Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2004 · Week 3

Final

Browns

Cleveland

QB Jeff Garcia

10·27

Giants

New York

QB Kurt Warner

Giants Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 77°F · wind 3mph

Closing spread

NYG -3

Total

38

Model margin

+4.0est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Browns

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsBrowns wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Brownsedge mapGiants
  • -0.147EPA / play-0.028
  • 38.6%Success rate43.5%
  • -0.067EPA / dropback-0.017
  • -0.251EPA / rush-0.044
  • 7.6%Explosive rate8.2%
  • 29.2%Third-down rate29.5%
  • 50.7%Red-zone TD rate53.1%
  • 1.18Points / drive1.65
  • 3.8%Turnover rate2.2%
  • -0.002EPA / play allowed+0.008

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

NYG lead 5–2 since 1999

Meetings average 40.4 points. NYG are 5-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W3NYG @ CLE2115NYG
2020 · W15CLE @ NYG206CLE
2016 · W12NYG @ CLE2713NYG
2012 · W5CLE @ NYG2741NYG
2008 · W6NYG @ CLE1435CLE
2000 · W10NYG @ CLE243NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jeff Garcia21/3118011

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
William Green15916.10
James Jackson5244.80
Jeff Garcia393.00

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kurt Warner19/2728600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tiki Barber231064.61
Mike Cloud6122.01
Kurt Warner3-2-0.71

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 +33.7%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Browns.

Half-point at risk

7.51%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.8%

Expected total

42.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.44
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.01