Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2011 · Week 5

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Tarvaris Jackson

36·25

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 81°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

NYG -10

Total

43.5

Model margin

+1.9est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

2.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Giants 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 mapGiants
  • -0.069EPA / play+0.050
  • 38.9%Success rate44.0%
  • -0.035EPA / dropback+0.164
  • -0.118EPA / rush-0.143
  • 8.9%Explosive rate9.4%
  • +0.03CPOE+1.53
  • 33.6%Third-down rate38.3%
  • 48.7%Red-zone TD rate66.0%
  • 1.31Points / drive1.84
  • 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

SEA lead 8–6 since 1999

Meetings average 42.6 points. NYG are 5-8-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W5NYG @ SEA2920NYG
2023 · W4SEA @ NYG243SEA
2022 · W8NYG @ SEA1327SEA
2020 · W13NYG @ SEA1712NYG
2017 · W7SEA @ NYG247SEA
2014 · W10NYG @ SEA1738SEA
2013 · W15SEA @ NYG230SEA
2010 · W9NYG @ SEA417NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tarvaris Jackson15/2216611
Charlie Whitehurst11/1914910

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marshawn Lynch12988.21
Tarvaris Jackson4174.30
Leon Washington3103.30
Justin Forsett492.30
Charlie Whitehurst263.00
Sidney Rice100.00

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning24/3942033

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahmad Bradshaw17583.40
Eli Manning351.70
D.J. Ware430.80
Victor Cruz133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Victor Cruz8111611
Jake Ballard34721
Hakeem Nicks47651
Mario Manningham59560
Ahmad Bradshaw25270
D.J. Ware11220
Bear Pascoe11170
Travis Beckum0100

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 +107.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

2.94%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.1%

Expected total

44.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.60
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.89