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Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons

Sunday, October 11 · 8:20 PM ET · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Baltimore Ravens 3-1 23.0
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Atlanta Falcons 2-2 23.1

01 / THE NUMBER

The model makes this Atlanta Falcons -0.1. The market has it Baltimore Ravens -3.5, a gap of 3.6 points toward Atlanta Falcons.

Tested against closing lines on 1,171 games since 2022, this model tracks the market rather than beating it. A large gap is a question worth asking, not a signal to follow.

SPREAD
Vegas lineBaltimore Ravens -3.5
ModelAtlanta Falcons -0.1
Difference3.6

02 / PROJECTED SCORE

Baltimore Rav.23.0Atlanta Falco.23.1

03 / WHERE THE MARGIN COMES FROM

Home field1.8Rush consistency0.9Passing game0.8Rest0.3Pass consistency0.1Running game0.0Baltimore Rav. ←→ Atlanta Falco.

Each bar is that input's contribution to the projected margin, in points, pointing toward the team it favours. They sum to 1.5 toward Atlanta Falcons.

04 / QUARTERBACK

StarterTeamAdjustment, EPA / dropback
Lamar JacksonBaltimore Ravens+0.009
Michael Penix Jr.Atlanta Falcons+0.069

Each listed starter measured against whoever actually played in the games these ratings were built from. Zero means the starter is the same quarterback already in the numbers.

05 / HOW THEY RATE · percentile vs the league

Offence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
Defence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
Baltimore Ravens Atlanta Falcons
Percentile, 0–100Baltimore Rav. offAtlanta Falco. off Baltimore Rav. defAtlanta Falco. def
Passing6163268
Rushing65719465
Pass cons.77355277
Rush cons.39845874
Pass rate100293
Pace3551655

06 / TEAM RATINGS

Per play, vs averageBaltimore Rav. offAtlanta Falco. off Baltimore Rav. defAtlanta Falco. def
Pass EPA / dropback+0.023-0.094+0.012-0.015
Rush EPA / carry+0.016+0.020-0.007-0.003
Pass success rate+0.020-0.012+0.001-0.013
Rush success rate-0.012+0.028-0.011-0.014
Pass rate-0.031-0.051+0.011+0.026
Plays per game-2.4+0.1+0.5-0.1

Opponent adjusted and shrunk toward last season. On defence, negative is good. Rest: Baltimore Ravens 7 days, Atlanta Falcons 6 days.