Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2011 · Week 11

Final

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Josh Freeman

26·35

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 32°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

GB -13.5

Total

48.5

Model margin

+8.4est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Buccaneers

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsBuccaneers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Buccaneersedge mapPackers
  • -0.107EPA / play+0.230
  • 43.0%Success rate48.2%
  • -0.081EPA / dropback+0.405
  • -0.164EPA / rush-0.114
  • 6.3%Explosive rate10.2%
  • -1.20CPOE+8.47
  • 37.0%Third-down rate48.7%
  • 58.6%Red-zone TD rate75.2%
  • 1.39Points / drive2.85
  • 3.6%Turnover rate1.1%

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

TB lead 10–8 since 1999

Meetings average 41.4 points. GB are 7-11 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W15TB @ GB3420TB
2022 · W3GB @ TB1412GB
2020 · playoffsTB @ GB3126TB
2020 · W6GB @ TB1038TB
2017 · W13TB @ GB2026GB
2014 · W16GB @ TB203GB
2009 · W9GB @ TB2838TB
2008 · W4GB @ TB2130TB

Box score

Individual performances

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Freeman28/3834222

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeGarrette Blount181075.91
Arrelious Benn199.00
Josh Freeman155.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers23/3429931

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Starks11383.50
Aaron Rodgers5285.60
Ryan Grant4164.00

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 +13.57.0%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.4%2.8%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Buccaneers.

Half-point at risk

3.40%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

70.8%

Expected total

47.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+5.99
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+8.40