2017 · Week 6

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

28·23

Panthers

Carolina

QB Cam Newton

Bank of America Stadium · outdoors · grass · 72°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

CAR -3

Total

44

Model margin

+0.0est.

CAR perspective

Push chance

7.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Panthers
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Panthers 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 mapPanthers
  • +0.051EPA / play-0.018
  • 43.3%Success rate41.3%
  • +0.144EPA / dropback+0.040
  • -0.093EPA / rush-0.096
  • 8.9%Explosive rate8.9%
  • +0.38CPOE-2.85
  • 42.0%Third-down rate43.2%
  • 63.8%Red-zone TD rate55.8%
  • 2.12Points / drive1.87
  • 1.6%Turnover rate2.0%

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 8–5 since 1999

PHI have won 2 straight. Meetings average 43.2 points. CAR are 6-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W14CAR @ PHI1622PHI
2021 · W5PHI @ CAR2118PHI
2018 · W7CAR @ PHI2117CAR
2015 · W7PHI @ CAR1627CAR
2014 · W10CAR @ PHI2145PHI
2012 · W12CAR @ PHI3022CAR
2009 · W1PHI @ CAR3810PHI
2006 · W13CAR @ PHI2427PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz16/3022230

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeGarrette Blount14674.80
Carson Wentz6254.20
Kenjon Barner571.40
Corey Clement221.00

Panthers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Cam Newton28/5223913

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Cam Newton11716.51
Christian McCaffrey482.00
Curtis Samuel188.00
Fozzy Whittaker1-3-3.00
Jonathan Stewart8-4-0.50

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 +32.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.4%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Panthers; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.35%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.1%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.73
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.01