Touchdown Theory

Week 3

Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers

Final: ATL 35, GB 14

The market

Line
GB -4.5
Total
43.5
Moneyline
ATL +190 GB -230

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

RecordedLineTotalATLGB
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETGB -7.546.5+295-375
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Wed Sep 16, 7:00 AM ETGB -6.546.5+250-310
Sat Sep 19, 7:00 AM ETGB -6.546.5+240-298
Tue Sep 22, 10:00 AM ETGB -643.5+235-290
Wed Sep 23, 12:11 AM ETGB -5.543.5+220-270
Wed Sep 23, 7:00 AM ETGB -5.543.5+215-265
Wed Sep 23, 12:00 PM ETGB -5.542.5+210-258
Thu Sep 24, 7:00 AM ETGB -4.542.5+200-245
Fri Sep 25, 7:00 AM ETGB -4.543.5+190-230current

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 Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.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
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Roof
open
Elevation
640 ft
Surface
grass
Temperature
62F
Wind
2 mph ESE
Chance of precipitation
0%
Humidity
78%
Forecast
Mostly Cloudy

Issued 11 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Major renovations 2001-2003, 2012-2013.

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

The model projects each side, then adjusts for the conditions the game is played in. Both steps are shown so the adjustment can be seen rather than taken on trust. These add up exactly as printed; if they ever did not, this section would not appear.

GB24.6
24.6Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=24.6
ATL20.5
20.5Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=20.5
Total45.0
45.0Before environment+(+0.0)Environment, GB+(+0.0)Environment, ATL=45.0
Wind
ATL 0.00, GB 0.00 EPA on passing
Cold
not applied
Indoors
not applied
Elevation
not applied

Wind and cold are recorded as an effect on passing efficiency, not as points, and the conversion between the two is not published, so they are shown in their own units rather than added into the chain above. Indoors and elevation are recorded in points.

Two earlier links, per-play efficiency and the matchup adjustment, are computed and discarded rather than stored, so they cannot be shown yet.

live-20260923T042310Z, generated Wed Sep 23, 12:23 AM ET

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.

Green Bay Packersprojected 36.9 pass plays, 24.7 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.533.5
Pass yards232.3232.3
Receiving yards232.3232.3
Pass touchdowns1.771.77
Receiving touchdowns1.771.77
Carries24.724.7
Rush yards96.996.9
Rush touchdowns0.200.20
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Jordan LoveQB232.38.0100%
Christian WatsonWR0.664.56.528%
Tucker KraftTE0.150.35.122%
Matthew GoldenWR2.345.25.719%
MarShawn LloydRB40.45.71.42%
Jayden ReedWR6.529.54.213%
Chris BrooksRB21.74.51.02%
Josh JacobsRB11.95.81.13%
Jonnu SmithTE0.611.12.45%
Bo MeltonWR0.77.81.13%
Skyy MooreWR0.75.20.62%
Kaleb JohnsonRB3.31.10.30%
Josh WhyleTE1.60.31%
Atlanta Falconsprojected 36.5 pass plays, 25.3 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.933.9
Pass yards182.3182.3
Receiving yards182.3182.3
Pass touchdowns0.920.92
Receiving touchdowns0.920.92
Carries26.226.2
Rush yards105.0105.0
Rush touchdowns0.770.77
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Michael Penix Jr.QB182.38.2100%
Bijan RobinsonRB69.760.79.133%
Drake LondonWR2.055.58.430%
Brian Robinson Jr.RB24.41.30.71%
Kyle Pitts Sr.TE0.224.04.213%
Jahan DotsonWR0.122.23.812%
Olamide ZaccheausWR0.27.11.84%
Zachariah BranchWR0.15.30.83%
Austin HooperTE3.60.52%
Charlie WoernerTE0.12.10.51%
Chris BlairWR0.80.10%

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.

live-20260923T042310Z

Injury report

Atlanta Falcons10 listed
A.J. TerrellCBGroinDid Not Participate In Practice
Billy Bowman Jr.CBQuestionableAchillesFull Participation in Practice
Brandon DorlusDTThumbFull Participation in Practice
Brian RobinsonRBAnkleFull Participation in Practice
Jawaan TaylorTRibFull Participation in Practice
LaCale LondonDTHipFull Participation in Practice
Michael Penix Jr.QBKneeFull Participation in Practice
Nick MuseTEShoulderFull Participation in Practice
Samson EbukamDEOutHamstringDid Not Participate In Practice
Tua TagovailoaQBObliqueFull Participation in Practice
Green Bay Packers12 listed
Aaron BanksGOutKnee, ToeDid Not Participate In Practice
Anthony BeltonTElbowFull Participation in Practice
Anthony CampbellDTQuestionableAnkleLimited Participation in Practice
Benjamin St-JusteCBHamstringFull Participation in Practice
Bo MeltonWRNeckFull Participation in Practice
Brandon CisseCBTeethFull Participation in Practice
Donovan JenningsGHandLimited Participation in Practice
Edgerrin CooperLBShoulderLimited Participation in Practice
Javon HargraveDTQuestionableKnee, ConcussionLimited Participation in Practice
Jayden ReedWROutNeckDid Not Participate In Practice
Warren BrinsonDTOutCalfDid Not Participate In Practice
Zach Bako-BeweleTOutKneeDid Not Participate In Practice