Touchdown Theory

Week 3

Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears

Mon Sep 28, 8:15 PM ET (Mon Sep 28, 7:15 PM local)

The market

Line
PHI -3.5
Total
42.5
Moneyline
PHI -198 CHI +164

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

RecordedLineTotalPHICHI
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETCHI -1.546.5-102-118
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Wed Sep 16, 7:00 AM ETCHI -1.547.5-102-118
Sat Sep 19, 7:00 AM ETCHI -1.547.5-102-118
Tue Sep 22, 10:00 AM ETPHI -344.5-180+150
Wed Sep 23, 12:11 AM ETPHI -4.541.5-225+185
Wed Sep 23, 12:00 PM ETPHI -4.541.5-225+185
Thu Sep 24, 7:00 AM ETPHI -4.541.5-225+185
Fri Sep 25, 7:00 AM ETPHI -4.541.5-225+185
Sat Sep 26, 7:00 AM ETPHI -4.541.5-238+195
Sun Sep 27, 7:00 AM ETPHI -3.542.5-198+164current

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 Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.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
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
Roof
open
Elevation
578 ft
Surface
grass
Temperature
64F
Wind
5 mph NE
Chance of precipitation
0%
Humidity
77%
Forecast
Mostly Cloudy

Issued 33 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Major reconstruction 2002-2003 (reopened 2003). Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Chicago lakeshore elevation (578 ft per WP; field is on the lakeshore).

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.

CHI23.9
23.9Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=23.9
PHI21.9
21.9Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=21.9
Total45.8
45.8Before environment+(+0.0)Environment, CHI+(+0.0)Environment, PHI=45.8
Wind
PHI 0.00, CHI 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.

Chicago Bearsprojected 37.5 pass plays, 25.7 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts32.632.6
Pass yards195.4195.4
Receiving yards195.4195.4
Pass touchdowns0.820.82
Receiving touchdowns0.820.82
Carries28.928.9
Rush yards149.7149.7
Rush touchdowns1.781.78
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Caleb WilliamsQB195.427.1100%
D'Andre SwiftRB61.910.01.85%
Kalif RaymondWR0.445.15.723%
Kyle MonangaiRB34.210.31.95%
Luther Burden IIIWR3.935.44.318%
Rome OdunzeWR0.234.15.017%
Colston LovelandTE22.33.611%
Cole KmetTE0.017.12.89%
Salvon AhmedRB10.43.10.82%
Roschon JohnsonRB10.90.90.20%
Zavion ThomasWR0.78.31.34%
Jahdae WalkerWR6.20.93%
Sam RoushTE0.02.50.51%
Philadelphia Eaglesprojected 36.7 pass plays, 24.3 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.433.4
Pass yards234.2234.2
Receiving yards234.2234.2
Pass touchdowns1.971.97
Receiving touchdowns1.971.97
Carries25.525.5
Rush yards123.0123.0
Rush touchdowns0.830.83
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Jalen HurtsQB234.226.7100%
Saquon BarkleyRB64.913.22.96%
DeVonta SmithWR0.172.17.831%
Dallas GoedertTE0.051.56.222%
Dontayvion WicksWR0.238.44.116%
Makai LemonWR0.125.43.511%
Tank BigsbyRB14.44.40.52%
Jordan MimsRB10.94.30.82%
Hollywood BrownWR13.91.76%
Will ShipleyRB5.74.90.92%
Johnny MundtTE0.03.50.62%
Darius CooperWR2.30.31%
E.J. JenkinsTE0.40.10%

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

Philadelphia Eagles11 listed
Andrew MukubaSKneeFull Participation in Practice
Dallas GoedertTEOutKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
DeVonta SmithWRHamstringFull Participation in Practice
Fred JohnsonTOutKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
Jalen CarterDTWristFull Participation in Practice
Jonathan GreenardLBQuestionablePectoralFull Participation in Practice
Marquise BrownWROutAnkleDid Not Participate In Practice
Saquon BarkleyRBNeckFull Participation in Practice
Tank BigsbyRBAbdomenFull Participation in Practice
Tyler SteenGShoulderFull Participation in Practice
Will ShipleyRBFootLimited Participation in Practice
Chicago Bears9 listed
Cairo SantosKHipFull Participation in Practice
Caleb WilliamsQBOutHamstringDid Not Participate In Practice
Grady JarrettDTNot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice
Joe ThuneyGNot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice
Kyle MonangaiRBKneeFull Participation in Practice
Noah SewellLBOutAchillesLimited Participation in Practice
Shemar TurnerDEOutKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Tyrique StevensonCBHamstringFull Participation in Practice
Tyson BagentQBQuestionableConcussionFull Participation in Practice