2021 · Week 7

Final

Commanders

Washington

QB Taylor Heinicke

10·24

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 49°F · wind 11mph

Closing spread

GB -8.5

Total

48

Model margin

+5.2est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Commanders

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsCommanders wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Commandersedge mapPackers
  • -0.036EPA / play+0.136
  • 44.8%Success rate48.9%
  • -0.018EPA / dropback+0.222
  • -0.062EPA / rush-0.003
  • 8.3%Explosive rate8.5%
  • -0.08CPOE+4.71
  • 38.3%Third-down rate43.8%
  • 59.5%Red-zone TD rate61.0%
  • 1.78Points / drive2.45
  • 2.2%Turnover rate1.0%

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

GB lead 9–4 since 1999

Meetings average 43.2 points. GB are 7-5-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W2WAS @ GB1827GB
2022 · W7GB @ WAS2123WAS
2019 · W14WAS @ GB1520GB
2018 · W3GB @ WAS1731WAS
2016 · W11GB @ WAS2442WAS
2015 · playoffsGB @ WAS3518GB
2013 · W2WAS @ GB2038GB
2010 · W5GB @ WAS1316WAS

Box score

Individual performances

Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Taylor Heinicke25/3726811

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Taylor Heinicke10959.50
Antonio Gibson14513.60
DeAndre Carter12727.00
J.D. McKissic4225.50

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers27/3527430

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Aaron Jones6193.20
Aaron Rodgers2178.50
Equanimeous St. Brown11313.00
AJ Dillon362.00
Kylin Hill320.70

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 +8.56.4%7.4%3.2%4.9%3.3%3.0%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Commanders.

Half-point at risk

1.29%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

63.0%

Expected total

45.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.53
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.24