Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2011 · Week 1

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Michael Vick

31·13

Rams

St. Louis

QB Sam Bradford

Edward Jones Dome · dome · astroplay

Closing spread

PHI -3.5

Total

44

Model margin

+0.8est.

STL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Rams 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.

The rivalry

PHI lead 12–4 since 1999

PHI have won 4 straight. Meetings average 48.1 points. STL are 3-12-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W3LA @ PHI2633PHI
2024 · playoffsLA @ PHI2228PHI
2024 · W12PHI @ LA3720PHI
2023 · W5PHI @ LA2314PHI
2020 · W2LA @ PHI3719RAMS
2018 · W15PHI @ LA3023PHI
2017 · W14PHI @ LA4335PHI
2014 · W5STL @ PHI2834PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike Vick14/3218720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeSean McCoy151228.11
Mike Vick11978.80
Dion Lewis2105.00
Ronnie Brown471.80

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DeSean Jackson6121021
Jason Avant37400
Jeremy Maclin13200
LeSean McCoy23151
Brent Celek13130
Dion Lewis11-30

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 -3.54.3%2.8%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.25%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.3%

Expected total

44.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.66
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.83

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.