Win Probability
Confidence: <strong>clear 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: +0.099 EPA/play over its last 8 games (8th in the league)
- Lamar Jackson (BAL): +0.141 EPA/dropback in prior starts
- Carson Wentz (IND): +0.003 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 5
IND
BAL
Pulled fresh for 2021 week 5 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.
Actual Result
Prediction missed by 0 pts on margin, 8 pts on total.
Scoring Summary
- Q1 13:11 TD IND (13:11) (Shotgun) 2-C.Wentz pass short left to 28-J.Taylor for 76 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 6 – BAL 0
- Q2 01:39 FG BAL (1:39) 9-J.Tucker 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-N.Moore, Holder-4-S.Koch. IND 7 – BAL 3
- Q2 00:00 FG IND (:00) 3-R.Blankenship 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez. IND 10 – BAL 3
- Q3 14:07 TD IND (14:07) 2-C.Wentz pass deep left to 11-M.Pittman for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN [6-P.Queen]. Penalty on BAL-23-A.Averett, Defensive Pass Interference, declined. IND 16 – BAL 3
- Q3 03:11 TD IND (3:11) 28-J.Taylor right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 22 – BAL 3
- Q3 01:02 TD BAL (1:02) (Shotgun) 8-L.Jackson pass deep right to 5-M.Brown for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 22 – BAL 9
- Q4 12:04 FG IND (12:04) 3-R.Blankenship 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez. IND 25 – BAL 9
- Q4 09:44 TD BAL (9:44) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-L.Jackson pass short middle to 89-M.Andrews for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on IND-47-A.Chesley, Defensive Holding, declined. IND 25 – BAL 15
- Q4 00:46 TD BAL (:46) (Shotgun) 8-L.Jackson pass short right to 89-M.Andrews for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 25 – BAL 23
- Q5 05:29 TD BAL (5:29) (Shotgun) 8-L.Jackson pass short right to 5-M.Brown for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 25 – BAL 31
Fourth-Down Decisions
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Q1 BAL 4th & 5 at the 72Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 49%
(13:31) 4-S.Koch punts 49 yards to IND 23, Center-46-N.Moore. 21-N.Hines to IND 29 for 6 yards (46-N.Moore).
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Q1 BAL 4th & 5 at the 69Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 49%
(11:26) 4-S.Koch punts 53 yards to IND 16, Center-46-N.Moore, fair catch by 21-N.Hines.
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Q1 BAL 4th & 2 at the 55Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +1.14 EPp(convert) 62%
(:19) 4-S.Koch punts 47 yards to IND 8, Center-46-N.Moore. 21-N.Hines to IND 21 for 13 yards (21-B.Stephens, 57-K.Welch).
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Q2 IND 4th & 16 at the 50Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 26% p(FG) 29%
(10:15) 8-R.Sanchez punts 38 yards to BAL 12, Center-46-L.Rhodes, fair catch by 13-D.Duvernay.
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Q2 BAL 4th & 4 at the 56Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.63 EPp(convert) 51%
(6:22) 4-S.Koch punts 49 yards to IND 7, Center-46-N.Moore. 21-N.Hines pushed ob at IND 18 for 11 yards (41-A.Levine).
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Q2 IND 4th & 5 at the 77Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 47%
(4:36) 8-R.Sanchez punts 52 yards to BAL 25, Center-46-L.Rhodes. 13-D.Duvernay to BAL 32 for 7 yards (16-A.Dulin; 37-K.Willis). PENALTY on BAL-57-K.Welch, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at BAL 25.
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Q2 BAL 4th & 4 at the 5Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.75 EPp(convert) 44% p(FG) 98%
(1:39) 9-J.Tucker 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-N.Moore, Holder-4-S.Koch.
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Q2 IND 4th & 11 at the 37Chose GO Model wanted KICK instead — cost +1.00 EPp(convert) 30% p(FG) 62%
(:10) (Shotgun) 2-C.Wentz pass short left to 11-M.Pittman to BAL 24 for 13 yards (23-A.Averett) [99-O.Oweh].
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Q4 IND 4th & 6 at the 25Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 38% p(FG) 86%
(12:04) 3-R.Blankenship 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
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Q4 IND 4th & 12 at the 19 late-gameChose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 27% p(FG) 92%
(4:37) 3-R.Blankenship 37 yard field goal is BLOCKED (93-C.Campbell), Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez, RECOVERED by BAL-23-A.Averett at BAL 25.