2006 · Week 13
FinalFedExField · outdoors · grass · 44°F · wind 5mph
Closing spread
ATL -1
Total
39
Model margin
+1.9est.
WAS perspective
Push chance
2.1%est.
Win probability
- Commanders
- Falcons
How each play moved the game.
Matchup
Where the edges are
Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.
- -0.050EPA / play-0.006
- 39.9%Success rate40.9%
- -0.078EPA / dropback+0.034
- -0.021EPA / rush-0.052
- 10.3%Explosive rate10.8%
- -2.80CPOE-2.46
- 36.3%Third-down rate38.5%
- 48.7%Red-zone TD rate52.5%
- 1.44Points / drive1.58
- 2.0%Turnover rate1.7%
Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.
The rivalry
ATL lead 7–5 since 1999
Meetings average 49.3 points. WAS are 7-5 ATS in the series.
Box score
Individual performances
Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 8/16 | 122 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Mike Vick | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Justin Griffith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 18/38 | 217 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladell Betts | 28 | 155 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Jason Campbell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| T.J. Duckett | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
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.
Positive margins favour Commanders; negative favour Falcons.
Half-point at risk
2.12%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
54.1%
Expected total
46.5est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.33
- Home-field advantage+2.56
- Quarterback adjustment-0.38
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+1.86



