Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2012 · Week 8

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

30·17

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Michael Vick

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 58°F · wind 16mph

Closing spread

PHI -1.5

Total

43.5

Model margin

-2.0est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsFalcons wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Falconsedge mapEagles
  • +0.091EPA / play-0.073
  • 46.4%Success rate42.7%
  • +0.234EPA / dropback-0.006
  • -0.192EPA / rush-0.208
  • 7.3%Explosive rate8.8%
  • +5.71CPOE+0.51
  • 44.9%Third-down rate37.1%
  • 64.5%Red-zone TD rate49.2%
  • 2.31Points / drive1.18
  • 1.7%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 12–6 since 1999

Meetings average 40.4 points. PHI are 11-6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W2ATL @ PHI2221ATL
2021 · W1PHI @ ATL326PHI
2019 · W2PHI @ ATL2024ATL
2018 · W1ATL @ PHI1218PHI
2017 · playoffsATL @ PHI1015PHI
2016 · W10ATL @ PHI1524PHI
2015 · W1PHI @ ATL2426ATL
2011 · W2PHI @ ATL3135ATL

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan22/2926230

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jacquizz Rodgers8607.50
Michael Turner24582.40
Matt Ryan3186.00
Julio Jones199.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Julio Jones551231
Roddy White34380
Drew Davis22301
Tony Gonzalez35290
Jacquizz Rodgers55200
Michael Turner1260

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike Vick21/3519110

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeSean McCoy16452.81
Mike Vick7426.00
Bryce Brown155.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DeSean Jackson58590
Jason Avant47450
Jeremy Maclin610330
Brent Celek35320
LeSean McCoy33221
Riley Cooper0100

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 +1.53.0%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.1%2.7%4.1%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

2.05%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

43.6%

Expected total

46.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.52
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-2.04