2017 · DIV

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

10·15

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Nick Foles

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 32°F · wind 16mph

Closing spread

ATL -2.5

Total

40

Model margin

+1.6est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsFalcons wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Falconsedge mapEagles
  • +0.047EPA / play+0.051
  • 45.0%Success rate43.3%
  • +0.185EPA / dropback+0.144
  • -0.152EPA / rush-0.093
  • 9.7%Explosive rate8.9%
  • +2.96CPOE+0.38
  • 44.1%Third-down rate42.0%
  • 57.2%Red-zone TD rate63.8%
  • 2.02Points / drive2.12
  • 1.7%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

PHI lead 12–6 since 1999

Meetings average 40.4 points. PHI are 11-6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W2ATL @ PHI2221ATL
2021 · W1PHI @ ATL326PHI
2019 · W2PHI @ ATL2024ATL
2018 · W1ATL @ PHI1218PHI
2016 · W10ATL @ PHI1524PHI
2015 · W1PHI @ ATL2426ATL
2012 · W8ATL @ PHI3017ATL
2011 · W2PHI @ ATL3135ATL

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan22/3621010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tevin Coleman10797.90
Devonta Freeman1070.70

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Nick Foles23/3024600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jay Ajayi15543.60
Nelson Agholor22010.00
LeGarrette Blount9192.11
Corey Clement155.00
Nick Foles5-2-0.40

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 -2.54.2%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

2.07%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.3%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.79
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment-1.44
  • Rest differential+0.48
  • Expected margin+1.58