Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2021 · Week 15 · Division

Final

Commanders

Washington

QB Garrett Gilbert

17·27

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Jalen Hurts

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 42°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

PHI -10

Total

39.5

Model margin

+3.0est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

3.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Commanders

How each play moved the game.

Eagles 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 mapEagles
  • -0.036EPA / play+0.061
  • 44.8%Success rate46.4%
  • -0.018EPA / dropback+0.091
  • -0.062EPA / rush+0.025
  • 8.3%Explosive rate10.5%
  • -0.08CPOE+0.39
  • 38.3%Third-down rate45.5%
  • 59.5%Red-zone TD rate66.1%
  • 1.78Points / drive2.39
  • 2.2%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

PHI lead 35–21 since 1999

Meetings average 45.6 points. PHI are 27-26-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1WAS @ PHI2224PHI
2025 · W18WAS @ PHI2417WAS
2025 · W16PHI @ WAS2918PHI
2024 · playoffsWAS @ PHI2355PHI
2024 · W16PHI @ WAS3336WAS
2024 · W11WAS @ PHI1826PHI
2023 · W8PHI @ WAS3831PHI
2023 · W4WAS @ PHI3134PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Garrett Gilbert20/3119400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Antonio Gibson15261.71
Jaret Patterson4205.01
DeAndre Carter11212.00
Jonathan Williams155.00

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jalen Hurts20/2629611

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Miles Sanders181317.30
Jordan Howard15694.60
Jalen Hurts8384.82

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Dallas Goedert791350
Jalen Reagor33570
DeVonta Smith35400
Greg Ward23281
Miles Sanders22150
Quez Watkins22140
Jack Stoll1170
Kenny Gainwell0100

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 +106.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Commanders.

Half-point at risk

3.06%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.1%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.45
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-1.72
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+2.99