Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2011 · Week 16 · Division

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Michael Vick

20·7

Cowboys

Dallas

QB Tony Romo

Cowboys Stadium · closed · matrixturf

Closing spread

PHI -1.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

+1.3est.

DAL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Cowboys
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Cowboys 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.

Eaglesedge mapCowboys
  • +0.053EPA / play+0.047
  • 47.0%Success rate45.1%
  • +0.077EPA / dropback+0.144
  • +0.010EPA / rush-0.111
  • 12.1%Explosive rate9.0%
  • +0.41CPOE+4.08
  • 42.0%Third-down rate39.2%
  • 54.9%Red-zone TD rate55.2%
  • 1.91Points / drive1.79
  • 3.2%Turnover rate2.0%

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

PHI lead 29–26 since 1999

Meetings average 44.8 points. DAL are 27-27-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W12PHI @ DAL2124DAL
2025 · W1DAL @ PHI2024PHI
2024 · W17DAL @ PHI741PHI
2024 · W10PHI @ DAL346PHI
2023 · W14PHI @ DAL1333DAL
2023 · W9DAL @ PHI2328PHI
2022 · W16PHI @ DAL3440DAL
2022 · W6DAL @ PHI1726PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike Vick18/3229320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeSean McCoy13352.70
Ronnie Brown8334.10
DeSean Jackson22713.50
Mike Vick3103.30

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DeSean Jackson59900
Jeremy Maclin56721
Brent Celek25521
Jason Avant24350
Riley Cooper11280
LeSean McCoy12100
Clay Harbor1190
Chad Hall11-30

Cowboys

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Stephen McGee24/3818210
Tony Romo0/2000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Sammy Morris13292.20
Stephen McGee4287.00
Felix Jones4246.00
Chauncey Washington1-1-1.00

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 -1.54.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Cowboys; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.13%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.6%

Expected total

45.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.26
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+1.31