NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 18 · Sunday, Jan 10 · 1:00 pm ET · Caesars Superdome (dome)

TBD referee · 7 rest days (TB) / 7 (NO)

Model

41%TB59%NO

Projected TB 22.5 – NO 25.6
margin +3.1 · total 48.1

Market

No market line yet.

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.

TBNO
−1.0 19thPower rating15th +0.6
−1.1 21stOffense rating17th +0.2
+0.0 15thDefense rating14th +0.4
−0.081 21stOffense EPA/play17th +0.019
+0.001 15thDefense EPA/play allowed14th −0.027
51.8% 5thOffense success rate15th 43.8%
47.6% 23rdDefense success rate allowed20th 45.5%
−0.168 25thPass EPA/dropback17th +0.052
−0.030 12thPass EPA/dropback allowed14th +0.012
+0.118 4thRush EPA/carry15th −0.075
+0.050 25thRush EPA/carry allowed19th −0.072
5.4% 26thExplosive play rate16th 9.0%
11.1% 26thExplosive rate allowed22nd 10.4%
50.0% 9th3rd-down conversion10th 47.1%
57.1% 27th3rd-down conversion allowed17th 38.5%
50.0% 20thRed-zone TD rate10th 80.0%
40.0% 7thRed-zone TD rate allowed20th 80.0%
16.7% 22ndPressure rate allowed14th 14.3%
16.2% 12thPressure rate9th 19.5%
40.0% 32ndTurnover rate29th 21.4%
10.0% 18thTakeaway rate24th 6.7%
27.0 13thPoints per game11th 30.0
33.0 26thPoints allowed per game23rd 31.0
+2.7% Pass rate over expected +4.1%
29.8 15thNeutral pace (sec/play)2nd 21.6
−0.081 Off epa last3 +0.019
+0.001 Def epa last3 −0.027
+5.2 4thSpecial teams EPA29th −2.4

TB offense vs NO defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
TBNO D

NO offense vs TB defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
NOTB D