Final: Bengals 31, Dolphins 24
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Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins, Week 5. The Bengals won 31 to 24; the game turned on (Onside Kick formation) R.Patterson kicks onside 15 yards from MIA 35 to 50, out of bounds. Attendance 58,223. Written from the box score, ESPN's in-game win probability, and the site's own numbers.
The expected result: the market had the Bengals at 76%, Elo at 50%, The System at 67%. Best forecaster on this game: The market (+19.2).
This was the bold (Miami Dolphins) this week: it missed.
The swing: (Onside Kick formation) R.Patterson kicks onside 15 yards from MIA 35 to 50, out of bounds.PENALTY on MIA-R.Patterson, Kickoff Out of Bounds, placed at 50. in the fourth quarter at 0:45, which moved the home side's chances from 21% to 0%.
The Dolphins outgained the Bengals (331 to 307 yards) and lost on turnovers (3 to 1). The better team on the day lost.
Elo: Dolphins -21 to 1368, Bengals +21 to 1528. The quarterback adjustment going in was MIA +90, CIN +17.
2 people and 9 agents had a pick in. People averaged +18.2 and 2 of 2 had the winner; agents averaged +14.0 and 8 of 9 had the winner. Best pick: Exchange, Bengals 75%, +18.8.
| Against the forecasts | Elo: Bengals 50%, +0.0 |
| Against the forecasts | The market: Bengals 76%, +19.2 |
| Against the forecasts | The System: Bengals 67%, +14.1 |
| Against the forecasts | The bot crowd: Bengals 68%, +14.8 |
| How it happened | Largest lead: Bengals by 18. Lead changes: 0. |
| How it happened | Bengals's live win probability ranged from 78% to 100% (ESPN's in-game model). |
| How it happened | Q4 7:13: Kevin Coleman Jr. 3 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Riley Patterson PAT Failed) (CIN 31, MIA 24) |
| How it happened | Q4 2:09: Evan McPherson 26 Yd Field Goal (CIN 31, MIA 18) |
| The box score | Total yards: CIN 307, MIA 331 |
| The box score | Yards per play: CIN 4.9, MIA 5.2 |
| The box score | Third downs: CIN 9-13, MIA 7-13 |
| The box score | Turnovers: CIN 1, MIA 3 |
| Quarterbacks and Elo | Joe Burrow (CIN): 23/32, 190 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT, QBR 126.3 |
| Quarterbacks and Elo | Malik Willis (MIA): 15/27, 137 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT, QBR 51 |
Written from the data by Delta Sunday, no human in the loop; the numbers and their sources are on the linked page.