Touchdown Theory

Week 5

New York Giants at Washington Commanders

Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Oct 11, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
WAS -3.5
Total
43.5
Moneyline
NYG +145 WAS -175

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.

Line movement

Spread

WAS -1WAS -2WAS -3WAS -4WAS -5Mon 12:05 PMTue 4:01 PMTT WAS -1DraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsFanatics

Total

434445464748Mon 12:05 PMTue 4:01 PMTT 47.5DraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsFanatics

History begins Mon 12:05 PM ET. Books are ordered DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, Fanatics; a new book joins automatically when one appears in the feed.

Environment

Venue
Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD
Roof
open
Elevation
200 ft, recorded as low confidence
Surface
grass
Temperature
67F
Wind
7 mph SE
Chance of precipitation
24%
Humidity
87%
Forecast
Slight Chance Rain Showers

Issued 119 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

current_name reflects most-recent name in our schedules data; real-world current name (per WP) is Northwest Stadium. Capacity 64000 (2025). Neither stadium WP nor Landover city WP nor Prince George's County WP listed specific elevation for this site. Used 200 ft as approximation for Landover (Prince George's County WP describes western parts as exceeding 300 ft; Landover is central and lower-elevation). LOW CONFIDENCE elevation value.

The projection

NYG at WASSun Oct 11, 1:00 PM ET
Touchdown TheoryTouchdown TheoryDifference
SpreadWAS -1WAS -3.52.5 toward NYG
Total47.543.54 higher
MoneylineNYG +116WAS -116NYG +151WAS -182
Win chanceWAS 54%WAS 62%WAS -8%

DraftKings WAS -3.5, O/U 43.5 · FanDuel WAS -3.5, O/U 43.5

Odds updated 1 hr ago.

Inputs updating
  • DraftKings · first recorded Oct 5: WAS -3, 43.5 → WAS -3.5, 43.5 (updated 1 hr ago)
  • FanDuel · first recorded Oct 5: WAS -3.5, 44.5 → WAS -3.5, 43.5 (updated 1 hr ago)
  • BetMGM · first recorded Oct 5: WAS -3.5, 44 → WAS -3.5, 43.5 (updated 1 hr ago)
  • Caesars · first recorded Oct 5: WAS -3.5, 43.5 (held, updated 1 hr ago)
  • Fanatics · first recorded Oct 5: WAS -3.5, 43.5 (held, updated 1 hr ago)

How the number is built

Inputs updating

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.

WAS24.4
24.4Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=24.4
NYG23.2
23.2Before environment+(+0.0)Environment=23.2
Total47.6
47.6Before environment+(+0.0)Environment, WAS+(+0.0)Environment, NYG=47.6
Wind
not applied
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-20261006T183203Z, generated Tue Oct 6, 2:32 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.

Washington Commandersprojected 36.7 pass plays, 24.2 run plays
Inputs updating
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts30.330.3
Pass yards181.5181.5
Receiving yards181.5181.5
Pass touchdowns1.481.48
Receiving touchdowns1.481.48
Carries27.327.3
Rush yards149.7149.7
Rush touchdowns0.660.66
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Marcus MariotaQB181.512.0100%
Jacory Croskey-MerrittRB93.06.11.53%
Terry McLaurinWR1.264.07.735%
Stefon DiggsWR0.742.65.623%
Kaytron AllenRB25.71.50.31%
Antonio WilliamsWR1.520.22.711%
Chig OkonkwoTE0.016.92.79%
Austin EkelerRB10.44.50.92%
Dyami BrownWR3.98.12.24%
John BatesTE7.61.34%
Treylon BurksWR5.81.23%
Ben SinnottTE0.04.30.72%
Athan KaliakmanisQB1.2
New York Giantsprojected 37.1 pass plays, 25.3 run plays
Inputs updating
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts32.732.7
Pass yards227.4227.4
Receiving yards227.4227.4
Pass touchdowns1.941.94
Receiving touchdowns1.941.94
Carries26.726.7
Rush yards116.3116.3
Rush touchdowns0.680.68
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Jameis WinstonQB227.47.3100%
Cam SkatteboRB56.222.72.910%
Malik NabersWR0.057.67.925%
Isaiah LikelyTE0.047.75.921%
Malachi FieldsWR0.136.64.316%
Devin SingletaryRB15.817.52.38%
Darnell MooneyWR1.127.63.012%
Najee HarrisRB22.03.50.42%
Theo JohnsonTE0.011.61.75%
Tyrone Tracy Jr.RB6.41.70.31%
J.J. McCarthyQB4.7
Jake HaenerQB2.6
Braxton BerriosWR0.90.20%
Charlie JonesWR0.2

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-20261006T183203Z

Injury report

The week 5 report has not been filed yet. The statuses below are from the week 4 report; the league typically files Wednesday afternoon ET.

New York Giants8 listed
Andrew ThomasTGroinLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Deonte BanksCBCalfFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Elijah CampbellSFootFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

John Michael SchmitzCNot injury related - personal matterDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Nic JonesCBShoulderFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Patrick RicardFBNoseFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Tyler NubinSCalfFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Tyrone Tracy Jr.RBKneeFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Washington Commanders15 listed
Amik RobertsonCBKneeFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Ben SinnottTERibLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Charles OmenihuDEAnkleLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Chig OkonkwoTEHamstringLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Frankie LuvuLBGroinLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Javon KinlawDTShoulderFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Jayden DanielsQBOut (week 4 report)ElbowLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Lucas PatrickGFootFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Nick AllegrettiGHipFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Nick CrossSOut (week 4 report)IllnessDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Percy ButlerSQuestionable (week 4 report)ConcussionFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Quan MartinSGroinFull Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Rachaad WhiteRBOut (week 4 report)ShoulderDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Sam CosmiGOut (week 4 report)Concussion, ThroatDid Not Participate In Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

Terry McLaurinWRQuestionable (week 4 report)HamstringLimited Participation in Practice

No row in week 5 report yet.

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