Touchdown Theory

Week 3

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts

Sun Sep 27, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Sep 27, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
HOU -1.5
Total
42.5
Moneyline
HOU -125 IND +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

RecordedLineTotalHOUIND
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETHOU -1.545.5-125+105
Wed Sep 9, 5:19 PM ETHOU -1.545.5-122+102
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Wed Sep 16, 7:00 AM ETHOU -2.545.5-135+114
Sat Sep 19, 7:00 AM ETHOU -2.545.5-135+114
Tue Sep 22, 10:00 AM ETHOU -2.543.5-142+120
Wed Sep 23, 12:11 AM ETHOU -342.5-148+124
Thu Sep 24, 7:00 AM ETHOU -2.542.5-142+120
Thu Sep 24, 12:00 PM ETHOU -1.542.5-130+110
Fri Sep 25, 7:00 AM ETHOU -1.542.5-125+105
Sat Sep 26, 7:00 AM ETHOU -1.542.5-125+105
Sat Sep 26, 12:00 PM ETHOU -1.542.5-125+105
Sun Sep 27, 12:00 PM ETHOU -1.542.5-125+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 Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.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
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Roof
retractable
Elevation
719 ft
Surface
fieldturf
Temperature
69F
Wind
6 mph N
Chance of precipitation
0%
Humidity
40%
Forecast
Sunny

Issued 2 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Capacity 63000 football (expandable 70000). Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Indianapolis city elevation (719 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.

Indianapolis Coltsprojected 37.6 pass plays, 24.2 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts34.834.8
Pass yards219.9219.9
Receiving yards219.9219.9
Pass touchdowns1.191.19
Receiving touchdowns1.191.19
Carries24.924.9
Rush yards105.2105.2
Rush touchdowns1.731.73
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Daniel JonesQB219.99.6100%
Jonathan TaylorRB78.422.53.610%
Alec PierceWR0.373.06.533%
Tyler WarrenTE0.436.35.817%
Keenan AllenWR0.027.84.713%
Josh DownsWR25.54.012%
Seth McGowanRB9.46.21.43%
Darius SlaytonWR0.013.21.76%
Ashton DulinWR1.67.00.83%
DJ GiddensRB5.50.3
Mo Alie-CoxTE0.03.20.61%
Drew OgletreeTE2.80.71%
Nick Westbrook-IkhineWR0.02.40.61%
Houston Texansprojected 38.3 pass plays, 23.9 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts35.235.2
Pass yards238.5238.5
Receiving yards238.5238.5
Pass touchdowns0.940.94
Receiving touchdowns0.940.94
Carries25.225.2
Rush yards103.1103.1
Rush touchdowns0.960.96
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
C.J. StroudQB238.59.4100%
Nico CollinsWR2.179.49.033%
David MontgomeryRB50.816.72.57%
Dalton SchultzTE0.241.55.917%
Woody MarksRB23.77.41.43%
Xavier HutchinsonWR0.229.34.512%
Kayshon BoutteWR20.41.99%
Jawhar JordanRB11.04.00.82%
Jaylin NoelWR0.114.01.56%
Jared WayneWR9.81.04%
Foster MoreauTE0.18.21.43%
Marlin KleinTE0.26.50.93%
British BrooksRB5.41.20.21%

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

Houston Texans11 listed
Dalton SchultzTENot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
Ed IngramGOutGroinDid Not Participate In Practice
Jacob HummelLBOutGroinDid Not Participate In Practice
Jadeveon ClowneyDEOutKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
Logan HallDEKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
M.J. StewartSOutKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Nico CollinsWROutHamstringDid Not Participate In Practice
Reed BlankenshipSThumbFull Participation in Practice
Trent BrownTQuestionableKnee, WristFull Participation in Practice
Wade WoodazLBThumbFull Participation in Practice
Will Anderson Jr.DENot injury related - resting playerLimited Participation in Practice
Indianapolis Colts10 listed
Alec PierceWROutHeelDid Not Participate In Practice
Ashton DulinWROutAnkleDid Not Participate In Practice
Charvarius WardCBQuestionableGroinFull Participation in Practice
DeForest BucknerDTNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
Grover StewartDTNot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice
Jonathan TaylorRBNot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice
Keenan AllenWRNot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice
Laquon TreadwellWRShoulderFull Participation in Practice
Matt GoncalvesGFootFull Participation in Practice
Sauce GardnerCBRibFull Participation in Practice