Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2008 · Week 16

Final / OT

Panthers

Carolina

QB Jake Delhomme

28·34

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

Giants Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 34°F · wind 18mph

Closing spread

NYG -4

Total

38

Model margin

+2.2est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

2.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Panthers

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsPanthers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Panthersedge mapGiants
  • +0.066EPA / play+0.093
  • 42.5%Success rate47.3%
  • +0.073EPA / dropback+0.129
  • +0.059EPA / rush+0.050
  • 11.3%Explosive rate10.1%
  • -1.27CPOE+0.84
  • 40.0%Third-down rate43.7%
  • 66.7%Red-zone TD rate51.8%
  • 1.98Points / drive2.09
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.2%

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

CAR lead 7–6 since 1999

Meetings average 46.4 points. NYG are 8-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W10NYG @ CAR1720CAR
2022 · W2CAR @ NYG1619NYG
2021 · W7CAR @ NYG325NYG
2018 · W5NYG @ CAR3133CAR
2015 · W15CAR @ NYG3835CAR
2013 · W3NYG @ CAR038CAR
2012 · W3NYG @ CAR367NYG
2010 · W1CAR @ NYG1831NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Panthers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jake Delhomme11/1918500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
DeAngelo Williams241084.54
Jonathan Stewart9293.20
Steve Smith22110.50

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning17/2718110

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Ward1521514.30
Brandon Jacobs24873.63
Eli Manning1-1-1.00

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 +44.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Panthers.

Half-point at risk

2.53%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.0%

Expected total

45.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.30
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.19