2021 · Week 11

Final

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

10·30

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Tom Brady

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 68°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

TB -11.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

+8.5est.

TB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers winsGiants wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Giantsedge mapBuccaneers
  • -0.141EPA / play+0.143
  • 40.2%Success rate49.9%
  • -0.146EPA / dropback+0.197
  • -0.133EPA / rush+0.024
  • 5.7%Explosive rate9.6%
  • -4.62CPOE+1.50
  • 35.9%Third-down rate48.0%
  • 47.5%Red-zone TD rate64.7%
  • 1.20Points / drive2.51
  • 2.8%Turnover rate1.6%

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

NYG lead 8–5 since 1999

TB have won 3 straight. Meetings average 44.5 points. TB are 3-8-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W12TB @ NYG307TB
2020 · W8TB @ NYG2523TB
2019 · W3NYG @ TB3231NYG
2018 · W11TB @ NYG3538NYG
2017 · W4NYG @ TB2325TB
2015 · W9NYG @ TB3218NYG
2012 · W2TB @ NYG3441NYG
2009 · W3NYG @ TB240NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones23/3816712
Kadarius Toney0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Saquon Barkley6254.20
John Ross11616.00
Devontae Booker3155.00
Daniel Jones3103.30

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tom Brady30/4630721
Blaine Gabbert2/21100

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Leonard Fournette10353.50
Ronald Jones8334.11
Tom Brady11010.00
Mike Evans11010.00
Chris Godwin Jr.177.00
Ke'Shawn Vaughn341.30
Blaine Gabbert2-2-1.00
Breshad Perriman1-3-3.00

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 +11.55.5%7.0%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.4%2.8%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

1.42%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

71.0%

Expected total

41.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+7.33
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+8.48