Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2010 · Week 5

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Kevin Kolb

27·24

49ers

San Francisco

QB Alex Smith

Candlestick Park · outdoors · grass · 71°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

SF -3

Total

39.5

Model margin

+6.7est.

SF perspective

Push chance

7.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • 49ers
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

49ers winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Eaglesedge map49ers
  • +0.078EPA / play-0.055
  • 44.2%Success rate38.8%
  • +0.104EPA / dropback-0.024
  • +0.029EPA / rush-0.102
  • 11.1%Explosive rate8.8%
  • +4.09CPOE-4.51
  • 39.7%Third-down rate33.2%
  • 62.2%Red-zone TD rate55.8%
  • 1.97Points / drive1.30
  • 2.2%Turnover rate2.2%

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

PHI lead 9–7 since 1999

SF have won 2 straight. Meetings average 46.6 points. SF are 7-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsSF @ PHI2319SF
2023 · W13SF @ PHI4219SF
2022 · playoffsSF @ PHI731PHI
2021 · W2SF @ PHI1711SF
2020 · W4PHI @ SF2520PHI
2017 · W8SF @ PHI1033PHI
2014 · W4PHI @ SF2126SF
2011 · W4SF @ PHI2423SF

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kevin Kolb21/3125310

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeSean McCoy18925.11
Kevin Kolb3175.70
Mike Bell482.00
DeSean Jackson188.00
Eldra Buckley100.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jeremy Maclin69950
Brent Celek39471
LeSean McCoy55460
DeSean Jackson23240
Jason Avant22130
Chad Hall1190

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Alex Smith25/3930932

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore18522.90
Alex Smith3165.30
Brian Westbrook166.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Michael Crabtree9141051
Vernon Davis571041
Dominique Zeigler22320
Ted Ginn23260
Frank Gore48211
Josh Morgan34210

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 +33.1%6.0%7.3%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.2%2.6%

Positive margins favour 49ers; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.28%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

66.7%

Expected total

44.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.80
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment+3.45
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+6.73