2012 · Week 12

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

10·38

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 34°F · wind 17mph

Closing spread

NYG -1

Total

50

Model margin

+1.3est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Giants 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 mapGiants
  • +0.102EPA / play+0.086
  • 46.3%Success rate46.8%
  • +0.222EPA / dropback+0.142
  • -0.111EPA / rush-0.000
  • 8.0%Explosive rate10.8%
  • +5.43CPOE+0.81
  • 42.8%Third-down rate41.8%
  • 69.8%Red-zone TD rate57.2%
  • 2.11Points / drive2.27
  • 1.4%Turnover rate2.1%

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. NYG are 9-5-1 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
2011 · playoffsNYG @ GB3720NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers14/2521911
Graham Harrell1/21100

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Starks8354.40
Alex Green10303.00
Aaron Rodgers3227.30
Randall Cobb11212.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jordy Nelson24711
Jermichael Finley35510
Randall Cobb47390
Alex Green34200
James Starks0100
D.J. Williams0100

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning16/3024930

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Andre Brown13644.91
Ahmad Bradshaw10585.81
David Wilson6132.20
Eli Manning2126.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Hakeem Nicks513771
Ahmad Bradshaw23610
Martellus Bennett33440
Victor Cruz36361
Rueben Randle22261
David Wilson1150

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 +14.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

2.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.5%

Expected total

46.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.76
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+1.29