2003 · Week 12

Final

49ers

San Francisco

QB Tim Rattay

10·20

Packers

Green Bay

QB Brett Favre

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 38°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

GB -3.5

Total

40

Model margin

+3.9est.

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
  • +0.026EPA / play+0.065
  • 43.9%Success rate45.9%
  • +0.124EPA / dropback+0.126
  • -0.099EPA / rush+0.001
  • 9.2%Explosive rate10.4%
  • 41.6%Third-down rate41.0%
  • 48.9%Red-zone TD rate74.0%
  • 1.83Points / drive2.11
  • 2.3%Turnover rate2.9%
  • -0.045EPA / play allowed-0.077

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
Tim Rattay14/3014211

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Garrison Hearst16593.70
Kevan Barlow4184.50
Terrell Owens1-4-4.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brett Favre10/1513823

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahman Green271545.70
Najeh Davenport11625.60
Tony Fisher6254.20
Brett Favre420.50

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 +3.53.7%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

2.55%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.5%

Expected total

45.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.87
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment-0.61
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+3.90