2011 · Week 4

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Curtis Painter

17·24

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Josh Freeman

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 80°F · wind 0mph

Closing spread

TB -10

Total

40

Model margin

+0.6est.

TB perspective

Push chance

2.8%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers 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.

Coltsedge mapBuccaneers
  • -0.129EPA / play-0.107
  • 39.3%Success rate43.0%
  • -0.096EPA / dropback-0.081
  • -0.182EPA / rush-0.164
  • 6.8%Explosive rate6.3%
  • -4.66CPOE-1.20
  • 34.4%Third-down rate37.0%
  • 47.1%Red-zone TD rate58.6%
  • 1.05Points / drive1.39
  • 3.0%Turnover rate3.6%

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

IND lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 55.3 points. TB are 1-5-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W12TB @ IND2027IND
2021 · W12TB @ IND3831TB
2019 · W14IND @ TB3538TB
2015 · W12TB @ IND1225IND
2007 · W5TB @ IND1433IND
2003 · W5IND @ TB3835IND

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Curtis Painter13/3028120

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Joseph Addai11413.70
Delone Carter7213.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Pierre Garcon281462
Reggie Wayne48590
Dallas Clark34460
Austin Collie27160
Joseph Addai1270
Brody Eldridge1170

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Freeman25/3928710

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeGarrette Blount251275.11
Josh Freeman6274.51
Earnest Graham22412.00
Josh Johnson188.00
Arrelious Benn133.00
Mike Williams133.00

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 +107.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

2.77%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

50.6%

Expected total

44.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.94
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.55