Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2015 · Week 6

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Joe Flacco

20·25

49ers

San Francisco

QB Colin Kaepernick

Levi's Stadium · outdoors · grass · 69°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

BAL -2.5

Total

43.5

Model margin

+3.4est.

SF perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • 49ers
  • Ravens

How each play moved the game.

49ers winsRavens wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Ravensedge map49ers
  • -0.081EPA / play-0.091
  • 42.4%Success rate38.8%
  • -0.034EPA / dropback-0.060
  • -0.170EPA / rush-0.150
  • 8.1%Explosive rate8.0%
  • -0.66CPOE-3.50
  • 37.0%Third-down rate30.2%
  • 49.4%Red-zone TD rate54.2%
  • 1.48Points / drive1.32
  • 2.3%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

BAL lead 6–1 since 1999

BAL have won 2 straight. Meetings average 41 points. SF are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W16BAL @ SF3319BAL
2019 · W13SF @ BAL1720BAL
2012 · playoffsBAL @ SF3431BAL
2011 · W12SF @ BAL616BAL
2007 · W5BAL @ SF97BAL
2003 · W13SF @ BAL644BAL

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Joe Flacco33/5334322

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Justin Forsett17623.60
Javorius Allen4133.30
Jeremy Ross122.00

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Colin Kaepernick16/2734020

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Carlos Hyde21552.60
Colin Kaepernick3103.30
Mike Davis100.00

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 -2.53.8%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%

Positive margins favour 49ers; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

1.99%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

58.2%

Expected total

43.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.42
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment+0.49
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.40