Win Probability
Confidence: <strong>slight 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: -0.137 EPA/play over its last 8 games (25th in the league)
- QB edge to LV: Bo Nix (DEN) -0.266 vs Gardner Minshew (LV) -0.018 EPA/dropback
- DEN defense: -0.063 EPA/play allowed over its last 8 games (8th in the league)
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
LV
DEN
Pulled fresh for 2024 week 5 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.
Actual Result
Prediction missed by 19 pts on margin, 13 pts on total.
Scoring Summary
- Q1 13:08 TD LV (13:08) 15-G.Minshew pass deep left to 89-B.Bowers for 57 yards, TOUCHDOWN. LV 6 – DEN 0
- Q1 01:30 FG LV (1:30) 2-D.Carlson 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-A.Cole. LV 10 – DEN 0
- Q2 12:27 FG DEN (12:27) 3-W.Lutz 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-9-R.Dixon. LV 10 – DEN 3
- Q2 08:59 TD DEN (8:59) 15-G.Minshew pass short left intended for 89-B.Bowers INTERCEPTED by 2-P.Surtain at DEN 0. 2-P.Surtain for 100 yards, TOUCHDOWN. LV 10 – DEN 9
- Q2 00:00 FG DEN (:00) 3-W.Lutz 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-9-R.Dixon. Penalty on LV-34-T.Harper, Defensive Offside, declined. LV 10 – DEN 13
- Q3 07:01 TD DEN (7:01) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix pass short right to 38-J.McLaughlin for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was inbounds ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands. LV 10 – DEN 19
- Q4 10:14 TD DEN (10:14) 10-B.Nix up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. DEN-60-L.Wattenberg was injured during the play. LV 10 – DEN 26
- Q4 08:19 TD DEN (8:19) 10-B.Nix pass short left to 11-J.Reynolds for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN [49-C.Snowden]. Penalty on LV-45-T.Eichenberg, Defensive Holding, declined. Penalty on LV-0-J.Bennett, Defensive Holding, declined. LV 10 – DEN 33
- Q4 04:06 TD LV (4:06) (No Huddle) 8-A.Abdullah up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on DEN-98-J.Franklin-Myers, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 1 yard, enforced between downs. LV 16 – DEN 34
Fourth-Down Decisions
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Q1 DEN 4th & 1 at the 66Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 70%
(11:02) 79-M.Peart reported in as eligible. 33-J.Williams left tackle to DEN 42 for 8 yards (45-T.Eichenberg; 7-T.Moehrig).
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Q1 DEN 4th & 5 at the 53Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 42% p(FG) 24%
(9:39) 9-R.Dixon punts 43 yards to LV 10, Center-48-M.Fraboni, fair catch by 81-A.Bachman.
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Q1 LV 4th & 10 at the 22Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 29% p(FG) 90%
(1:30) 2-D.Carlson 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-A.Cole.
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Q2 LV 4th & 8 at the 68Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 38%
(7:12) 6-A.Cole punts 61 yards to DEN 7, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer, out of bounds.
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Q2 DEN 4th & 2 at the 85Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.50 EPp(convert) 61%
(5:43) 9-R.Dixon punts 35 yards to 50, Center-48-M.Fraboni, out of bounds.
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Q2 LV 4th & 2 at the 42Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +1.28 EPp(convert) 58% p(FG) 50%
(4:07) 6-A.Cole punts 39 yards to DEN 3, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer, downed by LV-8-A.Abdullah.
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Q2 DEN 4th & 12 at the 66Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 30%
(1:40) 9-R.Dixon punts 53 yards to LV 13, Center-48-M.Fraboni, fair catch by 8-A.Abdullah.
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Q2 LV 4th & 6 at the 83Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 45%
(:34) 6-A.Cole punts 47 yards to DEN 36, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer, out of bounds.
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Q3 DEN 4th & 13 at the 73Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 29%
(13:37) 9-R.Dixon punts 49 yards to LV 24, Center-48-M.Fraboni, out of bounds.
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Q3 LV 4th & 17 at the 72Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 27%
(10:08) 6-A.Cole punts 60 yards to DEN 12, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer. 19-M.Mims to 50 for 38 yards (86-J.Shenker).
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Q3 DEN 4th & 3 at the 45Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.51 EPp(convert) 49% p(FG) 42%
(1:39) 9-R.Dixon punts 45 yards to end zone, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Touchback.
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Q3 LV 4th & 16 at the 86Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 30%
(:02) 6-A.Cole punts 60 yards to DEN 26, Center-50-J.Bobenmoyer. 19-M.Mims ran ob at DEN 42 for 16 yards (84-H.Bryant).
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Q4 DEN 4th & 10 at the 44 late-gameChose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 30% p(FG) 45%
(3:10) 9-R.Dixon punts 34 yards to LV 10, Center-48-M.Fraboni, fair catch by 81-A.Bachman.
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Q4 LV 4th & 17 at the 85 late-gameChose GO Model wanted PUNT instead — cost +1.04 EPp(convert) 29%
(2:00) (Shotgun) 12-A.O'Connell pass incomplete deep middle to 19-D.Turner.