Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2022 · Week 1

Final

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

21·20

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

TEN -5.5

Total

43.5

Model margin

+0.6est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Titans 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 mapTitans
  • +0.033EPA / play-0.066
  • 45.0%Success rate41.2%
  • +0.058EPA / dropback-0.034
  • -0.004EPA / rush-0.104
  • 7.9%Explosive rate8.9%
  • +1.68CPOE-0.94
  • 37.7%Third-down rate37.1%
  • 71.3%Red-zone TD rate67.5%
  • 2.02Points / drive1.46
  • 1.2%Turnover rate2.0%

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

TEN lead 5–2 since 1999

Meetings average 41.1 points. TEN are 5-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2018 · W15TEN @ NYG170TEN
2014 · W14NYG @ TEN367NYG
2010 · W3TEN @ NYG2910TEN
2006 · W12NYG @ TEN2124TEN
2002 · W13TEN @ NYG3229TEN
2000 · W5NYG @ TEN1428TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones17/2118821

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Saquon Barkley181649.11
Daniel Jones6254.20
Matt Breida5244.80
Kadarius Toney22311.50
Richie James122.00

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill20/3326620

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry21823.90
Dontrell Hilliard284.00
Ryan Tannehill273.50
Chig Okonkwo1-4-4.00

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 +5.54.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

2.98%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

50.8%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.06
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.64