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NFL Week 3 predictions

Updated

Our call for every Week 3 game: the team the consensus of our models favors, how confident it is, and how many models agree. Our call had the winner in 9 of 16 games this week.

Reconstructed: Week 3 came before these pages existed, so these predictions were worked out afterwards from data before the week. The scorecard keeps reconstructed weeks apart.

Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it .

Falcons at Packers
Thu, Sep 24 · 7:15 PM CT · Final: Falcons 35, Packers 14.
Our call: Packers Strong5 of 5 models favor the Packers. Our call was wrong. Closest of our models: Elo.
Panthers at Browns
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Browns 21, Panthers 18.
Our call: Panthers Toss-up3 of 5 models favor the Panthers. Our call was wrong. Closest: Elo.
Bengals at Steelers
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Steelers 30, Bengals 27.
Our call: Bengals Toss-up3 of 5 models favor the Bengals. Our call was wrong. Closest: Elo.
Texans at Colts
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Colts 19, Texans 17.
Our call: Colts Toss-up3 of 5 models favor the Colts. Our call was right. Closest: SRS.
Chiefs at Dolphins
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Chiefs 24, Dolphins 10.
Our call: Chiefs Lean5 of 5 models favor the Chiefs. Our call was right. Closest: ESPN FPI.
Chargers at Bills
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Bills 24, Chargers 16.
Our call: Bills Strong5 of 5 models favor the Bills. Our call was right. Closest: ESPN FPI.
Patriots at Jaguars
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Jaguars 35, Patriots 6.
Our call: Jaguars Toss-up3 of 5 models favor the Jaguars. Our call was right. Closest of our models: ESPN FPI.
Jets at Lions
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Lions 31, Jets 24.
Our call: Lions Lean5 of 5 models favor the Lions. Our call was right. Closest of our models: ESPN FPI.
Seahawks at Commanders
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Commanders 33, Seahawks 31.
Our call: Seahawks Lean4 of 5 models favor the Seahawks. Our call was wrong. Closest: Our model.
Titans at Giants
Sun, Sep 27 · 12:00 PM CT · Final: Giants 12, Titans 7.
Our call: Giants Toss-up4 of 5 models favor the Giants. Our call was right. Closest: SRS.
Cardinals at 49ers
Sun, Sep 27 · 3:05 PM CT · Final: 49ers 36, Cardinals 30.
Our call: 49ers Strong5 of 5 models favor the 49ers. Our call was right. Closest: Our model.
Vikings at Buccaneers
Sun, Sep 27 · 3:05 PM CT · Final: Vikings 23, Buccaneers 16.
Our call: Vikings Toss-up4 of 5 models favor the Vikings. Our call was right. Closest: Elo.
Ravens at Cowboys
Sun, Sep 27 · 3:25 PM CT · neutral site · Final: Ravens 34, Cowboys 31.
Our call: Ravens Toss-up4 of 5 models favor the Ravens. Our call was right. Closest of our models: SRS.
Raiders at Saints
Sun, Sep 27 · 3:25 PM CT · Final: Raiders 35, Saints 27.
Our call: Saints Lean4 of 5 models favor the Saints. Our call was wrong. Closest: Elo and SRS.
Rams at Broncos
Sun, Sep 27 · 7:20 PM CT · Final: Broncos 30, Rams 26.
Our call: Rams Toss-up3 of 5 models favor the Rams. Our call was wrong. Closest: Elo.
Eagles at Bears
Mon, Sep 28 · 7:15 PM CT · Final: Bears 27, Eagles 7.
Our call: Eagles Toss-up3 of 5 models favor the Eagles. Our call was wrong. Closest: SRS.

Top performers this week

Over the week's finished games. Passing: completions-attempts, yards. Rushing: carries-yards. Receiving: catches-yards. Player stats: nflverse (CC BY 4.0).

Our own model is experimental: season so far it missed the final margin by 9.8 points on average, the market's margin by 9.8. Each game page shows every model.