Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2024 · Week 1

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Bo Nix

20·26

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Geno Smith

Lumen Field · outdoors · fieldturf · 65°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

SEA -6.5

Total

42

Model margin

-0.1est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Seahawks
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Seahawks 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 mapSeahawks
  • +0.011EPA / play-0.013
  • 42.8%Success rate44.4%
  • +0.062EPA / dropback+0.044
  • -0.075EPA / rush-0.126
  • 9.0%Explosive rate8.2%
  • +0.58CPOE+4.61
  • 40.4%Third-down rate37.5%
  • 65.1%Red-zone TD rate66.6%
  • 2.16Points / drive1.82
  • 1.8%Turnover rate1.8%

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 7–7 since 1999

SEA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.4 points. SEA are 6-7-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W1DEN @ SEA1617SEA
2018 · W1SEA @ DEN2427DEN
2014 · W3DEN @ SEA2026SEA
2013 · playoffsSEA @ DEN438SEA
2010 · W2SEA @ DEN1431DEN
2006 · W13SEA @ DEN2320SEA
2002 · W11DEN @ SEA319DEN
2001 · W13SEA @ DEN720DEN

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Bo Nix26/4213802

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Bo Nix5357.01
Jaleel McLaughlin10272.70
Javonte Williams8232.90
Audric Estimé2147.00

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith18/2517111

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kenneth Walker III201035.21
Geno Smith4307.51
Zach Charbonnet8121.50
Laviska Shenault Jr.111.00

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 +6.54.4%2.9%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

4.40%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

48.8%

Expected total

43.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.79
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.08