Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2024 · Week 8

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Jalen Hurts

37·17

Bengals

Cincinnati

QB Joe Burrow

Paycor Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · 59°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

CIN -2.5

Total

47.5

Model margin

+0.1est.

CIN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Bengals
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Bengals 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 mapBengals
  • +0.111EPA / play+0.107
  • 45.2%Success rate48.0%
  • +0.165EPA / dropback+0.193
  • +0.056EPA / rush-0.081
  • 10.7%Explosive rate7.3%
  • +6.20CPOE+6.81
  • 42.4%Third-down rate47.3%
  • 64.1%Red-zone TD rate69.7%
  • 2.46Points / drive2.50
  • 1.1%Turnover rate1.7%

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

CIN lead 3–2–2 since 1999

Meetings average 41.4 points. CIN are 6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2020 · W3CIN @ PHI2323Tie
2016 · W13PHI @ CIN1432CIN
2012 · W15CIN @ PHI3413CIN
2008 · W11PHI @ CIN1313Tie
2004 · W17CIN @ PHI3810CIN
2000 · W17CIN @ PHI716PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jalen Hurts16/2023610

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Saquon Barkley221084.90
Jalen Hurts10373.73
Kenny Gainwell5193.80
Will Shipley2-3-1.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DeVonta Smith67851
A.J. Brown56840
Grant Calcaterra33580
Jack Stoll1160
Saquon Barkley1130
Kenny Gainwell0100

Bengals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Joe Burrow26/3723411

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chase Brown12322.71
Joe Burrow3155.00
Zack Moss5112.20

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Mike Gesicki78730
Ja'Marr Chase911541
Jermaine Burton13410
Erick All22320
Zack Moss44280
Trenton Irwin1140
Chase Brown2420
Andrei Iosivas0300

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 +2.52.7%4.4%2.9%7.3%7.4%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Bengals; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.36%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.3%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.62
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.09