Win Probability
Confidence: <strong>slight edge</strong> Bands are honesty-checked against held-out seasons, not a feeling about this game — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Key Insights
- BAL offense: -0.137 EPA/play over its last 8 games (30th in the league)
- JAX defense: +0.083 EPA/play allowed over its last 8 games (29th in the league)
- JAX offense: -0.053 EPA/play over its last 8 games (20th in the league)
- Blake Bortles (JAX): -0.014 EPA/dropback in prior starts
Predicted Final Score
Typical error on unseen games: ±10.2 pts on margin, ±10.7 pts on total (held-out 2025). Treat this as a range, not a prediction to the point — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Injury Report — Week 3
BAL
JAX
Pulled fresh for 2016 week 3 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.
Actual Result
Prediction missed by 5 pts on margin, 7 pts on total.
Scoring Summary
- Q1 04:00 TD BAL (4:00) (Shotgun) 5-J.Flacco scrambles left end for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. BAL 6 – JAX 0
- Q2 11:11 FG BAL (11:11) 9-J.Tucker 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch. BAL 10 – JAX 0
- Q2 02:00 TD JAX (2:00) 5-B.Bortles pass short right to 15-A.Robinson for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. BAL 10 – JAX 6
- Q2 00:00 FG BAL (:00) 9-J.Tucker 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch. BAL 13 – JAX 7
- Q3 10:24 FG BAL (10:24) 9-J.Tucker 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch. BAL 16 – JAX 7
- Q3 05:09 TD JAX (5:09) 5-B.Bortles pass incomplete short right to 15-A.Robinson. Jacksonville challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 5-B.Bortles pass short right to 15-A.Robinson for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. BAL 16 – JAX 13
- Q4 07:29 FG JAX (7:29) (Field Goal formation) 2-J.Myers 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-3-B.Nortman. BAL 16 – JAX 17
- Q4 01:07 FG BAL (1:07) 9-J.Tucker 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch. BAL 19 – JAX 17
Fourth-Down Decisions
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Q1 JAX 4th & 7 at the 87Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 41%
(14:07) 3-B.Nortman punts 39 yards to BAL 48, Center-46-C.Tinker, fair catch by 14-D.Hester.
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Q1 JAX 4th & 8 at the 55Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 35%
(9:56) (Punt formation) 3-B.Nortman punts 49 yards to BAL 6, Center-46-C.Tinker, downed by JAX-17-A.Benn.
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Q1 BAL 4th & 2 at the 86Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.75 EPp(convert) 61%
(9:01) (Punt formation) 4-S.Koch punts 44 yards to JAX 42, Center-46-M.Cox. 13-R.Greene to JAX 40 for -2 yards (36-T.Young). PENALTY on JAX-31-D.House, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at JAX 40.
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Q1 JAX 4th & 8 at the 68Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 37%
(8:04) (Punt formation) 3-B.Nortman punts 43 yards to BAL 25, Center-46-C.Tinker, fair catch by 14-D.Hester.
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Q2 BAL 4th & 5 at the 25Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 38% p(FG) 83%
(11:11) 9-J.Tucker 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch.
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Q2 JAX 4th & 7 at the 55Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 37%
(8:50) 3-B.Nortman punts 39 yards to BAL 16, Center-46-C.Tinker, out of bounds. PENALTY on BAL-36-T.Young, Offensive Holding, 8 yards, enforced at BAL 16.
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Q2 BAL 4th & 8 at the 75Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 37%
(6:00) 4-S.Koch punts 54 yards to JAX 21, Center-46-M.Cox. 13-R.Greene to BAL 37 for 42 yards (41-A.Levine).
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Q3 BAL 4th & 5 at the 19Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 38% p(FG) 90%
(10:24) 9-J.Tucker 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch.
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Q3 BAL 4th & 13 at the 78Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 30%
(3:33) 4-S.Koch punts 50 yards to JAX 28, Center-46-M.Cox. 13-R.Greene to JAX 25 for -3 yards (39-M.Canady).
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Q4 JAX 4th & 5 at the 44Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 41% p(FG) 38%
(14:57) (Punt formation) 3-B.Nortman punts 44 yards to end zone, Center-46-C.Tinker, Touchback.
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Q4 BAL 4th & 3 at the 66Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.31 EPp(convert) 52%
(12:05) (Punt formation) 4-S.Koch punts 53 yards to JAX 13, Center-46-M.Cox. 13-R.Greene to JAX 19 for 6 yards (36-T.Young).
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Q4 JAX 4th & 15 at the 74Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 28%
(9:11) (Punt formation) 3-B.Nortman punts 35 yards to BAL 39, Center-46-C.Tinker. 14-D.Hester MUFFS catch, RECOVERED by JAX-16-D.Robinson at BAL 39. 16-D.Robinson to BAL 39 for no gain (14-D.Hester).
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Q4 JAX 4th & 2 at the 31Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.90 EPp(convert) 55% p(FG) 71%
(7:29) (Field Goal formation) 2-J.Myers 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-3-B.Nortman.
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Q4 JAX 4th & 15 at the 34 late-gameChose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 24% p(FG) 64%
(3:06) (Field Goal formation) 2-J.Myers 52 yard field goal is BLOCKED (96-B.Urban), Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-3-B.Nortman, RECOVERED by BAL-54-Z.Orr at BAL 34. 54-Z.Orr to BAL 43 for 9 yards (93-T.Alualu).
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Q4 BAL 4th & 2 at the 49 late-gameChose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 57% p(FG) 26%
(2:14) 5-J.Flacco pass short middle to 89-S.Smith to JAX 44 for 5 yards (51-P.Posluszny).
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Q4 BAL 4th & 1 at the 35 late-gameChose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 66% p(FG) 62%
(1:07) 9-J.Tucker 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch.