2006 · Week 7

Final

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Matt Leinart

9·22

Raiders

Oakland

QB Andrew Walter

McAfee Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 67°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

ARI -3

Total

39.5

Model margin

+1.8est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

7.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Cardinals

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsCardinals 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

ARI lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 48.1 points. OAK are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W2ARI @ LV29–23ARI
2018 · W11OAK @ ARI23–21RAIDERS
2014 · W7ARI @ OAK24–13ARI
2010 · W3OAK @ ARI23–24ARI
2002 · W12OAK @ ARI41–20RAIDERS
2001 · W12ARI @ OAK34–31ARI

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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultARI–OAK
LVQ1 15:00840Turnover0–0
ARIQ1 11:45524Missed field goal0–0
LVQ1 9:401381Touchdown0–7
ARIQ1 4:2529Turnover0–13
LVQ1 3:38132Touchdown0–14
ARIQ1 3:303-7Punt0–14
LVQ1 1:30523Field goal0–17
ARIQ2 14:5037Punt0–17
LVQ2 13:17921Turnover0–17
ARIQ2 8:41521Field goal3–17
LVQ2 6:00717Punt3–17
ARIQ2 2:1233Punt3–17
LVQ2 1:37531Turnover3–17
ARIQ2 0:27418End of half3–17
ARIQ3 15:00314Turnover3–17
LVQ3 13:37314Punt3–17
ARIQ3 11:4637Punt3–17
LVQ3 10:45960Field goal3–20
ARIQ3 6:503-20Safety3–22
LVQ3 5:461-4Turnover3–22
ARIQ3 5:31527Field goal6–22
LVQ3 3:03721Turnover6–22
ARIQ4 14:05876Field goal9–22
LVQ4 10:0737Punt9–22
ARIQ4 8:34836Turnover on downs9–22
LVQ4 5:481152Turnover on downs9–22
ARIQ4 0:1119End of half9–22

Box score

Individual performances

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Leinart13/3220302

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Edgerrin James13342.60
Matt Leinart351.70
Anquan Boldin144.00
Obafemi Ayanbadejo133.00
Marcel Shipp1-1-1.00

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 -34.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Cardinals.

Half-point at risk

7.10%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.0%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.81
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+1.84

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.