2012 · Week 9

Final

Cardinals

Arizona

QB John Skelton

17·31

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 39°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

GB -10.5

Total

43

Model margin

+8.0est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Cardinals

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsCardinals wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Cardinalsedge mapPackers
  • -0.259EPA / play+0.102
  • 35.1%Success rate46.3%
  • -0.267EPA / dropback+0.222
  • -0.242EPA / rush-0.111
  • 6.0%Explosive rate8.0%
  • -8.47CPOE+5.43
  • 25.9%Third-down rate42.8%
  • 36.3%Red-zone TD rate69.8%
  • 0.79Points / drive2.11
  • 3.0%Turnover rate1.4%

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 8–5 since 1999

GB have won 3 straight. Meetings average 49.1 points. GB are 8-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W7GB @ ARI2723GB
2024 · W6ARI @ GB1334GB
2021 · W8GB @ ARI2421GB
2018 · W13ARI @ GB2017ARI
2015 · playoffsGB @ ARI2026ARI
2015 · W16GB @ ARI838ARI
2009 · playoffsGB @ ARI4551ARI
2009 · W17GB @ ARI337GB

Box score

Individual performances

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
John Skelton23/4630611

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LaRod Stephens-Howling17513.01
William Powell133.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers14/3021841

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Starks17613.60
Alex Green11534.80
Aaron Rodgers8334.10
Randall Cobb3299.70

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 +10.55.6%7.1%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Cardinals.

Half-point at risk

1.67%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

69.8%

Expected total

41.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+5.42
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+7.99