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2004 · Week 4

Final

Giants

New York

QB Kurt Warner

14·7

Packers

Green Bay

QB Brett Favre

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 61°F · wind 18mph

Closing spread

GB -7

Total

44

Model margin

+5.1est.

GB perspective

Push chance

4.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsGiants wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Giantsedge mapPackers
  • -0.028EPA / play+0.110
  • 43.5%Success rate46.2%
  • -0.017EPA / dropback+0.241
  • -0.044EPA / rush-0.085
  • 8.2%Explosive rate9.4%
  • 29.5%Third-down rate46.7%
  • 53.1%Red-zone TD rate66.5%
  • 1.65Points / drive2.02
  • 2.2%Turnover rate2.6%
  • +0.008EPA / play allowed+0.082

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 8–7 since 1999

Meetings average 48.5 points. GB are 5-9-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11GB @ NYG2720GB
2023 · W14GB @ NYG2224NYG
2022 · W5NYG @ GB2722NYG
2019 · W13GB @ NYG3113GB
2016 · playoffsNYG @ GB1338GB
2016 · W5NYG @ GB1623GB
2013 · W11GB @ NYG1327NYG
2012 · W12GB @ NYG1038NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kurt Warner20/2618711

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tiki Barber231827.91
Ron Dayne9262.90
Kurt Warner22211.00
Tim Carter11515.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brett Favre12/1811011
Doug Pederson7/178601
Craig Nall1/12400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahman Green15583.90
Doug Pederson2157.50
Nicolas Luchey144.00
Antonio Chatman144.00

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 +73.5%6.4%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.3%3.0%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

4.94%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

62.5%

Expected total

46.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.49
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.06