2024 · Week 8

Final

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

18·26

Steelers

Pittsburgh

QB Russell Wilson

Acrisure Stadium · outdoors · grass · 54°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

PIT -6

Total

37.5

Model margin

+2.8est.

PIT perspective

Push chance

3.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Steelers
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Steelers 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 mapSteelers
  • -0.088EPA / play-0.027
  • 41.1%Success rate40.7%
  • -0.073EPA / dropback+0.051
  • -0.116EPA / rush-0.124
  • 6.8%Explosive rate9.8%
  • -1.45CPOE+3.65
  • 36.0%Third-down rate39.7%
  • 47.5%Red-zone TD rate55.4%
  • 1.28Points / drive1.86
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.4%

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

PIT lead 5–2 since 1999

PIT have won 4 straight. Meetings average 43.7 points. PIT are 4-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2020 · W1PIT @ NYG2616PIT
2016 · W13NYG @ PIT1424PIT
2012 · W9PIT @ NYG2420PIT
2008 · W8NYG @ PIT2114NYG
2004 · W15PIT @ NYG3330PIT
2000 · W15PIT @ NYG1030NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones24/3826401

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tyrone Tracy Jr.201457.31
Devin Singletary2115.50
Daniel Jones310.30

Steelers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson20/2827810

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Najee Harris191146.00
Jaylen Warren9465.10
Russell Wilson372.30

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%2.6%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Steelers; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

3.11%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.5%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.05
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.76