Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2022 · Week 8

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Russell Wilson

21·17

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Trevor Lawrence

Wembley Stadium · outdoors

Closing spread

JAX -1

Total

41

Model margin

+4.2est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars winsBroncos wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Broncosedge mapJaguars
  • -0.077EPA / play+0.045
  • 39.4%Success rate46.6%
  • -0.050EPA / dropback+0.137
  • -0.124EPA / rush-0.100
  • 8.7%Explosive rate9.3%
  • -1.65CPOE+1.07
  • 29.1%Third-down rate42.0%
  • 61.5%Red-zone TD rate59.3%
  • 1.34Points / drive2.07
  • 1.9%Turnover rate2.0%

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

JAX lead 7–5 since 1999

Meetings average 39.3 points. JAX are 7-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W16JAX @ DEN3420JAX
2021 · W2DEN @ JAX2313DEN
2019 · W4JAX @ DEN2624JAX
2016 · W13DEN @ JAX2010DEN
2013 · W6JAX @ DEN1935DEN
2010 · W1DEN @ JAX1724JAX
2008 · W6JAX @ DEN2417JAX
2007 · W3JAX @ DEN2314JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson18/3025211

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Latavius Murray14463.31
Melvin Gordon9293.21
Russell Wilson4174.30
KJ Hamler199.00

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Trevor Lawrence18/3113312

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Travis Etienne241566.51
Trevor Lawrence3155.00
JaMycal Hasty4133.30
Zay Jones177.00

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 +13.7%6.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

2.11%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.2%

Expected total

43.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.45
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.15