2015 · Week 12

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Mark Sanchez

14·45

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

Ford Field · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

DET -3

Total

46.5

Model margin

+5.2est.

DET perspective

Push chance

7.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Lions
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Lions 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 mapLions
  • -0.044EPA / play-0.019
  • 42.7%Success rate44.9%
  • -0.008EPA / dropback+0.045
  • -0.105EPA / rush-0.160
  • 8.7%Explosive rate7.6%
  • -0.86CPOE-0.09
  • 39.1%Third-down rate38.4%
  • 66.8%Red-zone TD rate66.7%
  • 1.56Points / drive1.90
  • 2.7%Turnover rate2.1%

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 7–4 since 1999

PHI have won 3 straight. Meetings average 54.1 points. DET are 6-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11DET @ PHI916PHI
2022 · W1PHI @ DET3835PHI
2021 · W8PHI @ DET446PHI
2019 · W3DET @ PHI2724DET
2016 · W5PHI @ DET2324DET
2013 · W14DET @ PHI2034PHI
2012 · W6DET @ PHI2623DET
2010 · W2PHI @ DET3532PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mark Sanchez19/2719920

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
DeMarco Murray14302.10
Kenjon Barner7304.30
Darren Sproles242.00
Mark Sanchez242.00

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford27/3833750

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ameer Abdullah16633.90
Joique Bell7253.61
Matthew Stafford2136.50
Theo Riddick263.00
George Winn310.30

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Calvin Johnson814933
Theo Riddick55621
Joique Bell23570
Golden Tate78501
Eric Ebron23280
Brandon Pettigrew12210
Lance Moore11140
Ameer Abdullah12120

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 +33.4%6.4%7.4%3.2%4.9%3.3%3.0%

Positive margins favour Lions; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.44%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

63.0%

Expected total

45.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.13
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment+0.62
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.24