Win Probability
Confidence: <strong>coin flip</strong> Bands are honesty-checked against held-out seasons, not a feeling about this game — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Key Insights
- Neutral site — no home-field edge
- IND offense: -0.134 EPA/play over its last 8 games (29th in the league)
- JAX offense: -0.083 EPA/play over its last 8 games (23rd in the league)
- JAX defense: +0.048 EPA/play allowed over its last 8 games (23rd in the league)
- IND crossing 6 time zone(s)
- IND defense: +0.054 EPA/play allowed over its last 8 games (24th in the league)
- QB edge to IND: Blake Bortles (JAX) -0.034 vs Andrew Luck (IND) -0.026 EPA/dropback
Predicted Final Score
Typical error on unseen games: ±10.2 pts on margin, ±10.7 pts on total (held-out 2025). Treat this as a range, not a prediction to the point — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Injury Report — Week 4
IND
JAX
Pulled fresh for 2016 week 4 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.
Actual Result
Prediction missed by 2 pts on margin, 12 pts on total.
Scoring Summary
- Q1 08:27 TD JAX (8:27) 5-B.Bortles pass short middle to 15-A.Robinson for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 0 – JAX 6
- Q1 01:54 FG IND (1:54) (Field Goal formation) 4-A.Vinatieri 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-M.Overton, Holder-1-P.McAfee. IND 3 – JAX 7
- Q2 08:57 FG IND (8:57) (Field Goal formation) 4-A.Vinatieri 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-M.Overton, Holder-1-P.McAfee. IND 6 – JAX 7
- Q2 04:13 TD JAX (4:13) (Shotgun) 5-B.Bortles right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. IND 6 – JAX 13
- Q2 00:02 FG JAX (:02) (Field Goal formation) 2-J.Myers 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-3-B.Nortman. IND 6 – JAX 17
- Q3 11:55 FG JAX (11:55) (Field Goal formation) 2-J.Myers 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-3-B.Nortman. IND 6 – JAX 20
- Q3 02:55 FG JAX (2:55) (Field Goal formation) 2-J.Myers 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-3-B.Nortman. IND 6 – JAX 23
- Q4 14:52 TD IND (14:52) 62-L.Clark reported in as eligible. 23-F.Gore left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. IND 12 – JAX 23
- Q4 07:13 TD IND (7:13) (Shotgun) 12-A.Luck pass short right to 13-T.Hilton for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 19 – JAX 23
- Q4 05:15 TD JAX (5:15) (Shotgun) 5-B.Bortles pass short right to 88-A.Hurns for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 20 – JAX 29
- Q4 03:10 TD IND (3:10) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 12-A.Luck pass deep right to 15-P.Dorsett for 64 yards, TOUCHDOWN. IND 26 – JAX 30
Fourth-Down Decisions
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Q1 IND 4th & 2 at the 67Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.70 EPp(convert) 59%
(13:41) (Punt formation) 1-P.McAfee punts 49 yards to JAX 18, Center-45-M.Overton. 13-R.Greene ran ob at JAX 30 for 12 yards (28-J.Todman).
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Q1 JAX 4th & 10 at the 70Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 33%
(11:58) 3-B.Nortman punts 45 yards to IND 25, Center-46-C.Tinker, fair catch by 11-Q.Bray.
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Q1 IND 4th & 20 at the 35Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 20% p(FG) 62%
(1:54) (Field Goal formation) 4-A.Vinatieri 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-M.Overton, Holder-1-P.McAfee.
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Q1 JAX 4th & 7 at the 71Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 39%
(:14) (Punt formation) 3-B.Nortman punts 50 yards to IND 21, Center-46-C.Tinker. 11-Q.Bray pushed ob at IND 25 for 4 yards (52-H.Pullard).
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Q2 IND 4th & 6 at the 31Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 36% p(FG) 72%
(8:57) (Field Goal formation) 4-A.Vinatieri 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-M.Overton, Holder-1-P.McAfee.
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Q2 IND 4th & 9 at the 46Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 31% p(FG) 34%
(1:13) (Punt formation) 1-P.McAfee punts 46 yards to end zone, Center-45-M.Overton, Touchback.
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Q3 JAX 4th & 5 at the 28Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 39% p(FG) 78%
(11:55) (Field Goal formation) 2-J.Myers 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-3-B.Nortman.
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Q3 IND 4th & 14 at the 75Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 28%
(9:51) (Punt formation) 1-P.McAfee punts 54 yards to JAX 21, Center-45-M.Overton. 13-R.Greene to JAX 29 for 8 yards (26-C.Geathers). PENALTY on JAX-29-J.Johnson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at JAX 21.
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Q3 JAX 4th & 3 at the 39Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 49% p(FG) 52%
(4:39) (Shotgun) 5-B.Bortles pass short right to 24-T.Yeldon pushed ob at IND 35 for 4 yards (52-D.Jackson).
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Q3 JAX 4th & 6 at the 31Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 37% p(FG) 72%
(2:55) (Field Goal formation) 2-J.Myers 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Tinker, Holder-3-B.Nortman.
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Q4 JAX 4th & 7 at the 66Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 38%
(12:50) (Punt formation) 3-B.Nortman punts 58 yards to IND 8, Center-46-C.Tinker. 11-Q.Bray to IND 22 for 14 yards (25-P.Thompson).
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Q4 JAX 4th & 6 at the 78 late-gameChose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 43%
(2:41) (Punt formation) 3-B.Nortman punts 78 yards to end zone, Center-46-C.Tinker, Touchback.
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Q4 IND 4th & 1 at the 49 late-gameChose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 67% p(FG) 27%
(1:42) (Shotgun) 12-A.Luck pass incomplete short middle to 83-D.Allen (29-J.Johnson).
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Q4 JAX 4th & 15 at the 56 late-gameChose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 26%
(:38) (Punt formation) 3-B.Nortman punts 38 yards to IND 18, Center-46-C.Tinker, downed by JAX.
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Q4 IND 4th & 11 at the 83 late-gameChose GO Model wanted PUNT instead — cost +0.67 EPp(convert) 33%
(:02) (Shotgun) 12-A.Luck pass short middle to 34-J.Ferguson to IND 22 for 5 yards. Lateral to 80-C.Rogers to IND 22 for no gain (91-Y.Ngakoue). FUMBLES (91-Y.Ngakoue), recovered by IND-12-A.Luck at IND 19. 12-A.Luck to IND 18 for -1 yards. Lateral to 15-P.Dorsett to IND 14 for -4 yards (21-P.Amukamara).