Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2012 · Week 3

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

12·14

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

CenturyLink Field · outdoors · fieldturf · 67°F · wind 3mph

Closing spread

GB -3

Total

45.5

Model margin

+2.9est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

6.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Seahawks
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Seahawks 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 mapSeahawks
  • +0.102EPA / play+0.109
  • 46.3%Success rate45.2%
  • +0.222EPA / dropback+0.213
  • -0.111EPA / rush-0.005
  • 8.0%Explosive rate11.2%
  • +5.43CPOE+5.50
  • 42.8%Third-down rate39.8%
  • 69.8%Red-zone TD rate60.5%
  • 2.11Points / drive2.17
  • 1.4%Turnover rate1.7%

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 12–6 since 1999

GB have won 3 straight. Meetings average 45.1 points. SEA are 4-12-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W15GB @ SEA3013GB
2021 · W10SEA @ GB017GB
2019 · playoffsSEA @ GB2328GB
2018 · W11GB @ SEA2427SEA
2017 · W1SEA @ GB917GB
2016 · W14SEA @ GB1038GB
2015 · W2SEA @ GB1727GB
2014 · playoffsGB @ SEA2228SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers26/3922300

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Cedric Benson17452.61
Randall Cobb12020.00
Aaron Rodgers2178.50

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson10/2113020

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marshawn Lynch25983.90
Russell Wilson3186.00
Leon Washington11111.00

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 -33.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

6.90%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.9%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.67
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin+2.92