Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2022 · Week 3

Final

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Trevor Lawrence

38·10

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbery

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

LAC -6.5

Total

46

Model margin

+1.6est.

LAC perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Jaguars

How each play moved the game.

Chargers 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 mapChargers
  • +0.045EPA / play+0.007
  • 46.6%Success rate44.1%
  • +0.137EPA / dropback+0.037
  • -0.100EPA / rush-0.057
  • 9.3%Explosive rate6.9%
  • +1.07CPOE+1.13
  • 42.0%Third-down rate43.5%
  • 59.3%Red-zone TD rate55.9%
  • 2.07Points / drive1.97
  • 2.0%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

LAC lead 9–6 since 1999

JAX have won 3 straight. Meetings average 49.5 points. LAC are 10-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11LAC @ JAX635JAX
2022 · playoffsLAC @ JAX3031JAX
2020 · W7JAX @ LAC2939CHARGERS
2019 · W14LAC @ JAX4510CHARGERS
2017 · W10LAC @ JAX1720JAX
2016 · W2JAX @ SD1438CHARGERS
2015 · W12SD @ JAX3125CHARGERS
2014 · W4JAX @ SD1433CHARGERS

Box score

Individual performances

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Trevor Lawrence28/3926230

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Robinson171005.91
Travis Etienne13453.50
Trevor Lawrence372.30
Evan Engram100.00
Zay Jones100.00
C.J. Beathard1-1-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Zay Jones1011851
Christian Kirk69721
Marvin Jones47331
Travis Etienne33300
Jamal Agnew11170
James Robinson33160
Evan Engram1390
JaMycal Hasty0100

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert25/4529711

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Sony Michel5224.40
Justin Herbert177.00
Austin Ekeler451.30
Joshua Kelley1-3-3.00
DeAndre Carter1-5-5.00

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 +6.54.2%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Jaguars.

Half-point at risk

4.63%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.3%

Expected total

44.1est.

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 differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+1.58