Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2011 · Week 14

Final

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Josh Freeman

14·41

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Blaine Gabbert

EverBank Field · outdoors · grass · 58°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

TB -3

Total

41.5

Model margin

+5.5est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

6.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Buccaneers

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars winsBuccaneers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Buccaneersedge mapJaguars
  • -0.107EPA / play-0.173
  • 43.0%Success rate36.3%
  • -0.081EPA / dropback-0.210
  • -0.164EPA / rush-0.127
  • 6.3%Explosive rate7.6%
  • -1.20CPOE-11.15
  • 37.0%Third-down rate34.3%
  • 58.6%Red-zone TD rate53.9%
  • 1.39Points / drive1.10
  • 3.6%Turnover rate2.1%

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 3–3 since 1999

TB have won 3 straight. Meetings average 46.5 points. JAX are 3-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W16JAX @ TB1230TB
2019 · W13TB @ JAX2811TB
2015 · W5JAX @ TB3138TB
2007 · W8JAX @ TB2423JAX
2003 · W13TB @ JAX1017JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Freeman16/3018102
Josh Johnson1/2301

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeGarrette Blount18744.11
Josh Freeman4266.51
Mossis Madu166.00
Kregg Lumpkin144.00

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Blaine Gabbert19/3321722

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Maurice Jones-Drew27853.12
DuJuan Harris12424.00
Brock Bolen11010.00
Blaine Gabbert4-3-0.80

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 -33.4%6.3%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Buccaneers.

Half-point at risk

6.31%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

63.6%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.07
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+5.48