Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2023 · Week 6

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Lamar Jackson

24·16

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

Tottenham Stadium · outdoors

Closing spread

BAL -5.5

Total

42.5

Model margin

-1.5est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Ravens

How each play moved the game.

Titans winsRavens wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Ravensedge mapTitans
  • +0.069EPA / play-0.023
  • 47.3%Success rate40.9%
  • +0.111EPA / dropback+0.014
  • +0.009EPA / rush-0.078
  • 9.8%Explosive rate9.0%
  • +2.73CPOE+0.48
  • 42.3%Third-down rate34.1%
  • 64.0%Red-zone TD rate49.4%
  • 2.25Points / 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

BAL lead 12–9 since 1999

BAL have won 2 straight. Meetings average 35 points. TEN are 8-12-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2020 · playoffsBAL @ TEN2013BAL
2020 · W11TEN @ BAL3024TEN
2019 · playoffsTEN @ BAL2812TEN
2018 · W6BAL @ TEN210BAL
2017 · W9BAL @ TEN2023TEN
2014 · W10TEN @ BAL721BAL
2011 · W2BAL @ TEN1326TEN
2008 · playoffsBAL @ TEN1310BAL

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Lamar Jackson21/3022311

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Lamar Jackson13624.80
Gus Edwards16412.60
Justice Hill8354.40
Zay Flowers111.00
Mark Andrews100.00

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill8/167601
Malik Willis4/57400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry12978.11
Malik Willis3175.70
Tyjae Spears4153.80

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 -5.52.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

1.91%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

45.1%

Expected total

44.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.61
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-0.58
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.48