2012 · Week 6

Final / OT

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

26·23

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Michael Vick

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 66°F · wind 15mph

Closing spread

PHI -3.5

Total

47.5

Model margin

+0.8est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Lions

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsLions wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Lionsedge mapEagles
  • -0.004EPA / play-0.073
  • 45.2%Success rate42.7%
  • +0.056EPA / dropback-0.006
  • -0.131EPA / rush-0.208
  • 8.6%Explosive rate8.8%
  • -2.29CPOE+0.51
  • 41.4%Third-down rate37.1%
  • 61.9%Red-zone TD rate49.2%
  • 1.65Points / drive1.18
  • 2.5%Turnover rate3.0%

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 7–4 since 1999

PHI have won 3 straight. Meetings average 54.1 points. PHI are 5-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11DET @ PHI916PHI
2022 · W1PHI @ DET3835PHI
2021 · W8PHI @ DET446PHI
2019 · W3DET @ PHI2724DET
2016 · W5PHI @ DET2324DET
2015 · W12PHI @ DET1445DET
2013 · W14DET @ PHI2034PHI
2010 · W2PHI @ DET3532PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford22/4531111

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Mikel Leshoure15704.70
Joique Bell7385.40
Nate Burleson22211.00
Matthew Stafford372.31
Keiland Williams111.00

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike Vick28/4631122

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Mike Vick9596.60
LeSean McCoy14221.60
Bryce Brown540.80
DeSean Jackson1-14-14.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jeremy Maclin6101301
DeSean Jackson58740
Brent Celek48330
LeSean McCoy78261
Jason Avant24210
Riley Cooper23180
Clay Harbor2290

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 +3.54.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Lions.

Half-point at risk

2.48%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.2%

Expected total

45.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.15
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+0.77