2013 · Week 15

Final

49ers

San Francisco

QB Colin Kaepernick

33·14

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Mike Glennon

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 70°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

SF -4.5

Total

41

Model margin

-1.3est.

TB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • 49ers

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers wins49ers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

49ersedge mapBuccaneers
  • +0.034EPA / play-0.089
  • 41.8%Success rate37.6%
  • +0.156EPA / dropback-0.049
  • -0.110EPA / rush-0.147
  • 10.6%Explosive rate8.0%
  • -1.63CPOE-1.72
  • 37.8%Third-down rate31.1%
  • 57.4%Red-zone TD rate56.4%
  • 1.99Points / drive1.34
  • 1.7%Turnover rate1.7%

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

SF lead 9–6 since 1999

Meetings average 40 points. TB are 8-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W6SF @ TB1930TB
2024 · W10SF @ TB2320SF
2023 · W11TB @ SF1427SF
2022 · W14TB @ SF735SF
2019 · W1SF @ TB3117SF
2018 · W12SF @ TB927TB
2016 · W7TB @ SF3417TB
2011 · W5TB @ SF348SF

Box score

Individual performances

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Colin Kaepernick19/2920320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore22863.90
Colin Kaepernick44210.50
Kendall Hunter8405.00
LaMichael James22211.00
Anquan Boldin100.00
Colt McCoy3-3-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Vernon Davis57791
Michael Crabtree56451
Anquan Boldin38430
Garrett Celek1180
Mario Manningham1220

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike Glennon18/3417921

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Bobby Rainey11272.50
Brian Leonard11212.00

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 -4.52.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

2.50%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

45.6%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.78
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.30