2001 · Week 12

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Brett Favre

28·21

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Mark Brunell

Alltel Stadium · outdoors · grass · 56°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

GB -3

Total

43

Model margin

-2.6est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars 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.

Packersedge mapJaguars
  • +0.054EPA / play-0.282
  • 42.5%Success rate40.8%
  • +0.197EPA / dropback-0.233
  • -0.149EPA / rush-0.375
  • 9.5%Explosive rate8.2%
  • 35.7%Third-down rate34.6%
  • 63.7%Red-zone TD rate26.3%
  • 1.76Points / drive0.28
  • 2.6%Turnover rate2.5%
  • -0.110EPA / play allowed-0.021

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 5–2 since 1999

GB have won 4 straight. Meetings average 46.9 points. JAX are 5-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W8GB @ JAX3027GB
2020 · W10JAX @ GB2024GB
2016 · W1GB @ JAX2723GB
2012 · W8JAX @ GB1524GB
2008 · W15GB @ JAX1620JAX
2004 · W15JAX @ GB2825JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brett Favre24/4236230
Mark Brunell26/4531112

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahman Green17311.80
Stacey Mack16271.70
Mark Brunell3237.70
Elvis Joseph4123.00
Brett Favre252.51
Dorsey Levens210.50

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 -32.7%3.0%4.8%3.1%7.5%7.0%2.7%4.0%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

7.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

42.0%

Expected total

42.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.95
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin-2.63