2023 · Week 18 · Division

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Jarrett Stidham

14·27

Raiders

Las Vegas

QB Aidan O'Connell

Allegiant Stadium · dome · grass

Closing spread

LV -3.5

Total

37.5

Model margin

+0.4est.

LV perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Raiders 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 mapRaiders
  • -0.046EPA / play-0.086
  • 42.3%Success rate41.5%
  • -0.005EPA / dropback-0.045
  • -0.110EPA / rush-0.151
  • 8.6%Explosive rate5.9%
  • +3.74CPOE-3.79
  • 36.8%Third-down rate35.2%
  • 59.0%Red-zone TD rate56.2%
  • 1.87Points / drive1.66
  • 1.9%Turnover rate2.3%

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

DEN lead 31–23 since 1999

DEN have won 4 straight. Meetings average 43.1 points. LV are 29-23-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14DEN @ LV2417DEN
2025 · W10LV @ DEN710DEN
2024 · W12DEN @ LV2919DEN
2024 · W5LV @ DEN1834DEN
2023 · W1LV @ DEN1716RAIDERS
2022 · W11LV @ DEN2216RAIDERS
2022 · W4DEN @ LV2332RAIDERS
2021 · W16DEN @ LV1317RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jarrett Stidham20/3427211

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Javonte Williams9323.61
Samaje Perine372.30
Jaleel McLaughlin461.50
Jarrett Stidham320.70
Marvin Mims Jr.111.00

Raiders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aidan O'Connell20/3124420
Jimmy Garoppolo0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Zamir White251124.50
Tre Tucker11111.00
Jakobi Meyers155.01
Aidan O'Connell410.30

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 +3.52.6%4.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

2.47%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

50.2%

Expected total

41.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.62
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-1.91
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.42