2002 · Week 5

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

25·28

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Mark Brunell

Alltel Stadium · outdoors · grass · 87°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

PHI -3

Total

42.5

Model margin

-3.2est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars 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 mapJaguars
  • +0.004EPA / play-0.269
  • 43.3%Success rate40.3%
  • +0.036EPA / dropback-0.158
  • -0.043EPA / rush-0.424
  • 8.8%Explosive rate8.6%
  • 39.3%Third-down rate33.9%
  • 53.1%Red-zone TD rate29.3%
  • 1.81Points / drive0.22
  • 2.2%Turnover rate1.4%
  • -0.178EPA / play allowed+0.014

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 5–2 since 1999

PHI have won 5 straight. Meetings average 42.4 points. JAX are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W9JAX @ PHI2328PHI
2022 · W4JAX @ PHI2129PHI
2018 · W8PHI @ JAX2418PHI
2014 · W1JAX @ PHI1734PHI
2010 · W3PHI @ JAX283PHI
2006 · W8JAX @ PHI136JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Donovan McNabb28/4823020
Mark Brunell13/2319710

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Donovan McNabb121008.31
Duce Staley13826.30
Fred Taylor21482.30
Mark Brunell3206.70
Dorsey Levens3124.00
James Thrash144.00
Stacey Mack320.71
Brian Westbrook111.00

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 -32.7%3.1%4.8%3.1%7.5%6.8%3.9%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

40.6%

Expected total

41.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-5.73
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-3.17