Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2017 · Week 16

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Jacoby Brissett

16·23

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Joe Flacco

M&T Bank Stadium · outdoors · grass · 63°F · wind 14mph

Closing spread

BAL -13.5

Total

41

Model margin

+4.0est.

BAL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Ravens
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Ravens 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 mapRavens
  • -0.107EPA / play-0.052
  • 38.7%Success rate42.5%
  • -0.102EPA / dropback-0.054
  • -0.115EPA / rush-0.050
  • 6.7%Explosive rate7.2%
  • -4.56CPOE-1.33
  • 38.0%Third-down rate35.3%
  • 48.0%Red-zone TD rate63.2%
  • 1.22Points / drive1.79
  • 1.5%Turnover rate1.6%

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 10–7 since 1999

Meetings average 39.8 points. BAL are 5-12 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1BAL @ IND4123BAL
2023 · W3IND @ BAL2219IND
2021 · W5IND @ BAL2531BAL
2020 · W9BAL @ IND2410BAL
2014 · W5BAL @ IND1320IND
2012 · playoffsIND @ BAL924BAL
2011 · W14IND @ BAL1024BAL
2009 · playoffsBAL @ IND320IND

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jacoby Brissett16/3321510

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore17684.00
Marlon Mack4174.30
Jacoby Brissett382.70

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
T.Y. Hilton6121000
Jack Doyle510410
Marlon Mack22370
Chester Rogers14190
Frank Gore22181
Kamar Aiken0200
Ross Travis0100

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Joe Flacco29/3823720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Alex Collins18512.80
Javorius Allen8374.60
Michael Campanaro199.00
Danny Woodhead188.00
Joe Flacco4-2-0.50

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 +13.57.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Ravens; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

2.87%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.8%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.53
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin+4.03