2011 · Week 9

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

45·38

Chargers

San Diego

QB Philip Rivers

Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass · 53°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

GB -5.5

Total

50.5

Model margin

-0.4est.

SD perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Chargers 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 6–1 since 1999

Meetings average 51.1 points. SD are 2-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W11LAC @ GB2023GB
2019 · W9GB @ LAC1126CHARGERS
2015 · W6SD @ GB2027GB
2007 · W3SD @ GB2431GB
2003 · W15GB @ SD3821GB
1999 · W7GB @ SD313GB

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers21/2624740

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Starks13665.10
Aaron Rodgers8526.50
Ryan Grant4164.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jordy Nelson561051
Greg Jennings68461
Jermichael Finley57441
James Jones11211
Donald Driver22180
James Starks1190

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 -5.52.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.3%2.6%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

1.87%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

47.9%

Expected total

46.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.29
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.64
  • Expected margin-0.44

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.