Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

1999 · Week 7

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Brett Favre

31·3

Chargers

San Diego

QB Erik Kramer

Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass · 78°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

GB -3

Total

37.5

Model margin

+1.9est.

SD perspective

Push chance

7.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Chargers winsPackers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

GB lead 6–1 since 1999

Meetings average 51.1 points. SD are 2-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W11LAC @ GB2023GB
2019 · W9GB @ LAC1126CHARGERS
2015 · W6SD @ GB2027GB
2011 · W9GB @ SD4538GB
2007 · W3SD @ GB2431GB
2003 · W15GB @ SD3821GB

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brett Favre12/2217331
Matt Hasselbeck0/3000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Dorsey Levens21773.71
De'Mond Parker4358.80
Matt Hasselbeck2126.00
Basil Mitchell155.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -34.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

7.09%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.2%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.65
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.91

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.