Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2024 · Week 2 · Division

Final

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

18·21

Commanders

Washington

QB Jayden Daniels

FedExField · outdoors · grass · 82°F · wind 11mph

Closing spread

WAS -1.5

Total

42.5

Model margin

+5.2est.

WAS perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Commanders
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Commanders 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 mapCommanders
  • -0.088EPA / play+0.138
  • 41.1%Success rate48.1%
  • -0.073EPA / dropback+0.211
  • -0.116EPA / rush+0.027
  • 6.8%Explosive rate8.5%
  • -1.45CPOE+4.57
  • 36.0%Third-down rate45.9%
  • 47.5%Red-zone TD rate67.2%
  • 1.28Points / drive2.78
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.2%

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

NYG lead 32–21–1 since 1999

WAS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 39.8 points. WAS are 24-28-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W15WAS @ NYG2921WAS
2025 · W1NYG @ WAS621WAS
2024 · W9WAS @ NYG2722WAS
2023 · W11NYG @ WAS3119NYG
2023 · W7WAS @ NYG714NYG
2022 · W15NYG @ WAS2012NYG
2022 · W13WAS @ NYG2020Tie
2021 · W18WAS @ NYG227WAS

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones16/2817820

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Devin Singletary16955.91
Daniel Jones5326.40
Tyrone Tracy Jr.122.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Malik Nabers10181271
Darius Slayton34330
Wan'Dale Robinson24181
Devin Singletary1100

Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jayden Daniels23/2922600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Brian Robinson171337.80
Jayden Daniels10444.40
Austin Ekeler8384.80

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 +1.53.5%6.4%7.4%3.2%4.9%3.3%3.0%

Positive margins favour Commanders; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

2.09%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

62.8%

Expected total

44.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.48
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.18