Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2016 · WC

Final

Giants

New York

QB Eli Manning

13·38

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 14°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

GB -5

Total

46.5

Model margin

+2.3est.

GB perspective

Push chance

1.9%est.

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 · W5NYG @ GB1623GB
2013 · W11GB @ NYG1327NYG
2012 · W12GB @ NYG1038NYG
2011 · playoffsNYG @ GB3720NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Eli Manning23/4429911

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Paul Perkins10303.00
Rashad Jennings5295.80
Eli Manning11111.00
Bobby Rainey100.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers25/4036240

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Christine Michael10474.70
Ty Montgomery11272.50
Aaron Rodgers200.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Davante Adams8121251
Randall Cobb571163
Jared Cook59480
Ty Montgomery34410
Jordy Nelson13130
Geronimo Allison1280

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 +54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

1.94%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.3%

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 differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.31