2021 · Week 3

Final

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Matt Ryan

17·14

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 69°F · wind 13mph

Closing spread

NYG -3

Total

48

Model margin

+1.1est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Falcons

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsFalcons wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Falconsedge mapGiants
  • -0.076EPA / play-0.141
  • 41.2%Success rate40.2%
  • -0.028EPA / dropback-0.146
  • -0.162EPA / rush-0.133
  • 8.2%Explosive rate5.7%
  • +0.85CPOE-4.62
  • 38.5%Third-down rate35.9%
  • 52.7%Red-zone TD rate47.5%
  • 1.58Points / drive1.20
  • 2.5%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

ATL lead 8–6 since 1999

ATL have won 4 straight. Meetings average 37.1 points. NYG are 6-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W16NYG @ ATL734ATL
2018 · W7NYG @ ATL2023ATL
2015 · W2ATL @ NYG2420ATL
2014 · W5ATL @ NYG2030NYG
2012 · W15NYG @ ATL034ATL
2011 · playoffsATL @ NYG224NYG
2009 · W11ATL @ NYG3134NYG
2007 · W6NYG @ ATL3110NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Ryan27/3624320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Mike Davis12504.20
Cordarrelle Patterson7202.90
Matt Ryan1-1-1.00

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones24/3526600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Saquon Barkley16513.21
Daniel Jones8394.90
Gary Brightwell144.00

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 +34.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.8%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Falcons.

Half-point at risk

7.45%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.0%

Expected total

41.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.86
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+1.09