Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2021 · Week 6

Final

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Matthew Stafford

38·11

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 61°F · wind 13mph

Closing spread

LA -7.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

-2.8est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Rams

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsRams wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Ramsedge mapGiants
  • +0.082EPA / play-0.141
  • 46.6%Success rate40.2%
  • +0.183EPA / dropback-0.146
  • -0.089EPA / rush-0.133
  • 10.3%Explosive rate5.7%
  • -0.40CPOE-4.62
  • 42.6%Third-down rate35.9%
  • 63.0%Red-zone TD rate47.5%
  • 2.32Points / drive1.20
  • 2.1%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

All square 7–7 since 1999

RAMS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 47.6 points. NYG are 10-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W17LA @ NYG2625RAMS
2020 · W4NYG @ LA917RAMS
2017 · W9LA @ NYG5117RAMS
2016 · W7NYG @ LA1710NYG
2014 · W16NYG @ STL3727NYG
2011 · W2STL @ NYG1628NYG
2008 · W2NYG @ STL4113NYG
2005 · W4STL @ NYG2444NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford22/2825141
John Wolford0/2001

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darrell Henderson21783.71
Sony Michel9424.70
Matthew Stafford2126.00
John Wolford2-1-0.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Cooper Kupp9121302
Tyler Higbee55360
Robert Woods25311
Darrell Henderson23291
Van Jefferson34190
DeSean Jackson1160

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones29/5124203

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Devontae Booker12413.40
Daniel Jones341.30

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 -7.52.7%3.0%4.8%3.1%7.5%6.9%2.6%3.9%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Rams.

Half-point at risk

4.77%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

41.5%

Expected total

42.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.29
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin-2.82