Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2016 · Week 16 · Division

Final

Titans

Tennessee

QB Marcus Mariota

17·38

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Blake Bortles

EverBank Field · outdoors · grass · 67°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

TEN -4

Total

44

Model margin

+1.8est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

2.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Titans

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars winsTitans wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Titansedge mapJaguars
  • +0.037EPA / play-0.060
  • 45.5%Success rate41.3%
  • +0.103EPA / dropback+0.014
  • -0.049EPA / rush-0.210
  • 10.3%Explosive rate7.1%
  • +1.12CPOE-4.51
  • 45.6%Third-down rate34.7%
  • 75.2%Red-zone TD rate71.4%
  • 1.72Points / drive1.52
  • 1.7%Turnover rate2.3%

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

TEN lead 32–23 since 1999

JAX have won 4 straight. Meetings average 40.4 points. JAX are 25-28-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18TEN @ JAX741JAX
2025 · W13JAX @ TEN253JAX
2024 · W17TEN @ JAX1320JAX
2024 · W14JAX @ TEN106JAX
2023 · W18JAX @ TEN2028TEN
2023 · W11TEN @ JAX1434JAX
2022 · W18TEN @ JAX1620JAX
2022 · W14JAX @ TEN3622JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Cassel13/2412411
Marcus Mariota8/209910

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
DeMarco Murray14423.00
Derrick Henry4133.30
Marcus Mariota231.50

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Blake Bortles26/3832510
Marqise Lee1/12010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Ivory14453.21
Corey Grant9273.00
Blake Bortles372.30
T.J. Yeldon252.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Allen Robinson9121470
Chris Ivory46690
Bryan Walters56450
Marqise Lee37371
Blake Bortles11201
Ben Koyack22120
Alex Ellis22100
Corey Grant1350

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 -44.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Titans.

Half-point at risk

2.34%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.0%

Expected total

43.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.10
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.84