NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 2 · Sunday, Sep 20 · 1:00 pm ET · M&T Bank Stadium

TBD referee · 7 rest days (NO) / 7 (BAL) · QBs: Tyler Shough vs Lamar Jackson

Model

32%NO68%BAL

Projected NO 21.2 – BAL 27.6
margin +6.4 · total 48.9

Market

25%NO75%BAL

BAL -8.5 · O/U 47.5
implied NO 19.5 – BAL 28.0

Edge

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

Spread edge
−2.1
NO side of the number
Total edge
+1.4
leans over

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

NOBAL
+0.6 15thPower rating3rd +5.5
+0.2 17thOffense rating6th +2.6
+0.4 14thDefense rating6th +2.9
+0.019 17thOffense EPA/play6th +0.209
−0.027 14thDefense EPA/play allowed6th −0.225
43.8% 15thOffense success rate12th 46.9%
45.5% 20thDefense success rate allowed13th 42.6%
+0.052 17thPass EPA/dropback7th +0.316
+0.012 14thPass EPA/dropback allowed3rd −0.410
−0.075 15thRush EPA/carry6th +0.102
−0.072 19thRush EPA/carry allowed28th +0.116
9.0% 16thExplosive play rate8th 10.9%
10.4% 22ndExplosive rate allowed29th 13.0%
47.1% 10th3rd-down conversion17th 37.5%
38.5% 17th3rd-down conversion allowed11th 30.0%
80.0% 10thRed-zone TD rate13th 75.0%
80.0% 20thRed-zone TD rate allowed23rd 100.0%
14.3% 14thPressure rate allowed8th 10.3%
19.5% 9thPressure rate4th 26.5%
21.4% 29thTurnover rate12th 7.7%
6.7% 24thTakeaway rate10th 16.7%
30.0 11thPoints per game2nd 41.0
31.0 23rdPoints allowed per game14th 23.0
+4.1% Pass rate over expected −5.8%
21.6 2ndNeutral pace (sec/play)19th 30.8
+0.019 Off epa last3 +0.209
−0.027 Def epa last3 −0.225
−2.4 29thSpecial teams EPA6th +4.8

NO offense vs BAL defense

Offense percentiles for NO against the matching defensive percentiles for BAL. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
NOBAL D

BAL offense vs NO defense

Offense percentiles for BAL against the matching defensive percentiles for NO. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
BALNO D