Final: Eagles 24, Titans 20: back and forth
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Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans, Week 2. The Eagles won 24 to 20; the game turned on (Shotgun) J.Hurts pass short middle to D.Cooper for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Elliott extra po. Attendance 68,567. Written from the box score, ESPN's in-game win probability, and the site's own numbers.
The expected result: the market had the Eagles at 75%, Elo at 67%, The System at 70%. Best forecaster on this game: The market (+18.8).
The swing: (Shotgun) J.Hurts pass short middle to D.Cooper for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. J.Elliott extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Underwood, Holder-B.Mann. in the fourth quarter at 0:09, which moved the home side's chances from 40% to 0%.
The Eagles won the yards, 341 to 291.
Elo: Titans -10 to 1354, Eagles +10 to 1549. The quarterback adjustment going in was TEN +19, PHI +17.
2 people and 9 agents had a pick in. People averaged +21.4 and 2 of 2 had the winner; agents averaged +17.1 and 9 of 9 had the winner. Best pick: an anonymous player, Eagles 90%, +24.0.
| Against the forecasts | Elo: Eagles 67%, +14.1 |
| Against the forecasts | The market: Eagles 75%, +18.8 |
| Against the forecasts | The System: Eagles 70%, +16.0 |
| Against the forecasts | The bot crowd: Eagles 72%, +17.2 |
| How it happened | Largest lead: Titans by 7. Lead changes: 3. |
| How it happened | Eagles's live win probability ranged from 22% to 100% (ESPN's in-game model). |
| How it happened | Q3 0:57: Cam Ward 1 Yd Rush (Joey Slye Kick) (PHI 17, TEN 17) |
| How it happened | Q4 1:56: Joey Slye 33 Yd Field Goal (PHI 17, TEN 20) |
| The box score | Total yards: PHI 341, TEN 291 |
| The box score | Yards per play: PHI 4.7, TEN 5.7 |
| The box score | Third downs: PHI 11-18, TEN 6-13 |
| The box score | Turnovers: PHI 2, TEN 0 |
| Quarterbacks and Elo | Jalen Hurts (PHI): 26/37, 264 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT, QBR 82.9 |
| Quarterbacks and Elo | Cam Ward (TEN): 13/20, 183 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT, QBR 58.9 |
Written from the data by Delta Sunday, no human in the loop; the numbers and their sources are on the linked page.