2019 · Week 8

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

31·13

Bills

Buffalo

QB Josh Allen

New Era Field · outdoors · astroturf · 54°F · wind 23mph

Closing spread

BUF -1

Total

39.5

Model margin

+0.8est.

BUF perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Bills
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Bills 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 mapBills
  • +0.004EPA / play-0.023
  • 44.9%Success rate41.8%
  • +0.069EPA / dropback+0.020
  • -0.105EPA / rush-0.085
  • 8.4%Explosive rate10.1%
  • -1.01CPOE-2.62
  • 45.1%Third-down rate35.9%
  • 64.4%Red-zone TD rate58.3%
  • 2.01Points / drive1.56
  • 1.7%Turnover rate1.8%

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

PHI lead 6–2 since 1999

PHI have won 4 straight. Meetings average 40.8 points. BUF are 3-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W17PHI @ BUF1312PHI
2023 · W12BUF @ PHI3437PHI
2015 · W14BUF @ PHI2023PHI
2011 · W5PHI @ BUF2431BUF
2007 · W17BUF @ PHI917PHI
2003 · W4PHI @ BUF2313PHI
1999 · W3PHI @ BUF026BUF

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz17/2417210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jordan Howard23964.21
Miles Sanders37424.71
Carson Wentz8354.40
Nelson Agholor273.50
Boston Scott561.21

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Alshon Jeffery46640
Miles Sanders33440
Dallas Goedert35221
Zach Ertz24200
Jordan Howard12150
Nelson Agholor4470

Bills

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Allen16/3416920

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Allen8455.60
Frank Gore9343.80
Devin Singletary3196.30

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 +14.3%2.8%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Bills; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.16%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.2%

Expected total

42.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.93
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.81