2000 · Week 2 · Division

Final

Giants

New York

QB Kerry Collins

33·18

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

Veterans Stadium · outdoors · astroturf · 77°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

PHI -3

Total

39.5

Model margin

+3.0est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsGiants wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Giantsedge mapEagles
  • +0.016EPA / play-0.003
  • 40.1%Success rate40.3%
  • +0.137EPA / dropback+0.063
  • -0.130EPA / rush-0.138
  • 8.7%Explosive rate7.5%
  • 39.9%Third-down rate41.3%
  • 67.6%Red-zone TD rate52.6%
  • 1.73Points / drive1.62
  • 2.1%Turnover rate2.5%
  • -0.065EPA / play allowed-0.085

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

PHI lead 38–20 since 1999

Meetings average 43.1 points. PHI are 30-27-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W8NYG @ PHI20–38PHI
2025 · W6PHI @ NYG17–34NYG
2024 · W18NYG @ PHI13–20PHI
2024 · W7PHI @ NYG28–3PHI
2023 · W18PHI @ NYG10–27NYG
2023 · W16NYG @ PHI25–33PHI
2022 · playoffsNYG @ PHI7–38PHI
2022 · W18NYG @ PHI16–22PHI

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultNYG–PHI
NYGQ1 15:00835Punt0–0
PHIQ1 9:2231Punt0–0
NYGQ1 8:19950Field goal3–0
PHIQ1 4:0537Punt3–0
NYGQ1 2:25962Field goal6–0
PHIQ2 11:4332Punt6–0
NYGQ2 10:07512Punt6–0
PHIQ2 8:17634Field goal6–3
NYGQ2 5:22965Touchdown13–3
PHIQ2 1:003-2Punt13–3
NYGQ2 0:35342Touchdown20–3
PHIQ2 0:1410End of half20–3
PHIQ3 15:001039Field goal20–6
NYGQ3 9:091067Touchdown27–6
PHIQ3 4:01673Touchdown27–12
NYGQ3 0:5611—27–12
NYGQ400Field goal27–12
NYGQ4 15:00927Field goal30–12
PHIQ4 8:4069Turnover on downs30–12
NYGQ4 6:50430Field goal33–12
PHIQ4 3:59974Touchdown33–18
NYGQ4 1:223-4End of half33–18

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kerry Collins21/2922020

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tiki Barber11968.71
Ron Dayne21502.40
Greg Comella2199.50
Kerry Collins520.40

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Ike Hilliard811841
Amani Toomer79801
Tiki Barber34290
Ron Dixon11150
Greg Comella22120
Howard Cross0100

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Donovan McNabb19/3321410

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Donovan McNabb5459.01
Duce Staley7111.60

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 +33.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

7.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.1%

Expected total

42.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.44
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.00