Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2020 · Week 9

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

34·17

49ers

San Francisco

QB Nick Mullens

Levi's Stadium · outdoors · grass · 78°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

GB -6

Total

48.5

Model margin

-2.6est.

SF perspective

Push chance

3.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • 49ers
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

49ers 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 map49ers
  • +0.221EPA / play+0.010
  • 50.7%Success rate45.8%
  • +0.353EPA / dropback+0.089
  • +0.025EPA / rush-0.106
  • 10.1%Explosive rate9.4%
  • +6.90CPOE-1.74
  • 50.7%Third-down rate39.6%
  • 86.4%Red-zone TD rate71.8%
  • 2.98Points / drive2.03
  • 0.9%Turnover rate2.5%

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

GB lead 13–8 since 1999

Meetings average 46.8 points. SF are 8-11-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W12SF @ GB1038GB
2023 · playoffsGB @ SF2124SF
2021 · playoffsSF @ GB1310SF
2021 · W3GB @ SF3028GB
2019 · playoffsGB @ SF2037SF
2019 · W12GB @ SF837SF
2018 · W6SF @ GB3033GB
2015 · W4GB @ SF173GB

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers25/3130540

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Aaron Jones15583.90
Tyler Ervin8243.00
Malik Taylor199.00
Dexter Williams284.00
Aaron Rodgers177.00
Tim Boyle1-1-1.00

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Nick Mullens22/3529111

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jerick McKinnon12524.31
JaMycal Hasty430.80
Nick Mullens100.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Richie James9131841
Ross Dwelley33520
Jerick McKinnon34160
River Cracraft25130
JaMycal Hasty22100
Trent Taylor1490
Jordan Reed1230

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 -62.7%3.0%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.0%2.7%4.0%

Positive margins favour 49ers; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

3.10%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

42.2%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.28
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-2.57