Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2016 · Week 7 · Division

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Andrew Luck

34·26

Titans

Tennessee

QB Marcus Mariota

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 68°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

TEN -4

Total

48.5

Model margin

+1.5est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

2.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Titans winsColts wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Coltsedge mapTitans
  • +0.045EPA / play+0.037
  • 45.9%Success rate45.5%
  • +0.127EPA / dropback+0.103
  • -0.117EPA / rush-0.049
  • 8.4%Explosive rate10.3%
  • +1.05CPOE+1.12
  • 42.8%Third-down rate45.6%
  • 72.9%Red-zone TD rate75.2%
  • 2.10Points / drive1.72
  • 2.1%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

IND lead 34–15 since 1999

IND have won 6 straight. Meetings average 46.3 points. TEN are 20-29 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W8TEN @ IND1438IND
2025 · W3IND @ TEN4120IND
2024 · W16TEN @ IND3038IND
2024 · W6IND @ TEN2017IND
2023 · W13IND @ TEN3128IND
2023 · W5TEN @ IND1623IND
2022 · W7IND @ TEN1019TEN
2022 · W4TEN @ IND2417TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Andrew Luck27/3935330

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore17613.60
Andrew Luck5173.40
Robert Turbin231.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
T.Y. Hilton7121331
Jack Doyle910781
Erik Swoope25510
Chester Rogers23300
Frank Gore55221
Devin Street13200
Robert Turbin11190

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Marcus Mariota22/3723220

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
DeMarco Murray251074.31
Marcus Mariota2147.00
Derrick Henry133.00

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 +44.2%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

2.51%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.1%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.22
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.52