2009 · Week 7

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Peyton Manning

42·6

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

IND -14

Total

45

Model margin

+1.1est.

STL perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsColts 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 6–2 since 1999

RAMS have won 5 straight. Meetings average 53.9 points. STL are 5-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W4IND @ LA2027RAMS
2023 · W4LA @ IND2923RAMS
2021 · W2LA @ IND2724RAMS
2017 · W1IND @ LA946RAMS
2013 · W10STL @ IND388RAMS
2005 · W6STL @ IND2845IND
2001 · W16IND @ STL1742RAMS

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Peyton Manning23/3423530

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Joseph Addai20643.21
Donald Brown25829.00
Chad Simpson33511.71
Peyton Manning1-1-1.00

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 -142.5%4.2%2.8%7.2%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

2.08%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.2%

Expected total

44.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.78
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+1.15

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.