2022 · Week 2

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Marcus Mariota

27·31

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Matthew Stafford

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

LA -10.5

Total

46.5

Model margin

+3.0est.

LA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsFalcons wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Falconsedge mapRams
  • +0.002EPA / play-0.083
  • 45.4%Success rate41.2%
  • -0.001EPA / dropback-0.094
  • +0.004EPA / rush-0.065
  • 9.6%Explosive rate7.4%
  • -0.74CPOE-2.69
  • 41.9%Third-down rate40.2%
  • 60.2%Red-zone TD rate60.5%
  • 1.97Points / drive1.57
  • 1.8%Turnover rate2.3%

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

LA lead 10–8 since 1999

Meetings average 51.4 points. LA are 9-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W17LA @ ATL2427ATL
2019 · W7LA @ ATL3710RAMS
2017 · playoffsATL @ LA2613ATL
2016 · W14ATL @ LA4214ATL
2013 · W2STL @ ATL2431ATL
2010 · W11ATL @ STL3417ATL
2008 · W17STL @ ATL2731ATL
2007 · W13ATL @ STL1628RAMS

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Marcus Mariota17/2619622

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Cordarrelle Patterson10414.10
Tyler Allgeier10303.00
Marcus Mariota6162.70
Caleb Huntley133.00

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford27/3627232

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darrell Henderson10474.71
Cam Akers15442.90
Brandon Powell1-26-26.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Cooper Kupp11141082
Tyler Higbee79710
Allen Robinson45531
Cam Akers23180
Ben Skowronek23160
Brandon Powell1160

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 +10.56.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

1.45%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.2%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.25
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+1.33
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+3.03