Touchdown Theory

Week 2

Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

Sun Sep 20, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Sep 20, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
CAR -1.5
Total
44.5
Moneyline
CAR -125 ATL +105

These are the market's numbers, recorded as the feed saw them. They are shown so the model can be compared against something, not as a recommendation.

How the line moved

RecordedLineTotalCARATL
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETATL -1.544.5+105-125
Wed Sep 9, 5:19 PM ETATL -1.543.5+102-122
Fri Sep 11, 3:11 PM ETATL -1.542.5+105-125
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETATL -1.544.5-102-118
Mon Sep 14, 11:25 AM ETCAR -1.544.5-125+105
Mon Sep 14, 10:31 PM ETCAR -1.543.5-125+105
Tue Sep 15, 10:00 AM ETCAR -1.544.5-125+105current

Each row is a snapshot the feed recorded, oldest first. Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.

Environment

Venue
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Roof
retractable
Elevation
1050 ft
Surface
fieldturf
Temperature
85F
Wind
5 mph SE
Chance of precipitation
16%
Humidity
59%
Forecast
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Issued 131 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Eight-petal retractable roof. Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Atlanta city elevation (1050 ft).

The projection

Not published yet. When it is, this section carries the projected score, spread, total and win probability for this game, the fair odds the probability translates to, and the projected play counts and per-team box lines behind them.

How the number is built

Not published yet. When a projection exists for this game, this section shows the score before environment, the adjustment applied to it, and the result, adding up in front of you.

Where the player numbers come from

The model projects each team's line first, then divides it among players. Both are shown, with the team figure beside the sum of its parts, so the division can be checked rather than trusted. A row appears only when the parts add up to the whole.

Atlanta Falconsprojected 36.2 pass plays, 25.9 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts34.234.2
Pass yards232.6232.6
Receiving yards232.6232.6
Pass touchdowns1.021.02
Receiving touchdowns1.021.02
Carries25.925.9
Rush yards121.6121.6
Rush touchdowns1.151.15
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Michael Penix Jr.QB232.69.5100%
Bijan RobinsonRB80.540.44.817%
Drake LondonWR0.284.39.936%
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE0.248.96.021%
Brian Robinson Jr.RB24.83.11.41%
Jahan DotsonWR0.117.32.37%
Zachariah BranchWR0.313.81.76%
Olamide ZaccheausWR0.58.81.84%
Austin HooperTE8.20.94%
Tyler GoodsonRB5.31.10.40%
Charlie WoernerTE0.14.60.82%
Chris BlairWR2.10.31%
Carolina Panthersprojected 36.9 pass plays, 24.0 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts32.532.5
Pass yards192.0192.0
Receiving yards192.0192.0
Pass touchdowns1.461.46
Receiving touchdowns1.461.46
Carries25.825.8
Rush yards121.2121.2
Rush touchdowns0.440.44
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Bryce YoungQB192.016.0100%
Chuba HubbardRB55.215.43.18%
Tetairoa McMillanWR0.566.58.735%
Jonathon BrooksRB31.39.52.15%
Jalen CokerWR0.432.53.917%
Tommy TrembleTE0.020.93.411%
Darren WallerTE0.116.42.29%
AJ DillonRB11.83.00.52%
Xavier LegetteWR9.31.95%
Mitchell EvansTE0.08.51.44%
Jimmy Horn Jr.WR3.64.20.72%
Brycen TremayneWR0.04.40.62%
David MooreWR2.41.30.31%

Share is a player's portion of the team's projected passing yards, counting a quarterback by what he throws and everyone else by what he catches. Targets are shown but not totalled: a throwaway, a batted ball or a sack is a pass attempt with no target, which is about four a game per team, so targets legitimately do not sum to attempts.

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Injury report

This is the week 1 report. This game is in week 2, and the league has not filed a report for it yet.

Carolina Panthers3 listed
Bobby Brown IIIDTBackFull Participation in Practice
Jonathon BrooksRBGroinFull Participation in Practice
Patrick Jones IILBOutBackDid Not Participate In Practice
Atlanta Falcons12 listed
Billy Bowman Jr.CBOutAchillesLimited Participation in Practice
Brandon DorlusDTGroinFull Participation in Practice
Cameron WilliamsTOutAnkleDid Not Participate In Practice
Da'Shawn HandDTKneeFull Participation in Practice
Jake MatthewsTNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
Jawaan TaylorTKneeFull Participation in Practice
Kendal DanielsLBAchillesFull Participation in Practice
Kyle HintonGKneeFull Participation in Practice
Michael Penix Jr.QBOutKneeFull Participation in Practice
Tua TagovailoaQBOutObliqueDid Not Participate In Practice
Za'Darius SmithDEQuestionableShoulderFull Participation in Practice
Zachariah BranchWRHamstringFull Participation in Practice