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Philadelphia Eagles
11-7 last yr · #8 Elo
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Jacksonville Jaguars
13-5 last yr · #7 Elo
Spread PHI -1.5Total 45.5Moneyline PHI -125 · JAX +105

The read

On rating alone Jacksonville Jaguars are 0.3 points better (#7 vs #8 of 32), and JAX add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the rushing game: PHI rushing ranks #12, JAX defends it at #16; the other way JAX #14 into PHI's #6.

Who has the edge

Rating
Even
JAX rated 0.3 points better on Elo (#7 vs #8).
Home & rest
Even
JAX gets 0.0 points for home field.
Quarterback
not priced
Usual starters on both sides — Trevor Lawrence and Jalen Hurts — no adjustment.
Passing game
Slight edge
JAX
JAX passing ranks #10, PHI defends it at #9; the other way PHI #14 into JAX's #4.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Slight edge
PHI
PHI rushing ranks #12, JAX defends it at #16; the other way JAX #14 into PHI's #6.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Even
JAX third-down conversion ranks #14, PHI defends it at #22; the other way PHI #24 into JAX's #21.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Clear edge
JAX
JAX +15.8 per game over the last five, PHI +6.4.
context · not in the margin
Market
Slight edge
PHI
Consensus has PHI by 1.5.
context · not in the margin

The margin, factor by factor

Philadelphia EaglesJacksonville Jaguars
1557 Elo · #8
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
JAX +0.3 pts
1564 Elo · #7
road
Home field
not priced
home
Rest
even
Hurts · +2.9 EPA/g
QuarterbackStarter's value against what the team usually gets at quarterback. Only moves when someone other than the usual starter plays.
even
Lawrence · +3.5 EPA/g
−4.5 pts vs JAX D
Offense vs defenseEach offense's scoring rating against the other defense's — what drives the model total. Shown as an edge, though the winner call runs on Elo.
JAX +5.3 pts
+0.8 pts vs PHI D
L L W W W · +6.4
Form (last 5)Average margin over the last five games. Already inside the ratings — listed so you can see when recent form and the rating disagree.
JAX +4.7 pts
L W W W W · +15.8
5 out/IR
InjuriesCount of players listed Out or on IR. Not priced beyond the quarterback.
not priced
6 out/IR
PHI -1.5
MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
PHI +1.5 pts
JAX +1.5

Bars are in points toward the favored side. Blue factors are inside the model's margin; grey ones are context it does not add on top (form and offense/defense are already in the ratings; injuries beyond the quarterback are not priced).

Dissect the matchup

nflverse play-by-play + FTN charting · 2025 season (last season until three games are in)

Biggest mismatches

  • JAX defense (#1 yac / completion allowed) against a PHI offense ranked #31
  • PHI red-zone touchdown rate (#1) against a JAX defense ranked #24 at stopping it
  • PHI defense (#1 completion % over expected allowed) against a JAX offense ranked #24
  • JAX defense (#5 explosive pass rate allowed) against a PHI offense ranked #22
  • PHI sack rate (#13) against a JAX defense ranked #30 at stopping it

A mismatch is a rank gap of at least a fifth of the league between an offense and the defense it faces on the same measure. Descriptive rows (pass rate, pace, direction) are shown for reading the game, not ranked. ▲▼ mark where the last three games sit clearly above or below the season number, in the direction that helps that side.

