2003 · Week 16

Final / OT

49ers

San Francisco

QB Jeff Garcia

31·28

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 35°F · wind 16mph

Closing spread

PHI -7

Total

44

Model margin

+4.1est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

4.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • 49ers

How each play moved the game.

Eagles 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 mapEagles
  • +0.026EPA / play+0.047
  • 43.9%Success rate43.4%
  • +0.124EPA / dropback+0.064
  • -0.099EPA / rush+0.019
  • 9.2%Explosive rate9.3%
  • 41.6%Third-down rate36.1%
  • 48.9%Red-zone TD rate65.8%
  • 1.83Points / drive1.99
  • 2.3%Turnover rate1.9%
  • -0.045EPA / play allowed-0.031

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 9–7 since 1999

SF have won 2 straight. Meetings average 46.6 points. PHI are 9-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsSF @ PHI2319SF
2023 · W13SF @ PHI4219SF
2022 · playoffsSF @ PHI731PHI
2021 · W2SF @ PHI1711SF
2020 · W4PHI @ SF2520PHI
2017 · W8SF @ PHI1033PHI
2014 · W4PHI @ SF2126SF
2011 · W4SF @ PHI2423SF

Box score

Individual performances

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jeff Garcia15/2922520

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kevan Barlow301545.11
Jamal Robertson4399.80
Jeff Garcia5204.00
Cedrick Wilson1-4-4.00

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Donovan McNabb17/2723812

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Duce Staley11534.82
Brian Westbrook5295.80
Donovan McNabb252.50

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 +73.7%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

4.88%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.9%

Expected total

45.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.59
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+4.07