Touchdown Theory

Week 4

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals

Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
CIN -2.5
Total
51.5
Moneyline
JAX +120 CIN -142

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

RecordedLineTotalJAXCIN
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETCIN -2.551.5+114-135
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Wed Sep 23, 12:11 AM ETCIN -349.5+136-162
Thu Sep 24, 7:00 AM ETCIN -349.5+136-162
Sat Sep 26, 7:00 AM ETCIN -349.5+140-166
Sun Sep 27, 7:00 AM ETCIN -349.5+136-162
Tue Sep 29, 10:00 AM ETCIN -2.551.5+120-142
Wed Sep 30, 7:00 AM ETCIN -2.551.5+124-148
Thu Oct 1, 7:00 AM ETCIN -2.551.5+120-142current

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 Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.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
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Roof
open
Elevation
742 ft
Surface
fieldturf
Temperature
67F
Wind
2 mph N
Chance of precipitation
5%
Humidity
61%
Forecast
Mostly Sunny

Issued 81 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Cincinnati city elevation (742 ft; stadium is along Ohio River so actual stadium elevation slightly lower).

The projection

JAX at CINCIN 37% to win
Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET
Market line
CIN -2.5
Market total
51.5
Projected spread
JAX -4.5
Projected total
46.5
Market oddsJAX +120 CIN -142
Fair oddsJAX -173 CIN +173

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.

CIN21.0
21.0Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=21.0
JAX25.3
25.3Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=25.3
Total46.4
46.4Before environment+(+0.0)Environment, CIN+(+0.0)Environment, JAX=46.4
Wind
JAX 0.00, CIN 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-20261002T023447Z, generated Thu Oct 1, 10:35 PM 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.

Cincinnati Bengalsprojected 39.6 pass plays, 22.2 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts37.237.2
Pass yards233.0233.0
Receiving yards233.0233.0
Pass touchdowns1.461.46
Receiving touchdowns1.461.45
Carries23.023.0
Rush yards90.590.5
Rush touchdowns0.630.63
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Joe BurrowQB233.06.0100%
Chase BrownRB59.217.84.28%
Tee HigginsWR0.064.76.928%
Ja'Marr ChaseWR0.363.48.527%
Mike GesickiTE0.031.53.814%
Samaje PerineRB13.710.82.15%
Dohnte MeyersWR1.916.52.17%
Gary BrightwellRB8.14.10.82%
Drew SampleTE0.18.21.73%
Colbie YoungWR0.16.60.93%
Erick All Jr.TE0.06.11.13%
Mitchell TinsleyWR2.90.61%
Tahj BrooksRB1.10.50.10%
Jacksonville Jaguarsprojected 37.7 pass plays, 25.0 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.933.9
Pass yards248.1248.1
Receiving yards248.1248.1
Pass touchdowns2.052.05
Receiving touchdowns2.052.05
Carries27.327.3
Rush yards144.4144.4
Rush touchdowns1.321.32
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Trevor LawrenceQB248.124.8100%
Parker WashingtonWR0.181.18.833%
Bhayshul TutenRB67.411.71.85%
Jakobi MeyersWR2.142.44.417%
Brian Thomas Jr.WR0.436.24.315%
Brenton StrangeTE0.035.94.214%
Chris Rodriguez Jr.RB32.51.70.21%
Ameer AbdullahRB14.54.61.02%
Josh CameronWR0.313.51.75%
Travis HunterWR0.66.20.82%
Nate BoerkircherTE0.06.21.02%
LeQuint Allen Jr.RB1.74.20.92%
Quintin MorrisTE4.30.82%

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-20261002T023447Z

Injury report

Jacksonville Jaguars8 listed
Albert RegisDTElbowLimited Participation in Practice
Christian BraswellCBKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Cole Van LanenTKneeLimited Participation in Practice
DaVon HamiltonDTBackLimited Participation in Practice
Jakobi MeyersWRThumbLimited Participation in Practice
Jarrian JonesCBHipFull Participation in Practice
LeQuint Allen Jr.RBHipLimited Participation in Practice
Montaric BrownCBHamstringLimited Participation in Practice
Cincinnati Bengals6 listed
B.J. HillDTAchillesDid Not Participate In Practice
Bryan CookSAnkleLimited Participation in Practice
Colbie YoungWRKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
Dalton RisnerGKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
Jordan BattleSHamstringLimited Participation in Practice
Kyle DuggerSQuadricepDid Not Participate In Practice