2008 · Week 9

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

24·0

Raiders

Oakland

QB JaMarcus Russell

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 63°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

ATL -3

Total

41

Model margin

+2.9est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

6.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsFalcons 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. OAK are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W15ATL @ LV15–9ATL
2020 · W12LV @ ATL6–43ATL
2016 · W2ATL @ OAK35–28ATL
2012 · W6OAK @ ATL20–23ATL
2004 · W14OAK @ ATL10–35ATL
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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultATL–OAK
ATLQ1 15:001183Touchdown7–0
LVQ1 8:5631Punt7–0
ATLQ1 7:52755Touchdown14–0
LVQ1 5:0234Punt14–0
ATLQ1 3:251383Touchdown21–0
LVQ2 12:543-5Punt21–0
ATLQ2 11:31842Field goal24–0
LVQ2 6:2936Punt24–0
ATLQ2 4:571046Turnover24–0
LVQ2 0:161-8End of half24–0
LVQ3 15:0035Punt24–0
ATLQ3 13:28737Punt24–0
LVQ3 10:06514Turnover24–0
ATLQ3 8:07724Turnover on downs24–0
LVQ3 4:4037Punt24–0
ATLQ3 3:42722Missed field goal24–0
LVQ4 14:21517Turnover on downs24–0
ATLQ4 12:2637Punt24–0
LVQ4 9:56536Turnover24–0
ATLQ4 7:271056End of half24–0

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan17/2222020

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Michael Turner311394.50
Jerious Norwood13634.81
Harry Douglas122.00
Matt Ryan410.30

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 -33.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

6.91%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.8%

Expected total

45.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.40
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.89

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.