2014 · Week 6

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

27·24

Dolphins

Miami

QB Ryan Tannehill

Sun Life Stadium · outdoors · grass · 86°F · wind 13mph

Closing spread

GB -1.5

Total

46.5

Model margin

-0.2est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Dolphins
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Dolphins 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 mapDolphins
  • +0.142EPA / play+0.019
  • 47.1%Success rate48.7%
  • +0.317EPA / dropback+0.065
  • -0.133EPA / rush-0.063
  • 11.3%Explosive rate8.7%
  • +2.68CPOE+2.14
  • 47.1%Third-down rate41.5%
  • 63.9%Red-zone TD rate49.5%
  • 2.59Points / drive1.97
  • 1.2%Turnover rate1.8%

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 6–2 since 1999

GB have won 4 straight. Meetings average 46.3 points. MIA are 2-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W13MIA @ GB1730GB
2022 · W16GB @ MIA2620GB
2018 · W10MIA @ GB1231GB
2010 · W6MIA @ GB2320MIA
2006 · W7GB @ MIA3424GB
2002 · W9MIA @ GB1024GB
2000 · W9GB @ MIA2028MIA

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers24/4226430

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Eddie Lacy14402.90
Aaron Rodgers7344.90
James Starks8313.90
Randall Cobb111.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jordy Nelson9161071
Davante Adams68770
Randall Cobb57581
Andrew Quarless25111
James Starks25110

Dolphins

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill20/3124422

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Lamar Miller14533.81
Ryan Tannehill34916.30
Knowshon Moreno6101.70

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 -1.52.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Dolphins; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

2.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

48.5%

Expected total

46.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.03
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.32
  • Expected margin-0.23