Touchdown Theory

Week 3

Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos

Sun Sep 27, 8:20 PM ET (Sun Sep 27, 6:20 PM local)

The market

Line
LA -1.5
Total
43.5
Moneyline
LA -130 DEN +110

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

RecordedLineTotalLADEN
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETLA -345.5-155+130
Fri Sep 11, 3:11 PM ETnot posted
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Wed Sep 16, 7:00 AM ETLA -2.546.5-135+114
Sat Sep 19, 7:00 AM ETLA -2.546.5-135+114
Tue Sep 22, 10:00 AM ETLA -2.545.5-135+114
Wed Sep 23, 12:11 AM ETLA -2.545.5-142+120
Thu Sep 24, 7:00 AM ETLA -2.544.5-135+114
Fri Sep 25, 7:00 AM ETLA -2.544.5-130+110
Fri Sep 25, 12:00 PM ETLA -2.543.5-135+114
Sat Sep 26, 7:00 AM ETLA -2.544.5-130+110
Sun Sep 27, 7:00 AM ETLA -2.543.5-130+110
Sun Sep 27, 12:00 PM ETLA -1.543.5-130+110current

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 Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.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
Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Roof
open
Elevation
5280 ft
Surface
grass
Temperature
81F
Wind
9 mph S
Chance of precipitation
18%
Humidity
25%
Forecast
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Issued 18 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Highest-elevation regular NFL stadium (Wikipedia confirms 5280 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.

Denver Broncosprojected 38.5 pass plays, 24.0 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts36.336.3
Pass yards201.4201.4
Receiving yards201.4201.4
Pass touchdowns1.261.26
Receiving touchdowns1.261.26
Carries24.124.1
Rush yards107.0107.0
Rush touchdowns0.370.37
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Bo NixQB201.414.8100%
Jaylen WaddleWR1.867.88.334%
J.K. DobbinsRB56.25.52.33%
RJ HarveyRB18.015.52.88%
Courtland SuttonWR0.232.34.616%
Evan EngramTE0.226.35.013%
Troy FranklinWR0.414.62.47%
Jonah ColemanRB9.64.30.92%
Marvin Mims Jr.WR2.510.71.65%
Pat BryantWR0.09.51.45%
Adam TrautmanTE0.09.31.35%
Tyler BadieRB3.43.30.82%
Nate AdkinsTE2.30.61%
Los Angeles Ramsprojected 38.3 pass plays, 23.7 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts35.635.6
Pass yards235.8235.8
Receiving yards235.8235.8
Pass touchdowns1.871.87
Receiving touchdowns1.871.87
Carries24.124.1
Rush yards124.9124.9
Rush touchdowns0.780.78
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Matthew StaffordQB235.80.6100%
Puka NacuaWR6.897.510.341%
Kyren WilliamsRB52.218.83.18%
Davante AdamsWR0.241.56.318%
Blake CorumRB38.72.20.61%
Colby ParkinsonTE0.025.53.511%
Tyler HigbeeTE0.022.02.69%
Ronnie RiversRB15.10.60.80%
Jordan WatersRB10.83.80.82%
Terrance FergusonTE8.61.24%
Jordan WhittingtonWR0.47.81.03%
Xavier SmithWR4.10.32%
Konata MumpfieldWR3.41.01%

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

Los Angeles Rams10 listed
Aaron DonaldDTNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
Alaric JacksonTKneeFull Participation in Practice
Byron YoungLBNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
Colby ParkinsonTEQuestionableKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
Jordan WhittingtonWRQuadricepFull Participation in Practice
Kamren KinchensSDoubtfulHamstringDid Not Participate In Practice
Nate LandmanLBShoulderLimited Participation in Practice
Puka NacuaWRDoubtfulHipDid Not Participate In Practice
Quentin LakeSShoulderFull Participation in Practice
Terrance FergusonTEAnkleFull Participation in Practice
Denver Broncos4 listed
J.K. DobbinsRBHipFull Participation in Practice
Jonah ColemanRBOutAnkleDid Not Participate In Practice
Marvin Mims Jr.WRQuestionableFootLimited Participation in Practice
RJ HarveyRBHamstringFull Participation in Practice