2004 · Week 16

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

7·20

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · astroturf

Closing spread

STL -4

Total

42.5

Model margin

+1.8est.

STL perspective

Push chance

2.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Rams 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.

The rivalry

PHI lead 12–5 since 1999

Meetings average 47.8 points. STL are 4-12-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W4LA @ PHI24–20RAMS
2025 · W3LA @ PHI26–33PHI
2024 · playoffsLA @ PHI22–28PHI
2024 · W12PHI @ LA37–20PHI
2023 · W5PHI @ LA23–14PHI
2020 · W2LA @ PHI37–19RAMS
2018 · W15PHI @ LA30–23PHI
2017 · W14PHI @ LA43–35PHI

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultPHI–STL
LAQ1 15:001073Touchdown0–7
PHIQ1 9:031263Touchdown7–7
LAQ1 1:38633Turnover on downs7–7
PHIQ2 13:39417Punt7–7
LAQ2 11:23971Missed field goal7–7
PHIQ2 6:3141Punt7–7
LAQ2 5:471470Field goal7–10
PHIQ2 0:4200End of half7–10
PHIQ3 15:0032Punt7–10
LAQ3 14:221151Touchdown7–17
PHIQ3 7:3835Punt7–17
LAQ3 5:571256Punt7–17
PHIQ4 14:2545Punt7–17
LAQ4 13:26329Turnover7–17
PHIQ4 11:582-5Turnover7–17
LAQ4 10:57925Field goal7–20
PHIQ4 5:24518Punt7–20
LAQ4 4:26611Punt7–20
PHIQ4 1:52852End of half7–20

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jeff Blake4/144100
Donovan McNabb3/33610
Koy Detmer1/6500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Dorsey Levens10444.40
Reno Mahe6172.80
Thomas Tapeh2136.50
Jeff Blake188.00
Koy Detmer4-1-0.30

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 +44.1%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.8%

Expected total

44.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.80
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.77

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.