS
2013 · W5JAX @ STL20–34RAMS
2009 · W6STL @ JAX20–23JAX

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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultJAX–STL
JAXQ1 15:00424Opp touchdown0–7
JAXQ1 12:47271Touchdown7–7
LAQ1 12:24383Touchdown7–14
JAXQ1 10:5412Turnover7–14
LAQ1 10:35523Turnover7–14
JAXQ1 8:311360Turnover on downs7–14
LAQ1 1:0333Punt7–14
JAXQ2 14:4437Punt7–14
LAQ2 13:1032Punt7–14
JAXQ2 10:3332Missed field goal7–14
LAQ2 9:36525Turnover7–14
JAXQ2 6:48768Touchdown14–14
LAQ2 2:16971Field goal14–17
LAQ3 15:00442Turnover14–17
JAXQ3 12:58729Punt14–17
LAQ3 9:303-1Punt14–17
JAXQ3 8:01566Touchdown21–17
LAQ3 5:07832Punt21–17
JAXQ3 0:35227Turnover21–17
LAQ4 14:45430Touchdown21–24
JAXQ4 12:45546Missed field goal21–24
LAQ4 9:25827Punt21–24
JAXQ4 4:451025Turnover on downs21–24
LAQ4 1:21251End of half21–24

Box score

Individual performances

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Byron Leftwich18/3121321

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Fred Taylor221657.51
Alvin Pearman14545.00
Byron Leftwich199.00

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%2.9%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Jaguars.

Half-point at risk

7.38%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

48.3%

Expected total

44.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.29
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin-0.29

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.