2000 · Week 7 · Division

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

33·14

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Jake Plummer

Sun Devil Stadium · outdoors · grass · 80°F · wind 3mph

Closing spread

PHI -2.5

Total

39

Model margin

-2.7est.

ARI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Cardinals
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Cardinals winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Eaglesedge mapCardinals
  • -0.003EPA / play-0.126
  • 40.3%Success rate39.0%
  • +0.063EPA / dropback-0.066
  • -0.138EPA / rush-0.243
  • 7.5%Explosive rate7.4%
  • 41.3%Third-down rate36.7%
  • 52.6%Red-zone TD rate39.7%
  • 1.62Points / drive1.04
  • 2.5%Turnover rate4.0%
  • -0.085EPA / play allowed+0.104

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

ARI lead 11–8 since 1999

Meetings average 46.9 points. ARI are 11-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W17ARI @ PHI3531ARI
2022 · W5PHI @ ARI2017PHI
2020 · W15PHI @ ARI2633ARI
2017 · W5ARI @ PHI734PHI
2015 · W15ARI @ PHI4017ARI
2014 · W8PHI @ ARI2024ARI
2013 · W13ARI @ PHI2124PHI
2012 · W3PHI @ ARI627ARI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Donovan McNabb24/3422610
Brian Mitchell0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darnell Autry20643.21
Donovan McNabb7355.01
Stanley Pritchett6294.81
Brian Mitchell3165.30
David Akers11515.00
Cecil Martin11313.00

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jake Plummer18/3021322

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jake Plummer24321.50
Michael Pittman8374.60
Thomas Jones33511.70
David Boston1-17-17.00

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 -2.52.7%3.0%4.8%3.1%7.5%6.9%2.7%4.0%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.13%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

41.9%

Expected total

42.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-5.25
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-2.69