Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2018 · Week 16

Final / OT

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

44·38

Jets

New York

QB Sam Darnold

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 43°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

GB -3

Total

47.5

Model margin

-1.2est.

NYJ perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jets
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Jets winsPackers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Packersedge mapJets
  • +0.054EPA / play-0.130
  • 45.9%Success rate37.1%
  • +0.093EPA / dropback-0.087
  • -0.046EPA / rush-0.196
  • 9.3%Explosive rate8.2%
  • -1.39CPOE-5.42
  • 36.5%Third-down rate32.2%
  • 62.4%Red-zone TD rate49.6%
  • 2.05Points / drive1.47
  • 0.9%Turnover rate2.8%

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

NYJ lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 46.6 points. NYJ are 4-2-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W6NYJ @ GB2710NYJ
2014 · W2NYJ @ GB2431GB
2010 · W8GB @ NYJ90GB
2006 · W13NYJ @ GB3810NYJ
2002 · W17GB @ NYJ1742NYJ
2000 · W1NYJ @ GB2016NYJ

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers37/5544220

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jamaal Williams15956.31
Aaron Rodgers5326.42

Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Sam Darnold24/3534130

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Elijah McGuire14352.51
Trenton Cannon242.00
Sam Darnold341.30

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 -32.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Jets; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

7.46%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

45.7%

Expected total

43.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.06
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin-1.24