Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2021 · Week 9

Final

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

27·24

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Jalen Hurts

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 54°F · wind 11mph

Closing spread

LAC -1

Total

49.5

Model margin

+1.7est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

2.1%est.

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Chargers

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsChargers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Chargersedge mapEagles
  • +0.088EPA / play+0.061
  • 47.4%Success rate46.4%
  • +0.167EPA / dropback+0.091
  • -0.075EPA / rush+0.025
  • 7.5%Explosive rate10.5%
  • -0.71CPOE+0.39
  • 45.7%Third-down rate45.5%
  • 68.6%Red-zone TD rate66.1%
  • 2.55Points / drive2.39
  • 1.8%Turnover rate1.5%

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

LAC lead 4–3 since 1999

CHARGERS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.7 points. PHI are 2-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14PHI @ LAC1922CHARGERS
2017 · W4PHI @ LAC2624PHI
2013 · W2SD @ PHI3330CHARGERS
2009 · W10PHI @ SD2331CHARGERS
2005 · W7SD @ PHI1720PHI
2001 · W13SD @ PHI1424PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert32/3835620

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Austin Ekeler17593.50
Justin Herbert5142.81
Andre Roberts199.00
Joshua Kelley362.00
Larry Rountree III111.00

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jalen Hurts11/1716210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jordan Howard17714.21
Jalen Hurts10626.20
Boston Scott10404.00
Kenny Gainwell231.51

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DeVonta Smith561161
Dallas Goedert36430
Quez Watkins2390
Jalen Reagor11-60

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 -14.1%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Chargers.

Half-point at risk

2.12%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.7%

Expected total

45.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.03
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.73