Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2023 · Week 17

Final

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Matthew Stafford

26·25

Giants

New York

QB Tyrod Taylor

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 41°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

LA -6

Total

43.5

Model margin

+3.1est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

2.6%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Rams

How each play moved the game.

Giants winsRams wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Ramsedge mapGiants
  • +0.042EPA / play-0.165
  • 44.9%Success rate38.2%
  • +0.085EPA / dropback-0.143
  • -0.022EPA / rush-0.205
  • 9.4%Explosive rate7.6%
  • -3.54CPOE+0.19
  • 41.4%Third-down rate30.9%
  • 64.2%Red-zone TD rate45.8%
  • 2.13Points / drive1.09
  • 1.5%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

All square 7–7 since 1999

RAMS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 47.6 points. NYG are 10-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2021 · W6LA @ NYG3811RAMS
2020 · W4NYG @ LA917RAMS
2017 · W9LA @ NYG5117RAMS
2016 · W7NYG @ LA1710NYG
2014 · W16NYG @ STL3727NYG
2011 · W2STL @ NYG1628NYG
2008 · W2NYG @ STL4113NYG
2005 · W4STL @ NYG2444NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford24/3431712

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kyren Williams20874.33
Puka Nacua2199.50
Matthew Stafford1-1-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Puka Nacua581180
Demarcus Robinson610920
Tyler Higbee67620
Cooper Kupp46271
Kyren Williams22140
Ronnie Rivers1140

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tyrod Taylor27/4131911

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tyrod Taylor6406.70
Saquon Barkley12393.30
Wan'Dale Robinson12424.01
Eric Gray122.00

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 -63.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Rams.

Half-point at risk

2.61%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.4%

Expected total

45.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.85
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+3.55
  • Rest differential-0.32
  • Expected margin+3.09