Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2011 · Week 13

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

38·35

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 52°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

GB -7

Total

53.5

Model margin

-0.6est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

4.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Giants 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.

Packersedge mapGiants
  • +0.230EPA / play+0.050
  • 48.2%Success rate44.0%
  • +0.405EPA / dropback+0.164
  • -0.114EPA / rush-0.143
  • 10.2%Explosive rate9.4%
  • +8.47CPOE+1.53
  • 48.7%Third-down rate38.3%
  • 75.2%Red-zone TD rate66.0%
  • 2.85Points / drive1.84
  • 1.1%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

GB lead 8–7 since 1999

Meetings average 48.5 points. NYG are 9-5-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11GB @ NYG2720GB
2023 · W14GB @ NYG2224NYG
2022 · W5NYG @ GB2722NYG
2019 · W13GB @ NYG3113GB
2016 · playoffsNYG @ GB1338GB
2016 · W5NYG @ GB1623GB
2013 · W11GB @ NYG1327NYG
2012 · W12GB @ NYG1038NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers28/4636941
Randall Cobb0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Aaron Rodgers4328.00
Ryan Grant13292.20
Brandon Saine6162.70
James Starks351.70

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning23/4034731

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Brandon Jacobs8597.41
Ahmad Bradshaw11383.50
D.J. Ware133.00

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 -72.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.3%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

4.50%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

47.4%

Expected total

47.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.79
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.32
  • Expected margin-0.62