2011 · DIV

Final

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

37·20

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 31°F · wind 20mph

Closing spread

GB -8.5

Total

54

Model margin

+5.8est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsGiants wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Giantsedge mapPackers
  • +0.050EPA / play+0.230
  • 44.0%Success rate48.2%
  • +0.164EPA / dropback+0.405
  • -0.143EPA / rush-0.114
  • 9.4%Explosive rate10.2%
  • +1.53CPOE+8.47
  • 38.3%Third-down rate48.7%
  • 66.0%Red-zone TD rate75.2%
  • 1.84Points / drive2.85
  • 2.2%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

GB lead 8–7 since 1999

Meetings average 48.5 points. GB are 5-9-1 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

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning21/3333031

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ahmad Bradshaw12635.30
Brandon Jacobs9222.41
Eli Manning4102.50
D.J. Ware200.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Hakeem Nicks791652
Victor Cruz55740
Mario Manningham33311
Travis Beckum22220
Ahmad Bradshaw35210
Jake Ballard18170
Devin Thomas0100

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers26/4626421

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Aaron Rodgers7669.40
James Starks6437.20
Ryan Grant8334.10
Brandon Saine133.00

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 +8.56.2%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.1%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

1.31%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

64.5%

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+0.56
  • Expected margin+5.84