2021 · Week 1

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

3·38

Saints

New Orleans

QB Jameis Winston

TIAA Bank Stadium · outdoors · grass · 86°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

GB -4

Total

49

Model margin

+1.9est.

NO perspective

Push chance

2.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Saints
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Saints 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 mapSaints
  • +0.136EPA / play-0.063
  • 48.9%Success rate41.1%
  • +0.222EPA / dropback+0.003
  • -0.003EPA / rush-0.147
  • 8.5%Explosive rate7.0%
  • +4.71CPOE-5.00
  • 43.8%Third-down rate36.1%
  • 61.0%Red-zone TD rate64.1%
  • 2.45Points / drive1.88
  • 1.0%Turnover rate1.6%

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

All square 6–6 since 1999

GB have won 2 straight. Meetings average 55.8 points. NO are 7-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W16NO @ GB034GB
2023 · W3NO @ GB1718GB
2020 · W3GB @ NO3730GB
2017 · W7NO @ GB2617NO
2014 · W8GB @ NO2344NO
2012 · W4NO @ GB2728GB
2011 · W1NO @ GB3442GB
2008 · W12GB @ NO2951NO

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers15/2813302
Jordan Love5/76800

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
AJ Dillon4194.80
Kylin Hill5142.80
Aaron Jones591.80
Randall Cobb111.00

Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jameis Winston14/2014850
Taysom Hill1/1300

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Alvin Kamara20834.20
Tony Jones11504.50
Jameis Winston6376.20
Taysom Hill210.50

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 -44.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Saints; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

2.34%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.1%

Expected total

43.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.53
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+1.70
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.88