Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers

Before kickoff

LAC

57%

PIT

43%

Predicted winner

LAC

Confidence

44%

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

10–20

Winner PIT. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 PIT
• Scoring−0.3 LAC
• Offensive touchdowns−0.1 LAC
• QB yards/attempt−0.1 LAC