Week 2 report · Sat, Sep 12 · 2026 Week 2
AP #18Tennessee
6–2 · Ours #18 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
45–24FinalWe had TENN 32 – GT 27
Georgia Tech
2–5 · Ours #59 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
Win chanceOur odds before kickoff: how often each team won outright when we played the game out thousands of times from our line.TENN 62%TENN won
TENN 62%TENN wonSpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. First seen at TENN −13.5.TENN −12oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −5 · TENN covered by 9
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. Our total was 59.4.55.5final 69 · over by 13.5
Our callThe side our number took at the early-week line, graded at that line. Line value is how far the market moved toward it by the last capture before kickoff.GT +13Lbeat the close by 1.0
GT +13Lbeat the close by 1.0Quarterbacksthis game
Faizon Brandon10/21 · 148 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.1757th pct
- Comp %
- 47.6
- TD
- 2
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
Alberto Mendoza26/40 · 221 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.2617th pct
- Comp %
- 65.0
- TD
- 1
- Turnovers
- 22 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 4
The matchupthis game · ▲▼ better or worse than the unit's usual · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| Tennesseeoffense | Played like TENN +17.2Fitted from non-garbage efficiency; describes how the game was played, not who deserved it. | defenseGeorgia Tech | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 45.5%▲1.3 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 45.5%▼0.9 | 37th |
| 83rd | +0.32▲0.30 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | +0.32▼0.12 | 17th |
| 60th | +0.17▲0.39 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | +0.17▲0.08 | 40th |
| 91st | +0.40▲0.22 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | +0.40▼0.27 | 9th |
| 79th | 0▲0.8 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 0 | 21st |
| Georgia Techoffense | defenseTennessee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67th | 46.5%▲3.4 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 46.5%▼8.3 | 33rd |
| 25th | −0.11▼0.24 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | −0.11▼0.01 | 75th |
| 21st | −0.26▼0.44 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | −0.26▲0.01 | 79th |
| 62nd | +0.12▲0.04 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | +0.12▼0.10 | 38th |
| 15th | 2▼0.8 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 2▲0.7 | 85th |
Team statsthis game · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| TennesseeTENN | Georgia TechGT | |
|---|---|---|
| Special teams & field position | ||
| Average startWhere the team's drives started on average. | Own 3482nd | Own 2630th |
| Kicking vs expectedKickingPoints from field goals and extra points against what an average kicker makes from the same spots. | +0.5 pts60th | +0.4 pts58th |
| Drives & pace | ||
| PlaysOffensive plays outside garbage time. | 6672nd | 7183rd |
| Drive pointsThe part of the final margin the offense moved the ball for (efficiency, success rate, big plays, finishing drives), in points. A margin over the opponent. | +10.579th | −10.521st |
| Turnovers & hidden points | ||
| Penalty first downsPenalty 1st downsFirst downs the team was handed by the opponent's penalties. | 372nd | 594th |
| 4th downsPoints from going for it on fourth down, against what the average team gets from the same spots. | +0.4 pts75th | −0.6 pts20th |
| Return touchdownsReturn TDsDefensive and special-teams touchdowns. | 192nd | 192nd |
| Hidden pointsPoints from outside the offense's drives: turnovers, field position, kicking, fourth downs, penalty first downs, return touchdowns and safeties. A margin over the opponent. TENN +8.0: turnovers +5.2, field position +3.0, 4th downs +1.3, penalty first downs −1.5. | +8.084th | −8.016th |
Season so far
Tennessee6–2 · 29th-hardest schedule
Wvs Furman56–9missed −49
Wat Georgia Tech45–24covered −12
at Georgia Tech45–24covered −12W
vs Kennesaw State42–9missed −35.5
vs Kennesaw State42–9missed −35.5L
vs Texas17–20covered +5.5
vs Texas17–20covered +5.5W
vs Auburn24–14covered −6.5
vs Auburn24–14covered −6.5W
at Arkansas24–17missed −13.5
at Arkansas24–17missed −13.5W
vs Alabama26–10covered +7.5
vs Alabama26–10covered +7.5L
at South Carolina24–27missed +2.5
at South Carolina24–27missed +2.5Georgia Tech2–5 · 49th-hardest schedule
L
vs Colorado13–14missed −6.5
vs Colorado13–14missed −6.5Lvs Tennessee24–45missed +12
vs Tennessee24–45missed +12Wvs Mercer44–11missed −38.5
L
at Stanford27–34missed −3
at Stanford27–34missed −3W
vs Duke28–25covered +4.5
vs Duke28–25covered +4.5L
at Virginia Tech24–34missed +8.5
at Virginia Tech24–34missed +8.5L
vs Boston College27–49missed −6.5
vs Boston College27–49missed −6.5Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 12, 6:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is