2024 · Week 16

Final

Giants

New York

QB Tommy DeVito

7·34

Falcons

Atlanta

QB Michael Penix Jr.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed · fieldturf

Closing spread

ATL -9.5

Total

42.5

Model margin

+4.2est.

ATL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Falcons
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Falcons 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 mapFalcons
  • -0.088EPA / play+0.041
  • 41.1%Success rate48.4%
  • -0.073EPA / dropback+0.083
  • -0.116EPA / rush-0.015
  • 6.8%Explosive rate9.7%
  • -1.45CPOE-0.01
  • 36.0%Third-down rate39.1%
  • 47.5%Red-zone TD rate56.8%
  • 1.28Points / drive2.10
  • 2.0%Turnover rate2.1%

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

ATL lead 8–6 since 1999

ATL have won 4 straight. Meetings average 37.1 points. ATL are 8-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2021 · W3ATL @ NYG1714ATL
2018 · W7NYG @ ATL2023ATL
2015 · W2ATL @ NYG2420ATL
2014 · W5ATL @ NYG2030NYG
2012 · W15NYG @ ATL034ATL
2011 · playoffsATL @ NYG224NYG
2009 · W11ATL @ NYG3134NYG
2007 · W6NYG @ ATL3110NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Drew Lock22/3921012

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Tyrone Tracy Jr.7263.70
Devin Singletary4123.00
Darius Slayton166.00
Drew Lock111.00

Falcons

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Michael Penix Jr.18/2720201

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Bijan Robinson22944.32
Tyler Allgeier11222.00
Ray-Ray McCloud188.00
Michael Penix Jr.430.80

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 +9.56.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Falcons; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

3.19%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.3%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.90
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-0.30
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+4.22