2014 · Week 16

Final

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

37·27

Rams

St. Louis

QB Shaun Hill

Edward Jones Dome · dome · astroplay

Closing spread

STL -7

Total

43.5

Model margin

+2.7est.

STL perspective

Push chance

4.8%est.

the line sits on a key number

Availability

The injury report

The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.

Giants

Rams

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Rams 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.

The rivalry

STL lead 8–7 since 1999

RAMS have won 5 straight. Meetings average 46.7 points. STL are 5-10 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W2NYG @ LA6–28RAMS
2023 · W17LA @ NYG26–25RAMS
2021 · W6LA @ NYG38–11RAMS
2020 · W4NYG @ LA9–17RAMS
2017 · W9LA @ NYG51–17RAMS
2016 · W7NYG @ LA17–10NYG
2011 · W2STL @ NYG16–28NYG
2008 · W2NYG @ STL41–13NYG

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultNYG–STL
NYGQ1 15:00769Field goal3–0
LAQ1 10:4100Touchdown3–0
NYGQ1 10:34631Touchdown10–0
LAQ1 8:24515Field goal10–3
NYGQ1 4:52517Punt10–3
LAQ1 1:39216Turnover10–3
NYGQ1 0:54747Field goal13–3
LAQ2 12:39424Punt13–3
NYGQ2 10:271068Touchdown20–3
LAQ2 4:49643Touchdown20–10
NYGQ2 2:18316Punt20–10
LAQ2 1:36858Field goal20–13
LAQ3 15:00721Punt20–13
NYGQ3 11:27883Touchdown27–13
LAQ3 7:2911100Touchdown27–20
NYGQ3 1:44380Touchdown34–20
LAQ3 0:45519Punt34–20
NYGQ4 13:301061Field goal37–20
LAQ4 8:29730Punt37–20
NYGQ4 6:5734Punt37–20
LAQ4 5:14561Touchdown37–27
NYGQ4 3:56641Missed field goal37–27
LAQ4 2:0010Turnover37–27
NYGQ4 1:5300End of half37–27

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning25/3239130

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Andre Williams261104.20
Orleans Darkwa4215.31
Odell Beckham Jr.100.00
Eli Manning3-3-1.00

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 +74.0%2.7%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

4.76%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.3%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.04
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+2.68

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.