2021 · Week 8

Final

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

24·21

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Kyler Murray

State Farm Stadium · open · grass

Closing spread

ARI -6.5

Total

51

Model margin

-0.3est.

ARI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Cardinals
  • Packers

How each play moved the game.

Cardinals 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 mapCardinals
  • +0.136EPA / play+0.079
  • 48.9%Success rate46.8%
  • +0.222EPA / dropback+0.154
  • -0.003EPA / rush-0.037
  • 8.5%Explosive rate9.4%
  • +4.71CPOE+4.19
  • 43.8%Third-down rate45.2%
  • 61.0%Red-zone TD rate62.3%
  • 2.45Points / drive2.37
  • 1.0%Turnover rate1.2%

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 8–5 since 1999

GB have won 3 straight. Meetings average 49.1 points. ARI are 5-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W7GB @ ARI2723GB
2024 · W6ARI @ GB1334GB
2018 · W13ARI @ GB2017ARI
2015 · playoffsGB @ ARI2026ARI
2015 · W16GB @ ARI838ARI
2012 · W9ARI @ GB1731GB
2009 · playoffsGB @ ARI4551ARI
2009 · W17GB @ ARI337GB

Box score

Individual performances

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers22/3718420

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
AJ Dillon16784.90
Aaron Jones15593.91
Amari Rodgers11111.00
Aaron Rodgers231.50

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kyler Murray22/3327402

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chase Edmonds7304.31
James Conner5224.42
Kyler Murray6213.50
Rondale Moore210.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DeAndre Hopkins22660
A.J. Green58500
Christian Kirk46460
Zach Ertz44420
Chase Edmonds34390
Rondale Moore34240
Antoine Wesley1370

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 +6.54.5%2.9%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Packers.

Half-point at risk

4.36%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

48.2%

Expected total

45.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.02
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.32