Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2024 · Week 16

Final

Saints

New Orleans

QB Jake Haener

0·34

Packers

Green Bay

QB Jordan Love

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 34°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

GB -14

Total

44

Model margin

+9.5est.

GB perspective

Push chance

3.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Saints

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsSaints wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Saintsedge mapPackers
  • -0.057EPA / play+0.081
  • 40.6%Success rate44.8%
  • -0.071EPA / dropback+0.182
  • -0.036EPA / rush-0.030
  • 8.5%Explosive rate11.7%
  • -3.67CPOE+1.37
  • 36.3%Third-down rate37.6%
  • 54.2%Red-zone TD rate64.5%
  • 1.72Points / drive2.38
  • 1.6%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

All square 6–6 since 1999

GB have won 2 straight. Meetings average 55.8 points. GB are 5-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W3NO @ GB1718GB
2021 · W1GB @ NO338NO
2020 · W3GB @ NO3730GB
2017 · W7NO @ GB2617NO
2014 · W8GB @ NO2344NO
2012 · W4NO @ GB2728GB
2011 · W1NO @ GB3442GB
2008 · W12GB @ NO2951NO

Box score

Individual performances

Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Spencer Rattler15/3015301

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Spencer Rattler5285.60
Jordan Mims4164.00
Kendre Miller8151.90
Jamaal Williams382.70

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jordan Love16/2818210
Malik Willis1/23400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Josh Jacobs13695.31
Emanuel Wilson11524.71
Christian Watson22311.50
Chris Brooks6233.81
Bo Melton11414.00
Jayden Reed155.00
Jordan Love122.00
Tucker Kraft122.00
Malik Willis3-2-0.70

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 +146.8%3.1%4.9%3.5%3.5%2.9%2.6%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Saints.

Half-point at risk

3.50%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

73.3%

Expected total

43.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.93
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+3.84
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+9.48