Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2002 · Week 8 · Division

Final

Giants

New York

QB Kerry Collins

3·17

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

Veterans Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 51°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

PHI -7

Total

38.5

Model margin

+2.7est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

4.8%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
  • +0.008EPA / play+0.004
  • 41.7%Success rate43.3%
  • +0.151EPA / dropback+0.036
  • -0.177EPA / rush-0.043
  • 9.6%Explosive rate8.8%
  • 38.8%Third-down rate39.3%
  • 44.5%Red-zone TD rate53.1%
  • 1.46Points / drive1.81
  • 2.3%Turnover rate2.2%
  • -0.060EPA / play allowed-0.178

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 @ PHI2038PHI
2025 · W6PHI @ NYG1734NYG
2024 · W18NYG @ PHI1320PHI
2024 · W7PHI @ NYG283PHI
2023 · W18PHI @ NYG1027NYG
2023 · W16NYG @ PHI2533PHI
2022 · playoffsNYG @ PHI738PHI
2022 · W18NYG @ PHI1622PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kerry Collins20/3425100

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tiki Barber15795.30
Ron Dayne4112.80
Delvin Joyce111.00
Kerry Collins2-1-0.50

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Donovan McNabb14/3013700

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Duce Staley241265.30
Donovan McNabb810713.41
Dorsey Levens5336.60
Brian Westbrook3299.70

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 +73.9%2.7%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

4.76%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.3%

Expected total

41.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.69
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+2.69