2003 · Week 15

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

34·27

Dolphins

Miami

QB Jay Fiedler

Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass · 70°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

MIA -3

Total

37

Model margin

+0.5est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

7.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Dolphins
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Dolphins 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 mapDolphins
  • +0.047EPA / play-0.093
  • 43.4%Success rate39.3%
  • +0.064EPA / dropback-0.086
  • +0.019EPA / rush-0.100
  • 9.3%Explosive rate8.6%
  • 36.1%Third-down rate33.0%
  • 65.8%Red-zone TD rate56.2%
  • 1.99Points / drive1.45
  • 1.9%Turnover rate3.3%
  • -0.031EPA / play allowed-0.116

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 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 43.6 points. MIA are 2-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W7MIA @ PHI1731PHI
2019 · W13PHI @ MIA3137MIA
2015 · W10MIA @ PHI2019MIA
2011 · W14PHI @ MIA2610PHI
2007 · W11MIA @ PHI717PHI
1999 · W7PHI @ MIA1316MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Donovan McNabb15/2723601
Freddie Mitchell1/12510

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Brian Westbrook8597.41
Duce Staley6589.70
Donovan McNabb8141.81
Correll Buckhalter691.51

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jay Fiedler21/4024002

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ricky Williams181075.91
Travis Minor5244.81
Jay Fiedler4164.01
James McKnight177.00

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 +32.6%4.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Dolphins; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.40%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

50.4%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.08
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.48