Win Probability
Confidence: <strong>clear edge</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
- DEN offense: -0.055 EPA/play over its last 8 games (26th in the league)
- Philip Rivers (LAC): +0.158 EPA/dropback in prior starts
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 5
DEN
LAC
Pulled fresh for 2019 week 5 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.
Actual Result
Prediction missed by 10 pts on margin, 10 pts on total.
Scoring Summary
- Q1 11:11 TD DEN (11:11) 30-P.Lindsay up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DEN 6 – LAC 0
- Q1 05:11 TD DEN (5:11) (Shotgun) 5-J.Flacco pass deep left to 14-C.Sutton for 70 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DEN 13 – LAC 0
- Q2 05:22 FG DEN (5:22) 8-B.McManus 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-C.Wadman. DEN 17 – LAC 0
- Q3 00:49 TD LAC (:49) 6-C.Wadman punts 51 yards to LAC 32, Center-42-C.Kreiter. 20-D.King for 68 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DEN 17 – LAC 6
- Q4 06:52 FG LAC (6:52) 3-C.McLaughlin 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long. DEN 17 – LAC 10
- Q4 02:00 FG DEN (2:00) 8-B.McManus 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-C.Wadman. DEN 20 – LAC 10
- Q4 00:15 FG LAC (:15) 3-C.McLaughlin 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long. DEN 20 – LAC 13
Fourth-Down Decisions
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Q1 LAC 4th & 7 at the 65Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 40%
(7:26) 1-T.Long punts 58 yards to DEN 7, Center-45-C.Mazza. 11-D.Spencer to DEN 19 for 12 yards (49-D.Tranquill).
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Q2 LAC 4th & 19 at the 30Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 22% p(FG) 74%
(8:49) 3-C.McLaughlin 48 yard field goal is BLOCKED (93-D.Jones), Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
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Q2 DEN 4th & 5 at the 22Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 39% p(FG) 87%
(5:22) 8-B.McManus 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-C.Wadman.
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Q2 LAC 4th & 1 at the 1Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 64% p(FG) 99%
(:07) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short middle to 30-A.Ekeler to DEN 1 for no gain (22-K.Jackson). FUMBLES (22-K.Jackson), ball out of bounds in End Zone, Touchback.
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Q3 LAC 4th & 6 at the 84Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 45%
(13:27) 1-T.Long punts 47 yards to DEN 37, Center-45-C.Mazza. 11-D.Spencer pushed ob at LAC 45 for 18 yards (16-A.Patton). PENALTY on DEN-19-F.Brown, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 45.
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Q3 DEN 4th & 7 at the 46Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 36% p(FG) 32%
(11:03) 6-C.Wadman punts 46 yards to end zone, Center-42-C.Kreiter, Touchback.
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Q3 LAC 4th & 7 at the 50Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 38% p(FG) 23%
(8:14) 1-T.Long punts 41 yards to DEN 9, Center-45-C.Mazza, fair catch by 11-D.Spencer.
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Q3 DEN 4th & 3 at the 84Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 55%
(6:01) 6-C.Wadman punts 40 yards to LAC 44, Center-42-C.Kreiter, out of bounds.
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Q3 LAC 4th & 3 at the 49Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 52% p(FG) 25%
(4:30) 1-T.Long punts 45 yards to DEN 4, Center-45-C.Mazza. 11-D.Spencer to DEN 4 for no gain (16-A.Patton; 28-B.Facyson).
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Q3 DEN 4th & 13 at the 83Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 31%
(:49) 6-C.Wadman punts 51 yards to LAC 32, Center-42-C.Kreiter. 20-D.King for 68 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
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Q4 DEN 4th & 10 at the 36Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 30% p(FG) 59%
(9:00) 8-B.McManus 54 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-42-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-C.Wadman.
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Q4 LAC 4th & 12 at the 27Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 27% p(FG) 80%
(6:52) 3-C.McLaughlin 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
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Q4 DEN 4th & 1 at the 66 late-gameChose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.62 EPp(convert) 70%
(4:33) 6-C.Wadman punts 47 yards to LAC 19, Center-42-C.Kreiter. 20-D.King to LAC 20 for 1 yard (36-T.Marshall).
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Q4 LAC 4th & 10 at the 70 late-gameChose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 35%
(3:30) 1-T.Long punts 41 yards to DEN 29, Center-45-C.Mazza. 11-D.Spencer to DEN 31 for 2 yards (35-T.Pope).
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Q4 DEN 4th & 1 at the 28 late-gameChose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 66% p(FG) 78%
(2:00) 8-B.McManus 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-C.Wadman.