Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2021 · Week 8 · Division

Final / OT

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

34·31

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Carson Wentz

Lucas Oil Stadium · open · fieldturf

Closing spread

IND -3

Total

51

Model margin

+1.4est.

IND perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Colts
  • Titans

How each play moved the game.

Colts winsTitans wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Titansedge mapColts
  • +0.025EPA / play+0.060
  • 44.7%Success rate44.6%
  • +0.092EPA / dropback+0.055
  • -0.054EPA / rush+0.065
  • 7.8%Explosive rate9.8%
  • +2.33CPOE-2.41
  • 43.8%Third-down rate41.9%
  • 66.6%Red-zone TD rate60.3%
  • 2.15Points / drive2.35
  • 2.1%Turnover rate1.5%

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 34–15 since 1999

IND have won 6 straight. Meetings average 46.3 points. IND are 29-20 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W8TEN @ IND1438IND
2025 · W3IND @ TEN4120IND
2024 · W16TEN @ IND3038IND
2024 · W6IND @ TEN2017IND
2023 · W13IND @ TEN3128IND
2023 · W5TEN @ IND1623IND
2022 · W7IND @ TEN1019TEN
2022 · W4TEN @ IND2417TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill23/3326532
A.J. Brown0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry28682.40
Ryan Tannehill22613.00
Logan Woodside1-1-1.00

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz27/5123132

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jonathan Taylor16704.41
Carson Wentz3113.70
Nyheim Hines122.00

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 +34.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Colts; negative favour Titans.

Half-point at risk

7.47%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.7%

Expected total

44.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.36
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.35