Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2008 · Week 3

Final

Cowboys

Dallas

QB Tony Romo

27·16

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 64°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

DAL -3

Total

51

Model margin

+5.4est.

GB perspective

Push chance

6.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Cowboys

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsCowboys wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Cowboysedge mapPackers
  • -0.018EPA / play+0.051
  • 41.9%Success rate43.8%
  • -0.021EPA / dropback+0.134
  • -0.015EPA / rush-0.072
  • 10.2%Explosive rate8.3%
  • +3.06CPOE+4.24
  • 43.2%Third-down rate44.1%
  • 67.6%Red-zone TD rate66.2%
  • 1.67Points / drive1.94
  • 3.1%Turnover rate1.9%

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 11–4–1 since 1999

Meetings average 55.8 points. GB are 10-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W4GB @ DAL4040Tie
2023 · playoffsGB @ DAL4832GB
2022 · W10DAL @ GB2831GB
2019 · W5GB @ DAL3424GB
2017 · W5GB @ DAL3531GB
2016 · playoffsGB @ DAL3431GB
2016 · W6DAL @ GB3016DAL
2015 · W14DAL @ GB728GB

Box score

Individual performances

Cowboys

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tony Romo17/3026011
Patrick Crayton0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marion Barber281425.11
Felix Jones67612.71
Tony Romo1-1-1.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers22/3929000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Grant13544.20
Brandon Jackson3206.70
Aaron Rodgers5102.01

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 -33.4%6.3%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Cowboys.

Half-point at risk

6.34%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

63.3%

Expected total

43.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.79
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+5.36