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

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 @ LV159ATL
2020 · W12LV @ ATL643ATL
2012 · W6OAK @ ATL2023ATL
2008 · W9ATL @ OAK240ATL
2004 · W14OAK @ ATL1035ATL
2000 · W13ATL @ OAK1441RAIDERS

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.