2010 · Week 13 · Division

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

28·24

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Josh Freeman

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 72°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

ATL -3

Total

43.5

Model margin

+1.3est.

TB perspective

Push chance

7.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers 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.

Falconsedge mapBuccaneers
  • +0.066EPA / play+0.046
  • 43.3%Success rate42.0%
  • +0.161EPA / dropback+0.164
  • -0.066EPA / rush-0.133
  • 6.3%Explosive rate10.0%
  • +0.37CPOE+2.31
  • 46.9%Third-down rate42.5%
  • 58.8%Red-zone TD rate64.2%
  • 2.13Points / drive1.88
  • 1.4%Turnover rate1.5%

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

All square 25–25 since 1999

Meetings average 47.2 points. TB are 27-21-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W15ATL @ TB2928ATL
2025 · W1TB @ ATL2320TB
2024 · W8ATL @ TB3126ATL
2024 · W5TB @ ATL3036ATL
2023 · W14TB @ ATL2925TB
2023 · W7ATL @ TB1613ATL
2022 · W18TB @ ATL1730ATL
2022 · W5ATL @ TB1521TB

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan18/3620522

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Michael Turner24883.71
Matt Ryan3-3-1.00

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Freeman19/3818111
Earnest Graham1/1210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeGarrette Blount201035.21
Josh Freeman4287.00
Arrelious Benn2105.00
Cadillac Williams284.00
Sammie Stroughter122.00

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 -34.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

7.18%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.5%

Expected total

44.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.20
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.29