2021 · Week 17

Final

Giants

New York

QB Mike Glennon

3·29

Bears

Chicago

QB Andy Dalton

Soldier Field · outdoors · grass · 25°F · wind 13mph

Closing spread

CHI -7

Total

36.5

Model margin

+10.7est.

CHI perspective

Push chance

4.8%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Bears
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Bears 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 mapBears
  • -0.141EPA / play-0.087
  • 40.2%Success rate41.4%
  • -0.146EPA / dropback-0.077
  • -0.133EPA / rush-0.105
  • 5.7%Explosive rate7.4%
  • -4.62CPOE-2.87
  • 35.9%Third-down rate34.7%
  • 47.5%Red-zone TD rate52.0%
  • 1.20Points / drive1.62
  • 2.8%Turnover rate2.4%

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

CHI lead 7–6 since 1999

Meetings average 38.4 points. CHI are 4-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W10NYG @ CHI2024CHI
2022 · W4CHI @ NYG1220NYG
2020 · W2NYG @ CHI1317CHI
2019 · W12NYG @ CHI1419CHI
2018 · W13CHI @ NYG2730NYG
2016 · W11CHI @ NYG1622NYG
2013 · W6NYG @ CHI2127CHI
2010 · W4CHI @ NYG317NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mike Glennon4/112402

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Saquon Barkley211024.90
Devontae Booker18462.60
Mike Glennon11313.00

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Andy Dalton18/3517311
David Montgomery0/1001

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
David Montgomery22642.92
Andy Dalton3144.70
Khalil Herbert294.50

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 +72.3%4.7%6.5%2.3%3.0%4.8%3.5%3.6%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Bears; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

4.83%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

76.0%

Expected total

42.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.09
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+6.93
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+10.73