Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2023 · Week 1

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Jalen Hurts

25·20

Patriots

New England

QB Mac Jones

Gillette Stadium · outdoors

Closing spread

PHI -3.5

Total

44.5

Model margin

+0.7est.

NE perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Patriots
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Patriots winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Eaglesedge mapPatriots
  • +0.061EPA / play-0.189
  • 46.3%Success rate38.9%
  • +0.106EPA / dropback-0.226
  • -0.007EPA / rush-0.128
  • 8.5%Explosive rate5.5%
  • +3.86CPOE-3.39
  • 47.5%Third-down rate30.8%
  • 61.4%Red-zone TD rate52.2%
  • 2.30Points / drive1.00
  • 2.4%Turnover rate2.8%

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

NE lead 5–4 since 1999

Meetings average 49.4 points. NE are 3-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2019 · W11NE @ PHI1710NE
2017 · playoffsPHI @ NE4133PHI
2015 · W13PHI @ NE3528PHI
2011 · W12NE @ PHI3820NE
2007 · W12PHI @ NE2831NE
2004 · playoffsNE @ PHI2421NE
2003 · W2NE @ PHI3110NE
1999 · W15NE @ PHI924PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jalen Hurts22/3317010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kenny Gainwell14543.90
Jalen Hurts9374.10
Boston Scott133.00
D'Andre Swift133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
A.J. Brown710790
DeVonta Smith710471
Kenny Gainwell44200
Quez Watkins22170
Boston Scott1170
Dallas Goedert0100
D'Andre Swift1200

Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Mac Jones35/5431631

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ezekiel Elliott7294.10
Rhamondre Stevenson12252.10
Mac Jones2157.50
Ty Montgomery177.00

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 -3.52.6%4.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Patriots; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.27%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.0%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.00
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.71