2016 · Week 2

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

35·28

Raiders

Oakland

QB Derek Carr

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 79°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

OAK -4

Total

47.5

Model margin

-0.8est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

2.4%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.

Falcons

Raiders

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsFalcons 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. OAK are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W15ATL @ LV15–9ATL
2020 · W12LV @ ATL6–43ATL
2012 · W6OAK @ ATL20–23ATL
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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultATL–OAK
ATLQ1 15:001040Punt0–0
LVQ1 10:39523Punt0–0
ATLQ1 7:16617Punt0–0
LVQ1 4:18510Punt0–0
ATLQ1 1:531088Field goal3–0
LVQ2 11:58855Touchdown3–7
ATLQ2 7:511075Touchdown10–7
LVQ2 4:46644Punt10–7
ATLQ2 1:3337Field goal13–7
LVQ2 0:38735Missed field goal13–7
LVQ3 15:00881Touchdown13–14
ATLQ3 11:17464Turnover13–14
LVQ3 9:28728Punt13–14
ATLQ3 5:36585Touchdown21–14
LVQ3 3:421375Touchdown21–21
ATLQ4 12:00680Touchdown28–21
LVQ4 9:29712Turnover on downs28–21
ATLQ4 7:12545Touchdown35–21
LVQ4 4:35875Touchdown35–28
ATLQ4 2:12627Punt35–28
LVQ4 0:02116End of half35–28

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan26/3439631

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Devonta Freeman17935.50
Tevin Coleman12463.81

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 +42.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.8%4.3%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

2.41%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

46.8%

Expected total

45.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.57
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.83

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.