NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 2 · Sunday, Sep 20 · 1:00 pm ET · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

TBD referee · 7 rest days (CAR) / 7 (ATL) · QBs: Bryce Young vs Tua Tagovailoa

Model

41%CAR59%ATL

Projected CAR 22.3 – ATL 25.4
margin +3.1 · total 47.7

Market

53%CAR47%ATL

CAR -1.5 · O/U 43.5
implied CAR 22.5 – ATL 21.0

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
+4.6
ATL side of the number
Total edge
+4.2
leans over

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

CARATL
−2.9 25thPower rating21st −1.3
+1.6 9thOffense rating31st −4.6
−4.5 31stDefense rating3rd +3.2
+0.130 9thOffense EPA/play31st −0.358
+0.361 31stDefense EPA/play allowed3rd −0.252
47.1% 11thOffense success rate28th 36.7%
53.3% 29thDefense success rate allowed1st 33.9%
+0.242 9thPass EPA/dropback32nd −0.638
+0.551 29thPass EPA/dropback allowed6th −0.251
−0.106 19thRush EPA/carry20th −0.113
+0.143 31stRush EPA/carry allowed6th −0.252
11.8% 6thExplosive play rate13th 10.0%
12.0% 28thExplosive rate allowed11th 6.2%
44.4% 12th3rd-down conversion30th 16.7%
71.4% 30th3rd-down conversion allowed8th 25.0%
100.0% 1stRed-zone TD rate
100.0% 23rdRed-zone TD rate allowed9th 50.0%
11.6% 10thPressure rate allowed23rd 19.2%
7.9% 28thPressure rate20th 14.0%
15.4% 19thTurnover rate19th 15.4%
7.1% 22ndTakeaway rate22nd 7.1%
37.0 4thPoints per game25th 13.0
59.0 32ndPoints allowed per game10th 20.0
+3.1% Pass rate over expected −17.1%
24.7 4thNeutral pace (sec/play)18th 30.7
+0.130 Off epa last3 −0.358
+0.361 Def epa last3 −0.252
−0.5 24thSpecial teams EPA28th −2.3

CAR offense vs ATL defense

Offense percentiles for CAR against the matching defensive percentiles for ATL. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CARATL D

ATL offense vs CAR defense

Offense percentiles for ATL against the matching defensive percentiles for CAR. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
ATLCAR D