Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2023 · Week 2

Final / OT

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

24·27

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

Nissan Stadium · outdoors

Closing spread

LAC -2.5

Total

45.5

Model margin

+2.5est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Chargers

How each play moved the game.

Titans winsChargers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Chargersedge mapTitans
  • -0.070EPA / play-0.023
  • 41.4%Success rate40.9%
  • +0.018EPA / dropback+0.014
  • -0.242EPA / rush-0.078
  • 6.9%Explosive rate9.0%
  • -1.84CPOE+0.48
  • 38.3%Third-down rate34.1%
  • 54.8%Red-zone TD rate49.4%
  • 1.75Points / drive1.57
  • 1.7%Turnover rate1.7%

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 12–3 since 1999

CHARGERS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 46.7 points. TEN are 3-9-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W9LAC @ TEN2720CHARGERS
2024 · W10TEN @ LAC1727CHARGERS
2022 · W15TEN @ LAC1417CHARGERS
2019 · W7LAC @ TEN2023TEN
2018 · W7TEN @ LAC1920CHARGERS
2016 · W9TEN @ SD3543CHARGERS
2013 · W3SD @ TEN1720TEN
2012 · W2TEN @ SD1038CHARGERS

Box score

Individual performances

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert27/4130520

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Joshua Kelley13393.00
Derius Davis11010.00
Elijah Dotson461.50
Mike Williams133.00
Isaiah Spiller133.00
Justin Herbert100.00

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill20/2424610

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry25803.21
Tyjae Spears8496.10
Ryan Tannehill11212.01

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 -2.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Chargers.

Half-point at risk

2.03%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.7%

Expected total

43.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.35
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-0.58
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.47