2009 · Week 3

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

36·17

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

GB -6.5

Total

42.5

Model margin

-1.6est.

STL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Availability

The injury report

The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.

Packers

Rams

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsPackers 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

GB lead 11–4 since 1999

GB have won 5 straight. Meetings average 47.2 points. STL are 3-12 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W5GB @ LA24–19GB
2023 · W9LA @ GB3–20GB
2022 · W15LA @ GB12–24GB
2021 · W12LA @ GB28–36GB
2020 · playoffsLA @ GB18–32GB
2018 · W8GB @ LA27–29RAMS
2015 · W5STL @ GB10–24GB
2012 · W7GB @ STL30–20GB

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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultGB–STL
LAQ1 15:00730Missed field goal0–0
GBQ1 10:55922Field goal3–0
LAQ1 5:5746Turnover3–0
GBQ1 3:584-10Field goal6–0
LAQ1 2:1311Turnover6–0
GBQ1 1:5739Field goal9–0
LAQ2 15:00610Punt9–0
GBQ2 12:47680Touchdown16–0
LAQ2 9:481063Touchdown16–7
GBQ2 4:43589Touchdown23–7
LAQ2 1:52984Touchdown23–14
GBQ2 0:0200End of half23–14
GBQ3 15:0030Punt23–14
LAQ3 13:571146Field goal23–17
GBQ3 8:2330Punt23–17
LAQ3 7:56421Punt23–17
GBQ3 6:33949Punt23–17
LAQ3 3:03517Punt23–17
GBQ3 1:12784Touchdown29–17
LAQ4 12:1335Punt29–17
GBQ4 10:23531Punt29–17
LAQ4 7:3134Turnover29–17
GBQ4 6:12326Touchdown36–17
LAQ4 4:43849Turnover on downs36–17
GBQ4 2:27525End of half36–17

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers13/2326920

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Grant26993.80
Aaron Rodgers8384.81
Donald Driver11313.00
DeShawn Wynn111.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Greg Jennings231030
Donald Driver47951
Jordy Nelson35460
Donald Lee24100
Ryan Grant1150
James Jones0200

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 -6.52.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.1%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

3.04%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

44.8%

Expected total

44.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.06
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.57

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.