Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2015 · Week 1

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Sam Bradford

24·26

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

PHI -3.5

Total

55

Model margin

+3.3est.

ATL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Falcons
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Falcons 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 mapFalcons
  • -0.044EPA / play+0.000
  • 42.7%Success rate46.4%
  • -0.008EPA / dropback+0.113
  • -0.105EPA / rush-0.195
  • 8.7%Explosive rate8.5%
  • -0.86CPOE-0.01
  • 39.1%Third-down rate47.3%
  • 66.8%Red-zone TD rate54.2%
  • 1.56Points / drive1.77
  • 2.7%Turnover rate2.7%

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

PHI lead 12–6 since 1999

Meetings average 40.4 points. ATL are 6-11-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W2ATL @ PHI2221ATL
2021 · W1PHI @ ATL326PHI
2019 · W2PHI @ ATL2024ATL
2018 · W1ATL @ PHI1218PHI
2017 · playoffsATL @ PHI1015PHI
2016 · W10ATL @ PHI1524PHI
2012 · W8ATL @ PHI3017ATL
2011 · W2PHI @ ATL3135ATL

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Sam Bradford36/5233612

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darren Sproles55010.00
DeMarco Murray891.11
Ryan Mathews341.31

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan23/3429822

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tevin Coleman20804.00
Devonta Freeman10181.80
Matt Ryan571.40

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 -3.53.8%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%

Positive margins favour Falcons; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

6.82%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.9%

Expected total

45.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.80
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.29