2019 · Week 3

Final

Lions

Detroit

QB Matthew Stafford

27·24

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 84°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

PHI -4

Total

45

Model margin

+5.2est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

2.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Lions

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsLions wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Lionsedge mapEagles
  • -0.039EPA / play+0.004
  • 41.5%Success rate44.9%
  • +0.049EPA / dropback+0.069
  • -0.193EPA / rush-0.105
  • 8.8%Explosive rate8.4%
  • -3.54CPOE-1.01
  • 41.4%Third-down rate45.1%
  • 68.1%Red-zone TD rate64.4%
  • 1.73Points / drive2.01
  • 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

PHI lead 7–4 since 1999

PHI have won 3 straight. Meetings average 54.1 points. PHI are 5-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W11DET @ PHI916PHI
2022 · W1PHI @ DET3835PHI
2021 · W8PHI @ DET446PHI
2016 · W5PHI @ DET2324DET
2015 · W12PHI @ DET1445DET
2013 · W14DET @ PHI2034PHI
2012 · W6DET @ PHI2623DET
2010 · W2PHI @ DET3532PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford18/3220110

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
J.D. McKissic14444.00
Kerryon Johnson20361.81
Ty Johnson451.30
Matthew Stafford310.30

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz19/3625920

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Miles Sanders13534.10
Jordan Howard11373.41
Carson Wentz4338.30
Darren Sproles242.00

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 +43.4%6.4%7.4%3.2%4.9%3.3%3.0%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Lions.

Half-point at risk

2.54%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

63.0%

Expected total

43.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.49
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.23