NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 4 · Sunday, Oct 4 · 8:20 pm ET · Bank of America Stadium

TBD referee · 7 rest days (DET) / 7 (CAR)

Model

52%DET48%CAR

Projected DET 28.0 – CAR 27.2
margin −0.8 · total 55.2

Market

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Edge

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

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

DETCAR
−0.6 18thPower rating25th −2.9
−0.4 19thOffense rating9th +1.6
−0.2 16thDefense rating31st −4.5
−0.027 19thOffense EPA/play9th +0.130
+0.019 16thDefense EPA/play allowed31st +0.361
45.5% 13thOffense success rate11th 47.1%
43.8% 18thDefense success rate allowed29th 53.3%
+0.012 19thPass EPA/dropback9th +0.242
+0.052 16thPass EPA/dropback allowed29th +0.551
−0.072 14thRush EPA/carry19th −0.106
−0.075 18thRush EPA/carry allowed31st +0.143
10.4% 11thExplosive play rate6th 11.8%
9.0% 17thExplosive rate allowed28th 12.0%
38.5% 16th3rd-down conversion12th 44.4%
47.1% 23rd3rd-down conversion allowed30th 71.4%
80.0% 10thRed-zone TD rate1st 100.0%
80.0% 20thRed-zone TD rate allowed23rd 100.0%
19.5% 24thPressure rate allowed10th 11.6%
14.3% 18thPressure rate28th 7.9%
6.7% 9thTurnover rate19th 15.4%
21.4% 4thTakeaway rate22nd 7.1%
31.0 8thPoints per game4th 37.0
30.0 22ndPoints allowed per game32nd 59.0
−2.4% Pass rate over expected +3.1%
31.1 20thNeutral pace (sec/play)4th 24.7
−0.027 Off epa last3 +0.130
+0.019 Def epa last3 +0.361
+0.1 23rdSpecial teams EPA24th −0.5

DET offense vs CAR defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
DETCAR D

CAR offense vs DET defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CARDET D