Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2020 · Week 15

Final

Panthers

Carolina

QB Teddy Bridgewater

16·24

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 33°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

GB -9.5

Total

53

Model margin

+7.9est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Panthers

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsPanthers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Panthersedge mapPackers
  • +0.019EPA / play+0.221
  • 45.8%Success rate50.7%
  • +0.075EPA / dropback+0.353
  • -0.082EPA / rush+0.025
  • 8.9%Explosive rate10.1%
  • +2.88CPOE+6.90
  • 39.5%Third-down rate50.7%
  • 58.0%Red-zone TD rate86.4%
  • 2.21Points / drive2.98
  • 2.1%Turnover rate0.9%

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 9–7 since 1999

Meetings average 49.3 points. GB are 5-10-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W9CAR @ GB1613CAR
2023 · W16GB @ CAR3330GB
2019 · W10CAR @ GB1624GB
2017 · W15GB @ CAR2431CAR
2015 · W9GB @ CAR2937CAR
2014 · W7CAR @ GB1738GB
2011 · W2GB @ CAR3023GB
2008 · W13CAR @ GB3531CAR

Box score

Individual performances

Panthers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Teddy Bridgewater21/3525800

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Mike Davis14594.20
Teddy Bridgewater4266.51
Rodney Smith4235.80
Curtis Samuel263.00
Brandon Zylstra111.00
DJ Moore111.00
Robbie Chosen1-1-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DJ Moore681310
Curtis Samuel49420
Ian Thomas34290
Rodney Smith34240
Robbie Chosen25210
Alex Armah1190
Mike Davis2220
Pharoh Cooper0100

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers20/2914310

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Aaron Jones201457.31
Aaron Rodgers5265.21
AJ Dillon11818.00
Jamaal Williams166.00

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 +9.55.6%7.1%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Panthers.

Half-point at risk

3.43%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

69.6%

Expected total

46.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+6.19
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+7.90