2021 · Week 1

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Jalen Hurts

32·6

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

Mercedes-Benz Stadium · open · fieldturf

Closing spread

ATL -3.5

Total

49

Model margin

-1.8est.

ATL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Falcons
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Falcons 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 mapFalcons
  • +0.061EPA / play-0.076
  • 46.4%Success rate41.2%
  • +0.091EPA / dropback-0.028
  • +0.025EPA / rush-0.162
  • 10.5%Explosive rate8.2%
  • +0.39CPOE+0.85
  • 45.5%Third-down rate38.5%
  • 66.1%Red-zone TD rate52.7%
  • 2.39Points / drive1.58
  • 1.5%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

PHI lead 12–6 since 1999

Meetings average 40.4 points. ATL are 6-11-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W2ATL @ PHI2221ATL
2019 · W2PHI @ ATL2024ATL
2018 · W1ATL @ PHI1218PHI
2017 · playoffsATL @ PHI1015PHI
2016 · W10ATL @ PHI1524PHI
2015 · W1PHI @ ATL2426ATL
2012 · W8ATL @ PHI3017ATL
2011 · W2PHI @ ATL3135ATL

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jalen Hurts27/3526430

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Miles Sanders15744.90
Jalen Hurts7628.90
Kenny Gainwell9374.11

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DeVonta Smith68711
Jalen Reagor66491
Dallas Goedert45421
Miles Sanders45390
Zach Ertz22340
Quez Watkins33230
Kenny Gainwell2360

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan21/3516400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Cordarrelle Patterson7547.70
Mike Davis15493.30
Matt Ryan284.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Calvin Ridley58510
Kyle Pitts48310
Hayden Hurst44280
Mike Davis36230
Cordarrelle Patterson22130
Russell Gage0200

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 +3.52.9%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.1%2.7%4.1%

Positive margins favour Falcons; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.35%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

44.2%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.52
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.82