Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2018 · Week 8

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

24·18

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Blake Bortles

Wembley Stadium · outdoors · grass · 48°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

PHI -4

Total

44.5

Model margin

-0.1est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

2.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars 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 mapJaguars
  • +0.037EPA / play-0.130
  • 46.2%Success rate40.4%
  • +0.110EPA / dropback-0.101
  • -0.097EPA / rush-0.184
  • 8.9%Explosive rate7.4%
  • +5.11CPOE-4.63
  • 40.4%Third-down rate40.5%
  • 62.6%Red-zone TD rate46.2%
  • 2.01Points / drive1.26
  • 2.1%Turnover rate2.7%

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

PHI lead 5–2 since 1999

PHI have won 5 straight. Meetings average 42.4 points. JAX are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W9JAX @ PHI2328PHI
2022 · W4JAX @ PHI2129PHI
2014 · W1JAX @ PHI1734PHI
2010 · W3PHI @ JAX283PHI
2006 · W8JAX @ PHI136JAX
2002 · W5PHI @ JAX2528JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz21/3028631

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Adams9616.80
Carson Wentz6284.70
Wendell Smallwood8243.00
Nelson Agholor11414.00
Corey Clement461.50

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Blake Bortles24/4128610

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Blake Bortles8435.40
Carlos Hyde6111.80
Dede Westbrook199.00
T.J. Yeldon273.50

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 -42.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.46%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

48.7%

Expected total

42.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.87
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.13