Touchdown Theory

Week 2

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

Sun Sep 20, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Sep 20, 12:00 PM local)

The market

Line
HOU -3
Total
46.5
Moneyline
CIN +124 HOU -148

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

RecordedLineTotalCINHOU
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETHOU -2.546.5+114-135
Wed Sep 9, 5:19 PM ETHOU -2.545.5+124-148
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETHOU -2.547.5+120-142
Mon Sep 14, 11:25 AM ETHOU -346.5+124-148
Mon Sep 14, 10:31 PM ETHOU -346.5+124-148current

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 Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.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
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Roof
retractable
Elevation
105 ft
Surface
astroturf
Temperature
91F
Wind
5 mph E
Chance of precipitation
3%
Humidity
54%
Forecast
Sunny

Issued 125 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Houston city elevation (105 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.

Houston Texansprojected 37.6 pass plays, 25.1 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.533.5
Pass yards238.3238.3
Receiving yards238.3238.3
Pass touchdowns1.741.74
Receiving touchdowns1.741.74
Carries26.126.1
Rush yards129.3129.3
Rush touchdowns0.610.61
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
C.J. StroudQB238.311.2100%
Nico CollinsWR0.877.48.632%
David MontgomeryRB61.315.62.37%
Woody MarksRB30.111.42.05%
Dalton SchultzTE0.240.15.317%
Kayshon BoutteWR0.235.53.215%
Jawhar JordanRB16.14.20.92%
Lewis BondWR0.312.61.65%
Xavier HutchinsonWR0.511.01.65%
British BrooksRB7.91.30.21%
Jared WayneWR0.08.90.94%
Jaylin NoelWR0.27.10.93%
Marlin KleinTE0.36.81.13%
Foster MoreauTE0.26.41.13%
Cincinnati Bengalsprojected 38.8 pass plays, 22.4 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts36.336.3
Pass yards200.9200.9
Receiving yards200.9200.9
Pass touchdowns1.631.63
Receiving touchdowns1.631.63
Carries22.622.6
Rush yards86.986.9
Rush touchdowns0.550.55
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Joe BurrowQB200.96.7100%
Ja'Marr ChaseWR1.166.39.733%
Chase BrownRB37.911.32.56%
Tee HigginsWR0.232.04.116%
Mike GesickiTE0.029.24.615%
Samaje PerineRB20.28.82.04%
Gary BrightwellRB9.84.10.92%
Tahj BrooksRB9.84.10.92%
Colbie YoungWR0.311.31.76%
Dohnte MeyersWR0.311.31.76%
Andrei IosivasWR0.69.01.34%
Erick All Jr.TE0.07.21.34%
Drew SampleTE0.16.51.43%

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.

Cincinnati Bengals7 listed
B.J. HillDTNot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice
Dexter LawrenceDTNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
DJ Turner IICBHamstringLimited Participation in Practice
Ja'Marr ChaseWRKnee, Not injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
Jonathan AllenDTNot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice
Shemar StewartDEDoubtfulKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
Tee HigginsWRFootFull Participation in Practice
Houston Texans4 listed
Kayden McDonaldDTAnkleDid Not Participate In Practice
Trent BrownTWristFull Participation in Practice
Wade WoodazLBThumbFull Participation in Practice
Will Anderson Jr.DENot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice