Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2018 · Week 4

Final / OT

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

23·26

Titans

Tennessee

QB Marcus Mariota

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 80°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

PHI -3

Total

41.5

Model margin

+1.3est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

7.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Titans 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 mapTitans
  • +0.037EPA / play-0.029
  • 46.2%Success rate42.6%
  • +0.110EPA / dropback+0.023
  • -0.097EPA / rush-0.094
  • 8.9%Explosive rate9.3%
  • +5.11CPOE+1.50
  • 40.4%Third-down rate40.0%
  • 62.6%Red-zone TD rate53.8%
  • 2.01Points / drive1.83
  • 2.1%Turnover rate1.7%

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

TEN lead 5–2 since 1999

Meetings average 48.6 points. TEN are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W13TEN @ PHI1035PHI
2014 · W12TEN @ PHI2443PHI
2010 · W7PHI @ TEN1937TEN
2006 · W11TEN @ PHI3113TEN
2002 · W1PHI @ TEN2427TEN
2000 · W14TEN @ PHI1513TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz33/5034820

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jay Ajayi15704.70
Wendell Smallwood5397.80
Carson Wentz284.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Zach Ertz10141120
Alshon Jeffery891051
Jordan Matthews13561
Nelson Agholor512220
Wendell Smallwood35150
Kamar Aiken11140
Dallas Goedert22130
Jay Ajayi34110

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Marcus Mariota30/4334421

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marcus Mariota10464.61
Derrick Henry8243.00
Dion Lewis400.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Corey Davis9151611
Taywan Taylor79770
Dion Lewis99660
Tajae Sharpe23271
Derrick Henry2270
Darius Jennings1260
Jonnu Smith0200

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 -34.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.18%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.6%

Expected total

43.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.41
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.33