Week 20 Swing Play Analysis

2025 Season • 4 games analysed

50%
Accuracy
2/4 picks
2
Variance Losses
Right process, wrong result
0
Predictable Misses
Could have seen coming
20
Swing Plays
High-impact moments

📊 Swing Play Breakdown

💥
Big Plays
8
+121%
🔄
Turnovers
6
-71%
4️⃣
4th Down
5
+57%
Special Teams
1
+21%

Game-by-Game Analysis

BUF@DEN
30 - 33
Variance Loss
Our pick: BUFConfidence: 52%Predictability: 0%

This one stings. We liked Buffalo at 52%, but variance had other plans. Key moments: a +24% WPA swing play, a clutch field goal, and a +19% WPA swing play. Only 0% of swing plays were predictable. This was bad luck, not bad process.

📊 Win Probability Flow+ 12 momentum shifts

DEN
BUF
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Momentum shift
100%50%0%StartQ1Q2Q3Q4
DEN
BUF

Swing Plays (5)

DENQ4 1:01💥 Big Play
+23.6%

(1:01) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix pass deep left to 19-M.Mims for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DEN-19-M.Mims was injured during the play.

BUFQ4 0:10💥 Big Play
+18.9%

(:10) 15-M.Prater 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.

DENQ5 7:01💥 Big Play
+18.7%

(7:01) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix pass short right to 12-R.Harvey pushed ob at DEN 47 for 24 yards (39-C.Lewis).

HOU@NE
16 - 28
Model Correct
Our pick: NEConfidence: 58%Predictability: 0%

Got the winner right with New England (58%), though the margin surprised us. Key moments: Houston's C.Stroud turnover in Q2, New England's D.Maye turnover in Q1, and a key Q1 fourth down conversion.

📊 Win Probability Flow+ 10 momentum shifts

NE
HOU
|
Momentum shift
100%50%0%StartQ1Q2Q3Q4
NE
HOU

Swing Plays (5)

HOUQ2 10:41🔄 Turnover
-26.0%

(10:41) 7-C.Stroud pass short left intended for 19-X.Hutchinson INTERCEPTED by 25-M.Jones [44-K.Chaisson] at HOU 26. 25-M.Jones for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

NEQ1 0:58🔄 Turnover
-14.2%

(:58) 10-D.Maye up the middle to NE 27 for 4 yards (72-T.Togiai). FUMBLES (72-T.Togiai), RECOVERED by HOU-0-A.Al-Shaair at NE 27.

NEQ1 9:414️⃣ 4th Down
+12.8%

(9:41) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass short middle to 3-D.Douglas for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

LA@CHI
20 - 17
Variance Loss
Our pick: CHIConfidence: 54%Predictability: 0%

This one stings. We liked Chicago at 54%, but variance had other plans. Key moments: a key Q4 fourth down conversion, a +26% WPA swing play, and a key Q5 fourth down conversion. Only 0% of swing plays were predictable. This was bad luck, not bad process.

📊 Win Probability Flow+ 13 momentum shifts

CHI
LA
|
Momentum shift
100%50%0%StartQ1Q2Q3Q4
CHI
LA

Swing Plays (5)

CHIQ4 0:274️⃣ 4th Down
+27.8%

(:27) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short left to 85-C.Kmet for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN [8-J.Verse].

LAQ5 4:54💥 Big Play
+26.0%

(4:54) (Shotgun) 9-M.Stafford pass short right to 12-P.Nacua to CHI 27 for 16 yards (1-J.Johnson).

CHIQ5 8:044️⃣ 4th Down
+21.9%

(8:04) 18-C.Williams left tackle to 50 for 3 yards (55-B.Fiske).

SF@SEA
6 - 41
Model Correct
Our pick: SEAConfidence: 55%Predictability: 40%

Got the winner right with Seattle (55%), though the margin surprised us. Key moments: a key Q1 special teams play, San Francisco's B.Purdy turnover in Q1, and San Francisco's B.Purdy turnover in Q3.

📊 Win Probability Flow+ 10 momentum shifts

SEA
SF
|
Momentum shift
100%50%0%StartQ1Q2Q3Q4
SEA
SF

Swing Plays (5)

SEAQ1 15:00 Special Teams
+21.0%

18-E.Pineiro kicks 60 yards from SF 35 to SEA 5. 22-R.Shaheed for 95 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on SF-18-E.Pineiro, Tripping, 8 yards, enforced between downs.

SFQ1 4:24🔄 Turnover
-5.5%

(4:24) (Shotgun) 13-B.Purdy pass short right to 88-J.Tonges to SF 42 for 11 yards (13-E.Jones; 21-D.Witherspoon). FUMBLES (13-E.Jones), RECOVERED by SEA-20-J.Love at SF 43. 20-J.Love to SF 42 for 1 yard (44-K.Juszczyk).

Predictable based on team tendencies
SFQ3 6:18🔄 Turnover
-3.2%

(6:18) (Shotgun) 13-B.Purdy pass short middle intended for 89-L.Farrell INTERCEPTED by 13-E.Jones at SF 47. 13-E.Jones to SF 47 for no gain (89-L.Farrell).

Predictable based on team tendencies