2016 · Week 5

Final

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

16·23

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 49°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

GB -7

Total

49

Model margin

+3.0est.

GB perspective

Push chance

4.8%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Packers 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 mapPackers
  • -0.074EPA / play+0.127
  • 40.8%Success rate45.9%
  • -0.035EPA / dropback+0.243
  • -0.142EPA / rush-0.138
  • 7.3%Explosive rate8.9%
  • -1.63CPOE+2.71
  • 36.0%Third-down rate47.4%
  • 61.2%Red-zone TD rate63.8%
  • 1.46Points / drive2.39
  • 2.4%Turnover rate1.5%

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

GB lead 8–7 since 1999

Meetings average 48.5 points. GB are 5-9-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11GB @ NYG2720GB
2023 · W14GB @ NYG2224NYG
2022 · W5NYG @ GB2722NYG
2019 · W13GB @ NYG3113GB
2016 · playoffsNYG @ GB1338GB
2013 · W11GB @ NYG1327NYG
2012 · W12GB @ NYG1038NYG
2011 · playoffsNYG @ GB3720NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning18/3519910

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Bobby Rainey5224.40
Orleans Darkwa7111.60
Paul Perkins294.50
Eli Manning111.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers23/4525922

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Eddie Lacy11817.40
James Starks12332.80
Aaron Rodgers5153.00
Ty Montgomery111.00
Randall Cobb100.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Randall Cobb9111080
Davante Adams58851
Jordy Nelson413381
James Starks36190
Richard Rodgers1560
Eddie Lacy1130

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 +73.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

4.78%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.0%

Expected total

44.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.57
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.64
  • Expected margin+2.95