2009 · Week 16

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Matt Hasselbeck

10·48

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 18°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

GB -13.5

Total

43.5

Model margin

+9.5est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Seahawksedge mapPackers
  • -0.107EPA / play+0.124
  • 40.9%Success rate44.9%
  • -0.082EPA / dropback+0.213
  • -0.150EPA / rush-0.018
  • 7.2%Explosive rate8.5%
  • -1.58CPOE+3.74
  • 34.0%Third-down rate47.0%
  • 46.1%Red-zone TD rate65.6%
  • 1.38Points / drive2.22
  • 2.8%Turnover rate1.4%

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 12–6 since 1999

GB have won 3 straight. Meetings average 45.1 points. GB are 12-4-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W15GB @ SEA3013GB
2021 · W10SEA @ GB017GB
2019 · playoffsSEA @ GB2328GB
2018 · W11GB @ SEA2427SEA
2017 · W1SEA @ GB917GB
2016 · W14SEA @ GB1038GB
2015 · W2SEA @ GB1727GB
2014 · playoffsGB @ SEA2228SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Hasselbeck19/3719814

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Justin Forsett14705.00
Julius Jones14392.80
Matt Hasselbeck166.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Deion Branch59530
T.J. Houshmandzadeh48510
Julius Jones67510
John Carlson22241
Deon Butler18150
Justin Forsett1240

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers12/2323710
Matt Flynn4/63600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Grant16976.12
Ahman Green8293.61
Brandon Jackson5204.02
Aaron Rodgers199.00
Matt Flynn2-2-1.00

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 +13.56.8%3.1%4.9%3.5%3.5%2.9%2.6%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

3.50%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

73.3%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+7.00
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+9.49