2020 · Week 16

Final

Dolphins

Miami

QB Tua Tagovailoa

26·25

Raiders

Las Vegas

QB Derek Carr

Allegiant Stadium · dome · grass

Closing spread

MIA -2

Total

50

Model margin

+0.0est.

LV perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Dolphins

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsDolphins wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Dolphinsedge mapRaiders
  • +0.026EPA / play+0.066
  • 46.8%Success rate47.4%
  • +0.115EPA / dropback+0.155
  • -0.124EPA / rush-0.067
  • 7.0%Explosive rate10.3%
  • +1.23CPOE+2.18
  • 38.5%Third-down rate45.5%
  • 59.1%Red-zone TD rate59.9%
  • 1.99Points / drive2.49
  • 1.9%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

MIA lead 13–5 since 1999

Meetings average 44.2 points. LV are 6-11-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1MIA @ LV1327RAIDERS
2024 · W11LV @ MIA1934MIA
2023 · W11LV @ MIA1320MIA
2021 · W3MIA @ LV2831RAIDERS
2018 · W3OAK @ MIA2028MIA
2017 · W9OAK @ MIA2724RAIDERS
2014 · W4MIA @ OAK3814MIA
2012 · W2OAK @ MIA1335MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Fitzpatrick9/1318210
Tua Tagovailoa17/229410

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Myles Gaskin14876.20
Tua Tagovailoa3113.70
Lynn Bowden188.00
Salvon Ahmed620.30

Raiders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Derek Carr21/3433610

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Jacobs13695.30
Jalen Richard2199.50
Devontae Booker6111.80
Henry Ruggs III177.00
Derek Carr2-2-1.01

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 -22.7%4.4%2.9%7.3%7.4%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Dolphins.

Half-point at risk

2.11%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.1%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.92
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+0.03