2014 · Week 8

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Nick Foles

20·24

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Carson Palmer

University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

ARI -1

Total

49

Model margin

+5.9est.

ARI perspective

Push chance

2.0%est.

Win probability

  • Cardinals
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Cardinals winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Eaglesedge mapCardinals
  • -0.005EPA / play-0.024
  • 43.7%Success rate39.1%
  • +0.063EPA / dropback+0.056
  • -0.113EPA / rush-0.165
  • 9.9%Explosive rate8.2%
  • -0.76CPOE-4.59
  • 44.2%Third-down rate40.7%
  • 57.8%Red-zone TD rate51.8%
  • 1.88Points / drive1.54
  • 3.0%Turnover rate1.6%

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

ARI lead 11–8 since 1999

Meetings average 46.9 points. ARI are 11-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W17ARI @ PHI3531ARI
2022 · W5PHI @ ARI2017PHI
2020 · W15PHI @ ARI2633ARI
2017 · W5ARI @ PHI734PHI
2015 · W15ARI @ PHI4017ARI
2013 · W13ARI @ PHI2124PHI
2012 · W3PHI @ ARI627ARI
2011 · W10ARI @ PHI2117ARI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Nick Foles36/6241122

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeSean McCoy20834.20
Nick Foles2147.00
Chris Polk3134.30

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jeremy Maclin12161872
Riley Cooper59880
Zach Ertz58480
Jordan Matthews611470
LeSean McCoy35140
Josh Huff14120
Brent Celek2480
Jeff Maehl1160
Chris Polk1110

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Palmer20/4232920

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Andre Ellington23713.11

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 +13.3%6.2%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.1%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.04%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

64.5%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.67
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment+4.59
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+5.86