2023 · Week 16

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Geno Smith

20·17

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 61°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

SEA -3

Total

42

Model margin

+1.5est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

7.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Titans winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Seahawksedge mapTitans
  • +0.032EPA / play-0.023
  • 44.6%Success rate40.9%
  • +0.094EPA / dropback+0.014
  • -0.087EPA / rush-0.078
  • 9.6%Explosive rate9.0%
  • +1.54CPOE+0.48
  • 36.3%Third-down rate34.1%
  • 49.3%Red-zone TD rate49.4%
  • 2.00Points / drive1.57
  • 1.5%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

SEA lead 4–3 since 1999

SEA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47 points. TEN are 5-1-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W12SEA @ TEN3024SEA
2021 · W2TEN @ SEA3330TEN
2017 · W3SEA @ TEN2733TEN
2013 · W6TEN @ SEA1320SEA
2009 · W17TEN @ SEA1713TEN
2005 · W15SEA @ TEN2824SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith25/3622720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kenneth Walker III16543.40
Geno Smith122.00
DeeJay Dallas122.00
Zach Charbonnet200.00

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill18/2615200
Derrick Henry1/11210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry19884.61
Tyjae Spears9404.40
Ryan Tannehill23718.50
Treylon Burks1-3-3.00

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 -34.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

7.15%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.1%

Expected total

46.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.28
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-0.58
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+1.48