Touchdown Theory

Week 3

Tennessee Titans at New York Giants

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

The market

Line
NYG -2.5
Total
37.5
Moneyline
TEN +110 NYG -130

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

RecordedLineTotalTENNYG
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETNYG -344.5+140-166
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Wed Sep 16, 7:00 AM ETNYG -5.543.5+200-245
Thu Sep 17, 7:00 AM ETNYG -5.543.5+205-250
Sat Sep 19, 7:00 AM ETNYG -5.543.5+205-250
Tue Sep 22, 10:00 AM ETNYG -3.540.5+145-175
Wed Sep 23, 12:11 AM ETNYG -2.539.5+114-135
Thu Sep 24, 7:00 AM ETNYG -339.5+120-142
Thu Sep 24, 12:00 PM ETNYG -338.5+120-142
Fri Sep 25, 7:00 AM ETNYG -2.538.5+114-135
Sat Sep 26, 7:00 AM ETNYG -2.537.5+114-135
Sun Sep 27, 7:00 AM ETNYG -2.537.5+110-130
Sun Sep 27, 12:00 PM ETNYG -2.537.5+110-130current

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 Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.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
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Roof
open
Elevation
3 ft
Surface
fieldturf
Temperature
65F
Wind
18 mph NE
Chance of precipitation
53%
Humidity
90%
Forecast
Chance Rain Showers

Issued 6 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Shared by NYG and NYJ. Stadium WP did not list elevation; using East Rutherford city elevation (3 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

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.

NYG24.2
25.4Before environment+(-1.2)Environment=24.2
TEN19.5
20.7Before environment+(-1.2)Environment=19.5
Total43.7
46.1Before environment+(-1.2)Environment, NYG+(-1.2)Environment, TEN=43.7
Wind
TEN -1.94, NYG -1.91 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.

New York Giantsprojected 37.3 pass plays, 25.3 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts32.432.4
Pass yards230.5230.5
Receiving yards230.5230.5
Pass touchdowns1.341.34
Receiving touchdowns1.341.34
Carries26.426.4
Rush yards109.0109.0
Rush touchdowns1.281.28
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Jaxson DartQB230.526.2100%
Malik NabersWR0.172.68.931%
Cam SkatteboRB45.49.71.44%
Isaiah LikelyTE0.049.55.521%
Devin SingletaryRB10.519.42.48%
Malachi FieldsWR0.328.13.612%
Najee HarrisRB16.710.71.25%
Darnell MooneyWR0.015.12.17%
Theo JohnsonTE0.014.51.96%
Tyrone Tracy Jr.RB9.73.40.51%
Odell Beckham Jr.WR0.25.00.62%
Braxton BerriosWR0.01.50.31%
Dalen CambreWR0.00.90.10%
Tennessee Titansprojected 37.9 pass plays, 22.8 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts34.234.2
Pass yards184.6184.6
Receiving yards184.6184.6
Pass touchdowns0.970.97
Receiving touchdowns0.970.97
Carries24.124.1
Rush yards134.2134.2
Rush touchdowns0.900.90
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Cam WardQB184.622.9100%
Tony PollardRB67.88.62.25%
Carnell TateWR1.043.16.123%
Wan'Dale RobinsonWR0.340.66.022%
Tyjae SpearsRB24.015.73.38%
Gunnar HelmTE0.028.84.816%
Nicholas SingletonRB11.93.70.82%
Elic AyomanorWR14.42.88%
Daniel BellingerTE0.013.01.37%
Chimere DikeWR0.87.81.44%
Calvin RidleyWR7.30.94%
Julius ChestnutRB5.60.3
David Martin-RobinsonTE1.50.31%

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

Tennessee Titans9 listed
Cordale FlottCBQuestionableQuadricepLimited Participation in Practice
Daniel BellingerTEIllnessLimited Participation in Practice
Fernando CarmonaGShoulderFull Participation in Practice
James WilliamsLBElbowFull Participation in Practice
Marcus HarrisCBShoulderFull Participation in Practice
Micah RobinsonCBGroinFull Participation in Practice
Solomon ThomasDTKneeFull Participation in Practice
Tony PollardRBAnkleLimited Participation in Practice
Tyjae SpearsRBQuestionableAnkleLimited Participation in Practice
New York Giants12 listed
Andrew ThomasTGroinLimited Participation in Practice
Brian BurnsLBQuestionableAnkleDid Not Participate In Practice
Deonte BanksCBQuestionableCalfLimited Participation in Practice
Francis MauigoaTNeckFull Participation in Practice
Greg Newsome IICBRibFull Participation in Practice
Jaxson DartQBKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
Jermaine EluemunorTThighFull Participation in Practice
Malik NabersWRShoulderFull Participation in Practice
Micah McFaddenLBNeckFull Participation in Practice
Nic JonesCBShoulderFull Participation in Practice
Shelby HarrisDTToeFull Participation in Practice
Tyler NubinSQuestionableCalfLimited Participation in Practice