luckadjusted

2019 season · final

Jacksonville Jaguars, 2019: game by game

The Jaguars went 6–10 in 2019; replayed with the same day’s form, their play was worth 5.4 wins. Luck added 0.6: the 15th-luckiest team in the league. In one-score games they went 2–3.

Every game

How often the Jaguars win each game when it’s replayed with the way both teams played, and the luck index: 100 × (the result − that number).

WeekGameResultWins the replayLuck index
Week 1 vs Chiefs L 26–40 9% −9
Week 2 @ Texans L 12–13 14% −14
Week 3 vs Titans W 20–7 91% +9
Week 4 @ Broncos W 26–24 15% +85
Week 5 @ Panthers L 27–34 59% −59
Week 6 vs Saints L 6–13 51% −51
Week 7 @ Bengals W 27–17 79% +21
Week 8 vs Jets W 29–15 89% +11
Week 9 vs Texans L 3–26 15% −15
Week 11 @ Colts L 13–33 8% −8
Week 12 @ Titans L 20–42 8% −8
Week 13 vs Buccaneers L 11–28 5% −5
Week 14 vs Chargers L 10–45 4% −4
Week 15 @ Raiders W 20–16 25% +75
Week 16 @ Falcons L 12–24 5% −5
Week 17 vs Colts W 38–20 59% +41

Game by game

The luck index of each game, in order. Right: luckier than the play. Left: unluckier.

Where the luck came from

Luck over the regular season by kind, in wins: every lucky or unlucky play weighted by the moment it happened, so a missed kick at the end of a close game counts for far more than one in a blowout. Positive: in the Jaguars’ favor. At the fitted luck shares.

KindWinsPoints
Kicks+1.15+18.4
Injuries+0.14+5.0
Rest+0.03+1.0
Fumble bounces−0.10−6.3
3rd & 4th downs−0.14−2.7
Judgment calls−1.23−32.0