2017 · Week 9

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Brock Osweiler

23·51

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 61°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

PHI -7

Total

41

Model margin

+2.9est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

4.8%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsBroncos wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Broncosedge mapEagles
  • -0.119EPA / play+0.051
  • 38.4%Success rate43.3%
  • -0.110EPA / dropback+0.144
  • -0.134EPA / rush-0.093
  • 8.3%Explosive rate8.9%
  • -2.16CPOE+0.38
  • 38.9%Third-down rate42.0%
  • 42.9%Red-zone TD rate63.8%
  • 1.24Points / drive2.12
  • 2.9%Turnover rate1.6%

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

All square 3–3 since 1999

Meetings average 59 points. PHI are 2-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W5DEN @ PHI2117DEN
2021 · W10PHI @ DEN3013PHI
2013 · W4PHI @ DEN2052DEN
2009 · W16DEN @ PHI2730PHI
2005 · W8PHI @ DEN2149DEN

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brock Osweiler19/3820812

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Devontae Booker6213.50
C.J. Anderson9131.40
Jamaal Charles410.30

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz15/2719940
Nick Foles1/13500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jay Ajayi8779.61
Corey Clement12514.32
LeGarrette Blount9374.10
Wendell Smallwood5255.00
Carson Wentz284.00
Nick Foles1-1-1.00

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 Eagles; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

4.78%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.8%

Expected total

42.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.04
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment-0.98
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+2.88