Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2006 · Week 17

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Schaub

17·24

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB A.J. Feeley

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 47°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

PHI -7

Total

43

Model margin

+1.9est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

4.7%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsFalcons wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Falconsedge mapEagles
  • -0.050EPA / play+0.055
  • 39.9%Success rate43.0%
  • -0.078EPA / dropback+0.117
  • -0.021EPA / rush-0.049
  • 10.3%Explosive rate11.1%
  • -2.80CPOE-1.03
  • 36.3%Third-down rate42.8%
  • 48.7%Red-zone TD rate64.7%
  • 1.44Points / drive1.67
  • 2.0%Turnover rate2.1%

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 12–6 since 1999

Meetings average 40.4 points. PHI are 11-6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W2ATL @ PHI2221ATL
2021 · W1PHI @ ATL326PHI
2019 · W2PHI @ ATL2024ATL
2018 · W1ATL @ PHI1218PHI
2017 · playoffsATL @ PHI1015PHI
2016 · W10ATL @ PHI1524PHI
2015 · W1PHI @ ATL2426ATL
2012 · W8ATL @ PHI3017ATL

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Schaub15/2117511
Mike Vick8/148110

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jerious Norwood10636.30
Warrick Dunn19583.10
Matt Schaub22110.50
Mike Vick3175.70

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
A.J. Feeley22/3332130
Jeff Garcia1/32900

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Moats11222.00
Reno Mahe3144.70
A.J. Feeley133.00
Brian Westbrook133.00
Correll Buckhalter111.00

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 +74.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

4.67%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.2%

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 adjustment-3.05
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+1.92