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New York Giants at Washington Commanders

Sunday, October 11 · 1:00 PM ET · Northwest Stadium
New York Giants 3-1 20.6
AT
Washington Commanders 1-3 23.3

01 / THE NUMBER

The model makes this Washington Commanders -2.7. The market has it Washington Commanders -3.5, a gap of 0.8 points toward New York Giants.

Tested against closing lines on 1,171 games since 2022, this model tracks the market rather than beating it. A large gap is a question worth asking, not a signal to follow.

SPREAD
Vegas lineWashington Commanders -3.5
ModelWashington Commanders -2.7
Difference0.8

02 / PROJECTED SCORE

New York Gian.20.6Washington Co.23.3

03 / WHERE THE MARGIN COMES FROM

Home field1.8Rush consistency0.6Passing game0.5Pass consistency0.1Running game0.1New York Gian. ←→ Washington Co.

Each bar is that input's contribution to the projected margin, in points, pointing toward the team it favours. They sum to 2.7 toward Washington Commanders.

04 / QUARTERBACK

StarterTeamAdjustment, EPA / dropback
Jameis WinstonNew York Giants-0.021
Jayden DanielsWashington Commanders+0.034

Each listed starter measured against whoever actually played in the games these ratings were built from. Zero means the starter is the same quarterback already in the numbers.

05 / HOW THEY RATE · percentile vs the league

Offence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
Defence
PassingRushingPass cons.Rush cons.Pass ratePace
New York Giants Washington Commanders
Percentile, 0–100New York Gian. offWashington Co. off New York Gian. defWashington Co. def
Passing19326119
Rushing3919023
Pass cons.13266819
Rush cons.19291039
Pass rate29456539
Pace58459035

06 / TEAM RATINGS

Per play, vs averageNew York Gian. offWashington Co. off New York Gian. defWashington Co. def
Pass EPA / dropback-0.060-0.047-0.008+0.040
Rush EPA / carry-0.014-0.041+0.017+0.003
Pass success rate-0.028-0.023-0.005+0.014
Rush success rate-0.032-0.025+0.025+0.005
Pass rate-0.009+0.003-0.011+0.005
Plays per game+0.2-0.2-0.9+0.0

Opponent adjusted and shrunk toward last season. On defence, negative is good. Rest: New York Giants 7 days, Washington Commanders 7 days.