2025 Week 17 · Final
New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans, final 34–26
Pregame first read
NO pass defense has the stronger league profile.
TEN passing attack #24/32 · NO pass defense #3/32 · 175 offense / 149 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- NO -2
- Model total
- 40.5
- 80% range (TEN margin)
- -16.5 to +17.6
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingTyler ShoughNO333 pass yds
- RushingAudric EstiméNO94 rush yds
- ReceivingChris OlaveNO119 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- TEN passing attack#24/32NO pass defense#3/32
- TEN run game#8/32NO run defense#12/32
- NO passing attack#22/32TEN pass defense#22/32
- NO run game#27/32TEN run defense#11/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2025 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
NONew Orleans Saints
- Tyler ShoughQB · 9 games199pass yds/g
- Alvin KamaraRB · 11 games42.8rush yds/g
- Chris OlaveWR · 15 games69.6rec yds/g
- Rashid ShaheedWR · 9 games55.4rec yds/g
TENTennessee Titans
- Cam WardQB · 15 games191pass yds/g
- Tony PollardRB · 15 games63.3rush yds/g
- Calvin RidleyWR · 7 games43.3rec yds/g
- Chig OkonkwoTE · 15 games33.5rec yds/g