2017 · Week 1

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Scott Tolzien

9·46

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Jared Goff

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 90°F · wind 2mph

Closing spread

LA -3.5

Total

41.5

Model margin

+4.4est.

LA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Rams 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 mapRams
  • -0.107EPA / play+0.054
  • 38.7%Success rate43.3%
  • -0.102EPA / dropback+0.131
  • -0.115EPA / rush-0.050
  • 6.7%Explosive rate11.4%
  • -4.56CPOE-1.32
  • 38.0%Third-down rate41.3%
  • 48.0%Red-zone TD rate56.1%
  • 1.22Points / drive2.27
  • 1.5%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

LA lead 6–2 since 1999

RAMS have won 5 straight. Meetings average 53.9 points. LA are 5-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W4IND @ LA2027RAMS
2023 · W4LA @ IND2923RAMS
2021 · W2LA @ IND2724RAMS
2013 · W10STL @ IND388RAMS
2009 · W7IND @ STL426IND
2005 · W6STL @ IND2845IND
2001 · W16IND @ STL1742RAMS

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Scott Tolzien9/1812802
Jacoby Brissett2/35100

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore10424.20
Marlon Mack10242.41
Robert Turbin273.50
Scott Tolzien221.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
T.Y. Hilton37570
Donte Moncrief14500
Jack Doyle23410
Marlon Mack11210
Frank Gore11100
Kamar Aiken1230
Matt Hazel1110
Quan Bray0100
Robert Turbin11-40

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jared Goff21/2930610
Sean Mannion1/11200

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Todd Gurley19402.11
Malcolm Brown7162.31
Tavon Austin2115.50
Jared Goff122.00
Justin Davis111.00
Sean Mannion3-7-2.30

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 +3.53.6%6.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

2.55%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.7%

Expected total

43.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.54
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment+1.07
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.36