Week 2 report · Sat, Sep 12 · 2026 Week 2
Navy
2–6 · Ours #96 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.
30–38FinalWe had NAVY 31 – FAU 29
Florida Atlantic
5–3 · Ours #123 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.NAVY 54%FAU won
NAVY 54%FAU 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 NAVY −6.5.NAVY −4oursOur 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. −1.6 · FAU covered by 12
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 59.6.59.5final 68 · over by 8.5
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.FAU +6Wbeat the close by 2.0
FAU +6Wbeat the close by 2.0Quarterbacksthis game
Jackson Gutierrez6/11 · 100 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.
- +0.3070th pct
- Comp %
- 54.5
- TD
- 2
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
Replaced Braxton Woodson in Q3
Caden Veltkamp28/33 · 391 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.
- +0.3172nd pct
- Comp %
- 84.8
- TD
- 5
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 3
The matchupthis game · ▲▼ better or worse than the unit's usual · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| Navyoffense | Played like NAVY +5.6Fitted from non-garbage efficiency; describes how the game was played, not who deserved it. | defenseFlorida Atlantic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th | 35.6%▼9.9 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 35.6%▲12.1 | 73rd |
| 81st | +0.29▲0.06 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | +0.29▲0.04 | 19th |
| 46th | +0.02▼0.54 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | +0.02▲0.20 | 54th |
| 96th | +0.54▲0.35 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | +0.54▼0.25 | 4th |
| 41st | 1▼0.6 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 1▲0.2 | 59th |
| Florida Atlanticoffense | defenseNavy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66th | 46.3%▼1.4 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 46.3%▼4.3 | 34th |
| 54th | +0.07▼0.12 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | +0.07▲0.07 | 46th |
| 74th | +0.31▲0.05 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | +0.31▼0.02 | 26th |
| 21st | −0.18▼0.26 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | −0.18▲0.15 | 79th |
| 79th | 0▲0.8 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 0▼0.8 | 21st |
Team statsthis game · percentile vs every 2026 team game
| NavyNAVY | Florida AtlanticFAU | |
|---|---|---|
| Special teams & field position | ||
| Average startWhere the team's drives started on average. | Own 2737th | Own 4298th |
| Kicking vs expectedKickingPoints from field goals and extra points against what an average kicker makes from the same spots. | −2.0 pts11th | +0.4 pts59th |
| Drives & pace | ||
| PlaysOffensive plays outside garbage time. | 4524th | 6774th |
| 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. | +3.461st | −3.439th |
| Turnovers & hidden points | ||
| Penalty first downsPenalty 1st downsFirst downs the team was handed by the opponent's penalties. | 251st | 486th |
| 4th downsPoints from going for it on fourth down, against what the average team gets from the same spots. | +0.3 pts72nd | −0.2 pts35th |
| SafetiesSafeties scored. | 199th | 049th |
| 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. FAU +10.4: turnovers +5.2, field position +5.5, kicking +1.7, 4th downs −0.7, penalty first downs +1.5, safeties −2.9. | −10.410th | +10.490th |
Season so far
Navy2–6 · 66th-hardest schedule
Wvs Towson42–15missed −31.5
Lat Florida Atlantic30–38missed −4QB change mid-game
at Florida Atlantic30–38missed −4QB change mid-gameL
at UAB20–24missed −6.5
at UAB20–24missed −6.5L
at Air Force9–14missed +3QB change mid-game
at Air Force9–14missed +3QB change mid-gameW
vs Tulsa34–26covered −3
vs Tulsa34–26covered −3L
at UTSA34–38covered +5.5
at UTSA34–38covered +5.5L
vs North Texas39–49missed +3
vs North Texas39–49missed +3L
vs Notre Dame13–35covered +31
vs Notre Dame13–35covered +31Florida Atlantic5–3 · 110th-hardest schedule
L
at Florida21–66missed +25.5
at Florida21–66missed +25.5Wvs Navy38–30covered +4
vs Navy38–30covered +4W
vs Florida International16–10covered −4.5
vs Florida International16–10covered −4.5W
at UL Monroe45–17covered −11.5
at UL Monroe45–17covered −11.5Wvs Texas Southern66–10covered −47
L
at Army24–56missed +2.5
at Army24–56missed +2.5W
vs Rice51–49missed −9
vs Rice51–49missed −9Lat North Texas41–48covered +14.5
at North Texas41–48covered +14.5Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 12, 6:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is