Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2002 · Week 17 · Division

Final / OT

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB A.J. Feeley

7·10

Giants

New York

QB Kerry Collins

Giants Stadium · outdoors · grass · 34°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

NYG -1

Total

37.5

Model margin

+0.9est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Giants 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 mapGiants
  • +0.004EPA / play+0.008
  • 43.3%Success rate41.7%
  • +0.036EPA / dropback+0.151
  • -0.043EPA / rush-0.177
  • 8.8%Explosive rate9.6%
  • 39.3%Third-down rate38.8%
  • 53.1%Red-zone TD rate44.5%
  • 1.81Points / drive1.46
  • 2.2%Turnover rate2.3%
  • -0.178EPA / play allowed-0.060

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. NYG are 27-30-1 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

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
A.J. Feeley13/2515001

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Duce Staley17281.60
James Thrash12020.01
Dorsey Levens4184.50
A.J. Feeley1-1-1.00

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kerry Collins25/3525611

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tiki Barber322036.30
Kerry Collins681.30
Ron Dayne122.00

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 +14.3%2.8%7.2%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.5%

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 adjustment-0.91
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+0.89