2021 · Week 1

Final

Broncos

Denver

QB Teddy Bridgewater

27·13

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 82°F · wind 19mph

Closing spread

DEN -3

Total

41.5

Model margin

-0.7est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

7.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Broncos

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsBroncos wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Broncosedge mapGiants
  • +0.021EPA / play-0.141
  • 44.7%Success rate40.2%
  • +0.100EPA / dropback-0.146
  • -0.093EPA / rush-0.133
  • 9.1%Explosive rate5.7%
  • +2.34CPOE-4.62
  • 38.3%Third-down rate35.9%
  • 62.5%Red-zone TD rate47.5%
  • 1.89Points / drive1.20
  • 1.5%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

DEN lead 5–2 since 1999

DEN have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.4 points. NYG are 2-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W7NYG @ DEN3233DEN
2017 · W6NYG @ DEN2310NYG
2013 · W2DEN @ NYG4123DEN
2009 · W12NYG @ DEN626DEN
2005 · W7DEN @ NYG2324NYG
2001 · W1NYG @ DEN2031DEN

Box score

Individual performances

Broncos

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Teddy Bridgewater28/3626420

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Melvin Gordon111019.21
Javonte Williams14453.20
Teddy Bridgewater3196.30

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones22/3726710

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Daniel Jones6274.51
Saquon Barkley10262.60
Devontae Booker471.80

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 -32.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.3%2.6%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Broncos.

Half-point at risk

7.42%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

47.1%

Expected total

43.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.44
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.74