2015 · Week 2

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

24·20

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 73°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

NYG -2

Total

49.5

Model margin

+2.4est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsFalcons wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Falconsedge mapGiants
  • +0.000EPA / play+0.025
  • 46.4%Success rate44.0%
  • +0.113EPA / dropback+0.106
  • -0.195EPA / rush-0.119
  • 8.5%Explosive rate8.0%
  • -0.01CPOE-1.12
  • 47.3%Third-down rate37.1%
  • 54.2%Red-zone TD rate58.4%
  • 1.77Points / drive2.02
  • 2.7%Turnover rate1.9%

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

ATL lead 8–6 since 1999

ATL have won 4 straight. Meetings average 37.1 points. NYG are 6-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W16NYG @ ATL734ATL
2021 · W3ATL @ NYG1714ATL
2018 · W7NYG @ ATL2023ATL
2014 · W5ATL @ NYG2030NYG
2012 · W15NYG @ ATL034ATL
2011 · playoffsATL @ NYG224NYG
2009 · W11ATL @ NYG3134NYG
2007 · W6NYG @ ATL3110NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan30/4636310

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tevin Coleman9323.61
Devonta Freeman12252.11
Matt Ryan1-1-1.00

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning27/4029220

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Andre Williams6437.20
Eli Manning22311.50
Shane Vereen6193.20
Rashad Jennings9121.30

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 +24.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

2.14%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.5%

Expected total

46.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.18
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+2.38