Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2023 · Week 7 · Division

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Desmond Ridder

16·13

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Baker Mayfield

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 79°F · wind 3mph

Closing spread

TB -3

Total

37.5

Model margin

+2.8est.

TB perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers winsFalcons wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Falconsedge mapBuccaneers
  • -0.089EPA / play+0.008
  • 41.5%Success rate40.5%
  • -0.026EPA / dropback+0.110
  • -0.171EPA / rush-0.166
  • 8.7%Explosive rate8.6%
  • -3.52CPOE+0.25
  • 40.2%Third-down rate42.2%
  • 53.3%Red-zone TD rate55.7%
  • 1.58Points / drive1.86
  • 2.5%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

All square 25–25 since 1999

Meetings average 47.2 points. TB are 27-21-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W15ATL @ TB2928ATL
2025 · W1TB @ ATL2320TB
2024 · W8ATL @ TB3126ATL
2024 · W5TB @ ATL3036ATL
2023 · W14TB @ ATL2925TB
2022 · W18TB @ ATL1730ATL
2022 · W5ATL @ TB1521TB
2021 · W13TB @ ATL3017TB

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Desmond Ridder19/2525000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tyler Allgeier21592.80
Cordarrelle Patterson10565.60
Desmond Ridder6386.31
Bijan Robinson133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Drake London67540
Tyler Allgeier33530
Kyle Pitts35470
Scott Miller11460
Jonnu Smith33270
KhaDarel Hodge11190
Van Jefferson1250

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Baker Mayfield27/4227511

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Rachaad White13342.60
Baker Mayfield33210.70
Ke'Shawn Vaughn471.80

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 +33.9%2.6%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

7.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.5%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.06
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.76