Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos

Before kickoff

LAC

62%

DEN

38%

Predicted winner

LAC

Confidence

66%

Snapshot

In-season walk-forward

Stored from information available before kickoff in a walk-forward historical simulation. Kickoff did not publish this pick publicly at the time. Not betting advice.

Final

28–31

Winner DEN. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

Model contributions (standardized feature × coefficient). Not causal explanations.

• Scoring−0.4 LAC
• Home field+0.4 DEN
• QB yards/attempt−0.3 LAC
• Rushing defense+0.3 DEN