Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2000 · Week 7

Final

49ers

San Francisco

QB Jeff Garcia

28·31

Packers

Green Bay

QB Brett Favre

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 54°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

GB -4.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

+3.1est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • 49ers

How each play moved the game.

Packers wins49ers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

49ersedge mapPackers
  • +0.086EPA / play-0.010
  • 42.2%Success rate40.2%
  • +0.195EPA / dropback+0.029
  • -0.115EPA / rush-0.076
  • 9.5%Explosive rate7.6%
  • 41.2%Third-down rate38.8%
  • 64.1%Red-zone TD rate53.5%
  • 1.90Points / drive1.67
  • 1.8%Turnover rate2.9%
  • +0.092EPA / play allowed-0.033

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

GB lead 13–8 since 1999

Meetings average 46.8 points. GB are 11-8-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W12SF @ GB1038GB
2023 · playoffsGB @ SF2124SF
2021 · playoffsSF @ GB1310SF
2021 · W3GB @ SF3028GB
2020 · W9GB @ SF3417GB
2019 · playoffsGB @ SF2037SF
2019 · W12GB @ SF837SF
2018 · W6SF @ GB3033GB

Box score

Individual performances

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jeff Garcia27/4233640

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Charlie Garner14846.00
Jeff Garcia461.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Terrell Owens88932
Charlie Garner58921
Jerry Rice611770
J.J. Stokes23351
Tai Streets36250
Justin Swift0200

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brett Favre20/2726610

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Dorsey Levens17573.41
Ahman Green11403.62
Brett Favre33511.70

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Antonio Freeman691161
Dorsey Levens45420
Bubba Franks45400
Ahman Green22250
Bill Schroeder24230
Donald Driver11100

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 +4.53.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

1.95%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.4%

Expected total

47.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.54
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.10