2021 · Week 6

Final

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

6·34

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Lamar Jackson

M&T Bank Stadium · outdoors · grass · 63°F · wind 15mph

Closing spread

BAL -3

Total

50.5

Model margin

-0.8est.

BAL perspective

Push chance

7.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Ravens
  • Chargers

How each play moved the game.

Ravens winsChargers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Chargersedge mapRavens
  • +0.088EPA / play+0.009
  • 47.4%Success rate46.3%
  • +0.167EPA / dropback+0.041
  • -0.075EPA / rush-0.046
  • 7.5%Explosive rate8.4%
  • -0.71CPOE+0.31
  • 45.7%Third-down rate36.5%
  • 68.6%Red-zone TD rate61.5%
  • 2.55Points / drive1.93
  • 1.8%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

BAL lead 10–4 since 1999

BAL have won 3 straight. Meetings average 41.9 points. BAL are 9-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W12BAL @ LAC3023BAL
2023 · W12BAL @ LAC2010BAL
2018 · playoffsLAC @ BAL2317CHARGERS
2018 · W16BAL @ LAC2210BAL
2015 · W8SD @ BAL2629BAL
2014 · W13SD @ BAL3433CHARGERS
2012 · W12BAL @ SD1613BAL
2011 · W15BAL @ SD1434CHARGERS

Box score

Individual performances

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert22/3919511

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Justin Herbert2126.00
Austin Ekeler671.20
Joshua Kelley471.80

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Lamar Jackson19/2716712

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Devonta Freeman9535.91
Lamar Jackson8516.40
Latavius Murray9444.91
Le'Veon Bell8182.31
Devin Duvernay11111.00
Tyler Huntley3103.30

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 +32.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.2%2.8%4.3%

Positive margins favour Ravens; negative favour Chargers.

Half-point at risk

7.25%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

46.8%

Expected total

46.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.47
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin-0.85