Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2014 · Week 7

Final

Panthers

Carolina

QB Cam Newton

17·38

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 48°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

GB -6.5

Total

48.5

Model margin

+3.4est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Panthers

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsPanthers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Panthersedge mapPackers
  • -0.007EPA / play+0.142
  • 44.6%Success rate47.1%
  • +0.059EPA / dropback+0.317
  • -0.104EPA / rush-0.133
  • 8.5%Explosive rate11.3%
  • -1.27CPOE+2.68
  • 41.1%Third-down rate47.1%
  • 57.3%Red-zone TD rate63.9%
  • 1.63Points / drive2.59
  • 1.9%Turnover rate1.2%

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 9–7 since 1999

Meetings average 49.3 points. GB are 5-10-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W9CAR @ GB1613CAR
2023 · W16GB @ CAR3330GB
2020 · W15CAR @ GB1624GB
2019 · W10CAR @ GB1624GB
2017 · W15GB @ CAR2431CAR
2015 · W9GB @ CAR2937CAR
2011 · W2GB @ CAR3023GB
2008 · W13CAR @ GB3531CAR

Box score

Individual performances

Panthers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Cam Newton17/3120511
Derek Anderson5/84310

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jonathan Stewart13503.80
Cam Newton7415.90
Chris Ogbonnaya5173.40

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers19/2225530
Matt Flynn0/2000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Eddie Lacy12635.31
James Starks7365.11
Aaron Rodgers3217.00
Randall Cobb122.00
DuJuan Harris2-1-0.50
Matt Flynn3-3-1.00

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 +6.53.8%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Panthers.

Half-point at risk

4.82%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

58.1%

Expected total

45.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.90
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.38