Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2021 · Week 15 · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

10·20

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Matthew Stafford

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

LA -7.5

Total

47

Model margin

+1.5est.

LA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Seahawksedge mapRams
  • +0.042EPA / play+0.082
  • 43.8%Success rate46.6%
  • +0.053EPA / dropback+0.183
  • +0.026EPA / rush-0.089
  • 10.1%Explosive rate10.3%
  • +4.08CPOE-0.40
  • 37.3%Third-down rate42.6%
  • 69.7%Red-zone TD rate63.0%
  • 2.12Points / drive2.32
  • 1.3%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

SEA lead 28–24 since 1999

SEA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 43.7 points. LA are 28-24 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsLA @ SEA2731SEA
2025 · W16LA @ SEA3738SEA
2025 · W11SEA @ LA1921RAMS
2024 · W18SEA @ LA3025SEA
2024 · W9LA @ SEA2620RAMS
2023 · W11SEA @ LA1617RAMS
2023 · W1LA @ SEA3013RAMS
2022 · W18LA @ SEA1619SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson17/3115601

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
DeeJay Dallas8415.11
Rashaad Penny11393.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Gerald Everett44600
DK Metcalf612520
Freddie Swain11250
DeeJay Dallas34110
Rashaad Penny2250
Will Dissly1130
Dee Eskridge0400

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford21/2924421

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Sony Michel18925.10
Darrell Henderson6233.80
Van Jefferson11010.00
Cooper Kupp111.00
Matthew Stafford3-3-1.00

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 +7.54.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

2.02%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.0%

Expected total

44.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.16
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+1.47