Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2022 · Week 2

Final

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

7·41

Bills

Buffalo

QB Josh Allen

New Era Field · outdoors · a_turf

Closing spread

BUF -10

Total

47.5

Model margin

+5.9est.

BUF perspective

Push chance

3.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Bills
  • Titans

How each play moved the game.

Bills 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 mapBills
  • -0.066EPA / play+0.111
  • 41.2%Success rate49.0%
  • -0.034EPA / dropback+0.203
  • -0.104EPA / rush-0.064
  • 8.9%Explosive rate9.3%
  • -0.94CPOE+0.35
  • 37.1%Third-down rate51.1%
  • 67.5%Red-zone TD rate61.8%
  • 1.46Points / drive2.48
  • 2.0%Turnover rate2.5%

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

TEN lead 8–6 since 1999

BUF have won 2 straight. Meetings average 45.4 points. BUF are 7-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W7TEN @ BUF1034BUF
2021 · W6BUF @ TEN3134TEN
2020 · W5BUF @ TEN1642TEN
2019 · W5BUF @ TEN147BUF
2018 · W5TEN @ BUF1213BUF
2015 · W5BUF @ TEN1413BUF
2012 · W7TEN @ BUF3534TEN
2011 · W13TEN @ BUF2317TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill11/2011702
Malik Willis1/4600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Hassan Haskins9374.10
Derrick Henry13251.91
Malik Willis4164.00
Ryan Tannehill122.00

Bills

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Allen26/3831740
Case Keenum0/2000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Cook11534.80
Devin Singletary6193.20
Zack Moss3175.70
Josh Allen11010.00
Case Keenum320.70

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 +106.2%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.1%

Positive margins favour Bills; negative favour Titans.

Half-point at risk

3.32%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

64.6%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.92
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+5.86