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2024 · Week 15

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Kirk Cousins

15·9

Raiders

Las Vegas

QB Aidan O'Connell

Allegiant Stadium · dome · grass

Closing spread

ATL -6.5

Total

44.5

Model margin

+2.8est.

LV perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Raiders 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 mapRaiders
  • +0.041EPA / play-0.131
  • 48.4%Success rate41.0%
  • +0.083EPA / dropback-0.058
  • -0.015EPA / rush-0.283
  • 9.7%Explosive rate7.2%
  • -0.01CPOE-1.46
  • 39.1%Third-down rate34.2%
  • 56.8%Red-zone TD rate57.1%
  • 2.10Points / drive1.51
  • 2.1%Turnover rate2.6%

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

ATL lead 6–1 since 1999

ATL have won 6 straight. Meetings average 43.3 points. LV are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2020 · W12LV @ ATL643ATL
2016 · W2ATL @ OAK3528ATL
2012 · W6OAK @ ATL2023ATL
2008 · W9ATL @ OAK240ATL
2004 · W14OAK @ ATL1035ATL
2000 · W13ATL @ OAK1441RAIDERS

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kirk Cousins11/1711211

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Bijan Robinson221255.70
Tyler Allgeier12433.60
Kirk Cousins300.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Drake London33531
Kyle Pitts44280
Ray-Ray McCloud13140
Bijan Robinson12100
Charlie Woerner2370
Darnell Mooney0100

Raiders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Desmond Ridder23/3920812

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Desmond Ridder5285.60
Alexander Mattison7213.00
Ameer Abdullah382.70
Sincere McCormick781.10

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 -6.53.9%2.6%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

2.64%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.6%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.81
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+2.91
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.80