2014 · Week 14

Final

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

36·7

Titans

Tennessee

QB Zach Mettenberger

LP Field · outdoors · grass · 45°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

NYG -3

Total

46.5

Model margin

-1.9est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Titans winsGiants wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Giantsedge mapTitans
  • -0.014EPA / play-0.122
  • 41.2%Success rate39.5%
  • +0.072EPA / dropback-0.086
  • -0.147EPA / rush-0.190
  • 7.7%Explosive rate8.4%
  • +0.79CPOE-2.82
  • 43.5%Third-down rate29.7%
  • 63.1%Red-zone TD rate50.7%
  • 1.78Points / drive1.18
  • 2.2%Turnover rate2.5%

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

TEN lead 5–2 since 1999

Meetings average 41.1 points. TEN are 5-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W1NYG @ TEN2120NYG
2018 · W15TEN @ NYG170TEN
2010 · W3TEN @ NYG2910TEN
2006 · W12NYG @ TEN2124TEN
2002 · W13TEN @ NYG3229TEN
2000 · W5NYG @ TEN1428TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning26/4226011
Odell Beckham Jr.0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Andre Williams241315.51
Odell Beckham Jr.199.00
Rashad Jennings252.50
Orleans Darkwa100.00
Ryan Nassib2-3-1.50

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Zach Mettenberger14/2412501
Jake Locker9/118101

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jake Locker22814.00
Bishop Sankey9252.80
Leon Washington294.50
Zach Mettenberger1-1-1.00

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 -32.9%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.1%2.7%4.1%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

7.50%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

44.0%

Expected total

43.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.72
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment-1.64
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.88