2021 · Week 8

Final

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Trevor Lawrence

7·31

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Geno Smith

Lumen Field · outdoors · fieldturf · 54°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

SEA -4

Total

44

Model margin

+4.3est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

2.6%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Seahawks
  • Jaguars

How each play moved the game.

Seahawks 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 mapSeahawks
  • -0.079EPA / play+0.042
  • 44.0%Success rate43.8%
  • -0.061EPA / dropback+0.053
  • -0.113EPA / rush+0.026
  • 7.1%Explosive rate10.1%
  • -4.53CPOE+4.08
  • 35.6%Third-down rate37.3%
  • 56.0%Red-zone TD rate69.7%
  • 1.33Points / drive2.12
  • 2.6%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

SEA lead 6–2 since 1999

SEA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 44.4 points. SEA are 6-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W6SEA @ JAX2012SEA
2017 · W14SEA @ JAX2430JAX
2013 · W3JAX @ SEA1745SEA
2009 · W5JAX @ SEA041SEA
2005 · W1SEA @ JAX1426JAX
2001 · W4JAX @ SEA1524SEA
2000 · W11SEA @ JAX2821SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Trevor Lawrence32/5423811

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Carlos Hyde9323.60
James Robinson4225.50
Trevor Lawrence3113.70
Dare Ogunbowale294.50
Laviska Shenault Jr.188.00

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith20/2419520

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Alex Collins10444.40
Travis Homer492.30
Geno Smith284.01
Rashaad Penny771.00
DeeJay Dallas166.00
Gerald Everett1-5-5.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tyler Lockett12131420
DK Metcalf66432
Gerald Everett1270
Travis Homer1130

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 +43.6%6.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour Jaguars.

Half-point at risk

2.55%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.7%

Expected total

44.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.47
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-0.19
  • Rest differential-0.64
  • Expected margin+4.35