2012 · Week 6

Final

Raiders

Oakland

QB Carson Palmer

20·23

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

ATL -10

Total

49

Model margin

+4.0est.

ATL perspective

Push chance

3.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Availability

The injury report

The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.

Raiders

Falcons

Win probability

  • Falcons
  • Raiders

How each play moved the game.

Falcons winsRaiders 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. ATL are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W15ATL @ LV15–9ATL
2020 · W12LV @ ATL6–43ATL
2016 · W2ATL @ OAK35–28ATL
2008 · W9ATL @ OAK24–0ATL
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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultOAK–ATL
ATLQ1 15:00437Turnover0–0
LVQ1 13:133-4Turnover0–0
ATLQ1 12:0237Missed field goal0–0
LVQ1 9:57827Punt0–0
ATLQ1 5:15226Turnover0–0
LVQ1 4:48875Field goal3–0
ATLQ1 0:241080Touchdown3–7
LVQ2 9:511086Field goal6–7
ATLQ2 4:114-3Turnover6–7
LVQ2 2:44228Touchdown13–7
ATLQ2 1:50418Punt13–7
LVQ2 0:3911End of half13–7
LVQ3 15:0034Punt13–7
ATLQ3 13:2835Punt13–7
LVQ3 11:50638Punt13–7
ATLQ3 8:35847Field goal13–10
LVQ3 5:062-7Turnover13–10
ATLQ3 4:2430Field goal13–13
LVQ3 2:31742Punt13–13
ATLQ4 14:3631Punt13–13
LVQ4 13:32832Punt13–13
ATLQ4 8:40525Punt13–13
LVQ4 6:19662Opp touchdown13–20
LVQ4 2:40990Touchdown20–20
ATLQ4 0:40643Field goal20–23
LVQ4 0:0100End of half20–23

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan24/3724913

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Michael Turner11333.00
Matt Ryan11515.00
Jacquizz Rodgers2-2-1.00

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 +106.7%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Falcons; negative favour Raiders.

Half-point at risk

3.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.7%

Expected total

45.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.06
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+3.99

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.