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2018 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2018 · M&T Bank Stadium

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

12

Baltimore RavensWinner

20

BAL -8.5 no coverU 44.5 ✓

Baltimore Ravens 20–12. Biggest swing: Q2 3:15, BAL +19% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

0255075100End Q1End Q2End Q3BALTB
Q2 · 3:15TB BAL TB ball · 3rd & 20BAL 79%

(3:15) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 3-J.Winston pass deep left to 13-M.Evans pushed ob at BAL 21 for 64 yards (22-J.Smith). PENALTY on BAL-22-J.Smith, Face Mask (15 Yards), 10 yards, enforced at BAL 21.

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Highest-leverage plays

  1. Q2 · 3:15BAL +19% win prob(3:15) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 3-J.Winston pass deep left to 13-M.Evans pushed ob at BAL 21 for 64 yards (22-J.Smith). PENALTY on BAL-22-J.Smith, Face Mask (15 Yards), 10 yards, enforced at BAL 21.
  2. Q1 · 1:29TB +9% win prob(1:29) (Shotgun) 8-L.Jackson FUMBLES (Aborted) at TB 43, RECOVERED by TB-54-L.David at TB 49. 54-L.David to TB 49 for no gain (35-G.Edwards).
  3. Q2 · 12:19BAL +8% win prob(12:19) (Shotgun) 3-J.Winston pass incomplete short right to 10-A.Humphries. PENALTY on BAL-29-M.Humphrey, Defensive Holding, 3 yards, enforced at BAL 6 - No Play.
  4. Q1 · 0:06BAL +8% win prob(:06) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 3-J.Winston pass deep left to 13-M.Evans pushed ob at BAL 23 for 23 yards (22-J.Smith).

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

MetricBuccaneersRavens
Offensive plays4771
Total yards242373 (edge)
Yards per play5.15.3 (edge)
Expected points added / play-0.190.05 (edge)
Success rate36%45% (edge)
Dropback rate55%41%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)-0.350.16 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)0.02 (edge)-0.02
Third downs3/109/15 (edge)
Red-zone trips → TDs0 → 00 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)69 (edge)
First downs gained on snaps1123 (edge)
Sacks taken1 (edge)2
Turnovers11

Ravens won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.05 expected points added per play vs -0.19.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Jameis WinstonQB

13/25, 157 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-9.1 expected points added · -11.7% completion over expected

Passing · BAL

Lamar JacksonQB

14/23, 131 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-0.0 expected points added · -3.0% completion over expected

Rushing · BAL

Gus EdwardsRB

19 att, 104 yds, 1 TD

5.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · BAL

Lamar JacksonQB

18 att, 95 yds, 0 TD

-3.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Mike EvansWR

4/9 for 121 yds, 0 TD

36% of team targets · 3.9 expected points added

Receiving · BAL

Willie SneadWR

5/6 for 58 yds, 0 TD

29% of team targets · 3.6 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#TeamStartPlaysScrim ydsClockResult
1TBTB 356212:12Punt
2BALBAL 304101:55Punt
3TBTB 267152:24Punt
4BALBAL 21431:30Punt
5TBTB 136142:52Punt
6BALBAL 256322:43Fumble
7TBTB 499484:16Touchdown
8BALBAL 2718688:10Touchdown
9TBTB 258722:10Turnover on downs
10BALBAL 319631:39Turnover on downs
11TBTB 28200:09End of half
12BALBAL 2212884:57Touchdown
13TBTB 257282:14Punt
14TBBAL 144152:06Turnover on downs
15BALBAL 4516537:11Turnover on downs
16TBTB 23200:13Interception
17BALTB 434-41:57Punt
18TBTB 388294:14Turnover on downs
19BALBAL 3312607:08End of game

0 of 19 drives ended in points. Longest march: Ravens gained 88 scrimmage yards over 12 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jameis Winston13/25157011-9.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Peyton Barber19854.510.8
Jameis Winston200.000.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Mike Evans49121036%3.9
Adam Humphries4623024%-2.7
Cameron Brate12908%-0.6
Peyton Barber22408%-0.7
Jacquizz Rodgers11104%-0.4
Chris Godwin030012%-4.7
Ronald Jones12-108%-1.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Lavonte David922.000
Vita Vea630.000
Riley Bullough440.001
Andrew Adams510.001
Isaiah Johnson220.000
Ryan Smith310.000
Devante Bond310.000
Brent Grimes220.000
Josh Shaw210.000
Carl Nassib210.000

Baltimore Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Lamar Jackson14/23131102-0.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Gus Edwards191045.515.1
Lamar Jackson18955.30-3.6
Kenneth Dixon11484.40-1.1
Chris Moore1-5-5.00-1.1

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Willie Snead5658029%3.6
Mark Andrews2431019%2.6
Hayden Hurst3320014%0.4
John Brown139014%-1.2
Maxx Williams126010%-0.6
Chris Moore11515%1.8
Kenneth Dixon11205%-0.5
Michael Crabtree01005%-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
C.J. Mosley620.500
Eric Weddle230.000
Jimmy Smith310.000
Brandon Williams310.000
Matt Judon210.000
Patrick Onwuasor210.501
Cyrus Jones200.000
Michael Pierce200.000
Tavon Young200.000
Chris Wormley110.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
BAL -8.5
Closing total
44.5
TB moneyline
+328
BAL moneyline
-378

Ravens closed -8.5, won by 8 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 44.5; the game landed 32 — under by 12.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
M&T Bank Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
43°F, wind 10 mph
Referee
Ron Torbert
Rest
TB 7 days · BAL 7 days
Coaches
Dirk Koetter vs John Harbaugh