2017 · Week 16

Final

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Blake Bortles

33·44

49ers

San Francisco

QB Jimmy Garoppolo

Levi's Stadium · outdoors · grass · 52°F · wind 0mph

Closing spread

JAX -4

Total

43

Model margin

+7.0est.

SF perspective

Push chance

1.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • 49ers
  • Jaguars

How each play moved the game.

49ers winsJaguars wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Jaguarsedge map49ers
  • +0.020EPA / play-0.041
  • 41.7%Success rate41.2%
  • +0.095EPA / dropback-0.001
  • -0.071EPA / rush-0.110
  • 7.8%Explosive rate9.2%
  • -2.97CPOE-3.27
  • 36.9%Third-down rate39.5%
  • 62.0%Red-zone TD rate45.0%
  • 1.81Points / drive1.75
  • 1.8%Turnover rate2.0%

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

SF lead 5–3 since 1999

Meetings average 42.4 points. SF are 6-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W4JAX @ SF2621JAX
2023 · W10SF @ JAX343SF
2021 · W11SF @ JAX3010SF
2013 · W8SF @ JAX4210SF
2009 · W12JAX @ SF320SF
2005 · W15SF @ JAX910JAX
1999 · W1SF @ JAX341JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Blake Bortles32/5038223

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Leonard Fournette18482.71
Blake Bortles5316.20
T.J. Yeldon5132.61

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jimmy Garoppolo21/3024221

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Matt Breida11746.71
Carlos Hyde21542.61
Jimmy Garoppolo331.01

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 -43.1%5.9%7.3%3.2%5.0%3.4%

Positive margins favour 49ers; negative favour Jaguars.

Half-point at risk

1.90%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

67.3%

Expected total

43.0est.

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 adjustment+7.75
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+6.96