2020 · Week 7

Final

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Gardner Minshew II

29·39

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

LAC -8

Total

48

Model margin

+6.6est.

LAC perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Jaguars

How each play moved the game.

Chargers 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 mapChargers
  • -0.050EPA / play+0.043
  • 42.0%Success rate43.8%
  • -0.034EPA / dropback+0.154
  • -0.086EPA / rush-0.141
  • 8.3%Explosive rate7.9%
  • -0.40CPOE+0.07
  • 40.6%Third-down rate45.1%
  • 64.8%Red-zone TD rate60.1%
  • 1.74Points / drive2.02
  • 2.3%Turnover rate1.3%

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

LAC lead 9–6 since 1999

JAX have won 3 straight. Meetings average 49.5 points. LAC are 10-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11LAC @ JAX635JAX
2022 · playoffsLAC @ JAX3031JAX
2022 · W3JAX @ LAC3810JAX
2019 · W14LAC @ JAX4510CHARGERS
2017 · W10LAC @ JAX1720JAX
2016 · W2JAX @ SD1438CHARGERS
2015 · W12SD @ JAX3125CHARGERS
2014 · W4JAX @ SD1433CHARGERS

Box score

Individual performances

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Gardner Minshew14/2717320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Robinson221195.41
Gardner Minshew4215.30
Laviska Shenault Jr.100.00

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert27/4334730
Easton Stick1/1400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Justin Herbert9667.31
Joshua Kelley12292.40
Joe Reed2147.01
Justin Jackson5122.40
Tyron Johnson2105.00
Troymaine Pope166.00
Easton Stick1-2-2.00

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 +83.2%6.0%7.3%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.2%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Jaguars.

Half-point at risk

2.24%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

66.3%

Expected total

46.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+4.37
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.48
  • Expected margin+6.56