2017 · Week 4

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

26·24

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Philip Rivers

StubHub Center · outdoors · grass · 72°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

LAC -1.5

Total

48

Model margin

+2.6est.

LAC perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Chargers 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 mapChargers
  • +0.051EPA / play+0.085
  • 43.3%Success rate44.9%
  • +0.144EPA / dropback+0.191
  • -0.093EPA / rush-0.082
  • 8.9%Explosive rate10.3%
  • +0.38CPOE+0.86
  • 42.0%Third-down rate40.7%
  • 63.8%Red-zone TD rate66.7%
  • 2.12Points / drive1.87
  • 1.6%Turnover rate1.4%

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

LAC lead 4–3 since 1999

CHARGERS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.7 points. LAC are 5-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14PHI @ LAC1922CHARGERS
2021 · W9LAC @ PHI2724CHARGERS
2013 · W2SD @ PHI3330CHARGERS
2009 · W10PHI @ SD2331CHARGERS
2005 · W7SD @ PHI1720PHI
2001 · W13SD @ PHI1424PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz17/3124210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeGarrette Blount161368.50
Wendell Smallwood10343.41
Corey Clement10303.00
Carson Wentz6142.30

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Philip Rivers22/3834720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Austin Ekeler13535.01
Melvin Gordon10222.20
Branden Oliver210.50

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 +1.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.13%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.1%

Expected total

43.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.86
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.60