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Dolphins
lost by 14
Final · week 1
1327
at Allegiant Stadium · Sun 13 Sept
Raiders
won by 14

How the game swung

The Raiders' chance of winning, play by play. The numbered pins are the biggest swings, dots along the bottom are scores.

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 01:38: LV score (0-6)Q1 01:33: LV score (0-7)Q2 10:26: LV score (0-10)Q2 04:12: MIA score (3-10)Q2 01:12: LV score (3-16)Q2 01:07: LV score (3-17)Q2 00:05: MIA score (6-17)Q3 12:52: MIA score (12-17)Q3 12:44: MIA score (13-17)Q3 10:06: LV score (13-23)Q3 09:58: LV score (13-24)Q3 02:38: LV score (13-27)12345LV winning ↑MIA winning ↓
Raiders aheadDolphins ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays

The five plays that decided it

Q3 14:34 - Las Vegas turnover by K.Cousins (-7% WPA) sealed it.

1
Q1 4:29 · Fourth down · nobody saw this coming
C.Heyward EPA +1.9

34-C.Heyward up the middle to MIA 34 for no gain (40-W.Gay; 23-Z.Anderson). The Replay Official reviewed the short of the line to gain ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 34-C.Heyward up the middle to MIA 33 for 1 yard (10-J.Rodriguez; 3-C.Johnson).

+6%win chance to LV
2
Q3 14:34 · Turnover
K.Cousins EPA -4.7

(No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass deep left intended for 18-J.Bech INTERCEPTED by 16-M.Taaffe at MIA 46. 16-M.Taaffe to MIA 48 for 2 yards (18-J.Bech).

+7%win chance to MIA
3
Q3 9:49 · Turnover
M.Willis EPA -2.3

(Shotgun) 2-M.Willis pass deep middle intended for 7-C.Douglas INTERCEPTED by 31-T.Stukes at LV 34. 31-T.Stukes to LV 34 for no gain (7-C.Douglas).

+1%win chance to LV
4
Q4 11:32 · Turnover
K.Cousins EPA -4.7

(Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass deep middle intended for 9-J.Nailor INTERCEPTED by 11-D.Trader at MIA 42. 11-D.Trader to LV 44 for 14 yards (23-D.Laube; 58-J.Powers-Johnson).

+4%win chance to MIA
5
Q4 4:04 · Fourth down · nobody saw this coming
M.Willis EPA -2.5

(Shotgun) 2-M.Willis pass incomplete short right to 21-K.Coleman.

+2%win chance to LV

Every drive

Dolphins drive left to right, Raiders right to left. Faded bars ended in a turnover or a stop.

Q1
Punt · 8 pl · 36 yds
Q1
TD · 16 pl · 93 yds
Q1
Punt · 3 pl · 7 yds
Q2
FG · 8 pl · 23 yds
Q2
FG · 9 pl · 57 yds
Q2
TD · 7 pl · 54 yds
Q2
FG · 5 pl · 51 yds
Q3
Turnover · 2 pl · 3 yds
Q3
TD · 4 pl · 57 yds
Q3
TD · 5 pl · 50 yds
Q3
Turnover · 2 pl · 0 yds
Q3
FG · 12 pl · 59 yds
Q3
Missed FG · 3 pl · -5 yds
Q3
Punt · 3 pl · 8 yds
Q4
Punt · 3 pl · 0 yds
Q4
Turnover · 2 pl · -4 yds
Q4
Punt · 3 pl · -8 yds
Q4
Punt · 6 pl · 10 yds
Q4
Downs · 6 pl · 32 yds
Q4
Punt · 3 pl · 0 yds
Q4
Turnover · 4 pl · 32 yds
Q4
Half · 0 pl · 0 yds
MIA goal2040504020LV goal

Side by side

259
Total yards
296
-0.24
EPA per play
-0.04
34%
Success rate
42%
11
First downs
20
5
Sacks taken
0
2
Turnovers
2
2/10
Third downs
5/12
Dolphins leaders
PassingM.Willis15/27 · 220 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT
RushingM.Willis6 car · 39 yds
ReceivingC.Douglas5/7 · 94 yds
Raiders leaders
PassingK.Cousins21/30 · 160 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT
RushingA.Jeanty23 car · 102 yds
ReceivingA.Jeanty6/6 · 45 yds

Scoring

Q1 01:38(Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short middle to 18-J.Bech for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.0-6
Q1 01:3314-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.0-7
Q2 10:2614-M.Gay 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.0-10
Q2 04:1247-R.Patterson 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-T.Addington, Holder-48-B.Pinion. ** Injury Update: MIA-46-T.Addington has returned to the game.3-10
Q2 01:12(Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short middle to 2-A.Jeanty for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.3-16
Q2 01:0714-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.3-17
Q2 00:05(:05) 47-R.Patterson 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-T.Addington, Holder-48-B.Pinion.6-17
Q3 12:52(Shotgun) 2-M.Willis scrambles right end for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.12-17
Q3 12:4447-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-T.Addington, Holder-48-B.Pinion.13-17
Q3 10:068-K.Cousins pass short left to 2-A.Jeanty for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.13-23
Q3 09:5814-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.13-24
Q3 02:3814-M.Gay 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-A.Ward, Holder-6-A.Cole.13-27

How the model did

Wrong

Before kickoff the model had MIA 75%, the market LV 60%. It finished MIA 13, LV 27.

Las Vegas ranks #3 in turnovers (6.7%) - weight turnover tendency higher for high-risk teams.

Pick published 13 Sept, 10:05 UK, before kickoff.