2021 · Week 5

Final / OT

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Carson Wentz

25·31

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Lamar Jackson

M&T Bank Stadium · outdoors · grass · 69°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

BAL -7.5

Total

46.5

Model margin

-0.5est.

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
  • +0.060EPA / play+0.009
  • 44.6%Success rate46.3%
  • +0.055EPA / dropback+0.041
  • +0.065EPA / rush-0.046
  • 9.8%Explosive rate8.4%
  • -2.41CPOE+0.31
  • 41.9%Third-down rate36.5%
  • 60.3%Red-zone TD rate61.5%
  • 2.35Points / drive1.93
  • 1.5%Turnover rate2.1%

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
2020 · W9BAL @ IND2410BAL
2017 · W16IND @ BAL1623BAL
2014 · W5BAL @ IND1320IND
2012 · playoffsIND @ BAL924BAL
2011 · W14IND @ BAL1024BAL
2009 · playoffsBAL @ IND320IND

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz25/3540220

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jonathan Taylor15533.51
Marlon Mack5479.40
Nyheim Hines4184.50
Carson Wentz252.50

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Lamar Jackson37/4344240

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Lamar Jackson14624.40
Latavius Murray6172.80
Ty'Son Williams461.50
Devonta Freeman111.00

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 +7.54.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.3%2.6%

Positive margins favour Ravens; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

1.88%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

47.9%

Expected total

45.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.15
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.45