Philadelphia Eagles offense vs Jacksonville Jaguars defense

ranks of 32
PHI offJAX defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them.57%68%·
Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy.52%63%·
Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode.55%63%·
Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass.−3.1%+1.8%·
Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster.30.928.9·
No-huddle19%9%·
Shotgun77%70%·
Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting).22%19%·
RPO rate / RPOs faced7%5%·
Screen rate / Screens faced5%8%·
Pre-snap motion / Motion faced46%53%·
Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them.33%26%·
Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers4.404.26·
Passing
EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow.+0.07#14−0.09#4JAX
Pass success rate44%#2044%#12JAX
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.7.2%#226.8%#5JAX
Yards / dropback6.1#165.7#8JAX
Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at.9.08.0·
Deep-ball rate (20+ air)14%12%·
Short throws (≤5 air)47%53%·
Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow.+2.3#7−0.8#11·
YAC / completion4.3#314.3#1JAX
Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.5.9%#134.5%#30PHI
Scramble rate7.2%5.1%·
Interception rate / Interceptions forced1.3%#33.3%#4·
Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row.L 42 · M 17 · R 41L 42 · M 20 · R 38·
Rushing
EPA / rush−0.04#12−0.07#16·
Rush success rate42%#1638%#6JAX
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.11.2%#107.8%#7·
Yards / rush4.1#203.7#4JAX
Runs left / middle / rightL 36 · M 23 · R 41L 28 · M 42 · R 30·
Situational
Third-down conversion37%#2441%#21·
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.70%#162%#24PHI
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game0.72#11.61#3·
Plays / game5960·

Jacksonville Jaguars offense vs Philadelphia Eagles defense

ranks of 32
JAX offPHI defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them.60%59%·
Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy.57%53%·
Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode.59%52%·
Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass.+1.7%−4.5%·
Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster.29.928.8·
No-huddle7%13%·
Shotgun61%63%·
Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting).22%25%·
RPO rate / RPOs faced5%5%·
Screen rate / Screens faced8%6%·
Pre-snap motion / Motion faced59%60%·
Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them.26%19%·
Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers4.294.20·
Passing
EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow.+0.08#10−0.05#9·
Pass success rate47%#1142%#5PHI
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.9.0%#97.9%#15JAX
Yards / dropback6.4#125.8#11·
Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at.8.88.4·
Deep-ball rate (20+ air)14%13%·
Short throws (≤5 air)45%49%·
Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow.−1.9#24−5.5#1PHI
YAC / completion4.8#255.3#20·
Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.6.2%#166.5%#15·
Scramble rate6.6%7.4%·
Interception rate / Interceptions forced2.4%#212.5%#11PHI
Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row.L 42 · M 22 · R 36L 37 · M 22 · R 42·
Rushing
EPA / rush−0.04#14−0.10#6PHI
Rush success rate41%#1942%#20·
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.8.7%#239.9%#18·
Yards / rush4.0#234.1#12PHI
Runs left / middle / rightL 34 · M 38 · R 28L 40 · M 22 · R 38·
Situational
Third-down conversion41%#1442%#22JAX
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.63%#854%#11·
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.11#141.22#13·
Plays / game6262·

Route-by-route data (which routes are run and how coverage plays them) is not published anywhere public — it is sold by PFF and NGS. Throw depth, direction, play-action, RPO, screens, motion and pass-rush counts above are the public pieces of the same picture.

Philadelphia Eagles · key players

  • Jalen Hurts QB18.5/28.8 · 200 yds/g · 26-6 TD-INT · +0.06 EPA/db
  • A.J. Brown WR8.0 tgt/g · 28% share · 64 yds/g · 7 TD · aDOT 12.2
  • DeVonta Smith WR6.9 tgt/g · 25% share · 60 yds/g · 4 TD · aDOT 11.2
  • Dallas Goedert TE5.6 tgt/g · 21% share · 39 yds/g · 12 TD · aDOT 7.5
  • Jahan Dotson WR2.5 tgt/g · 9% share · 17 yds/g · 1 TD · aDOT 15.6
  • Saquon Barkley RB18.0 car/g · 73 yds/g · 4.1 ypc · 7 TD · −0.09 EPA/car
  • Tank Bigsby RB5.6 car/g · 33 yds/g · 5.9 ypc · 2 TD · +0.13 EPA/car

2025 season, per game. Targets ranked by volume, rushers by carries.nflverse weekly player stats. Target share is the player's average share of his team's targets in the games he played. A player who changed teams carries his own games from last season.

Jacksonville Jaguars · key players

  • Trevor Lawrence QB19.9/32.8 · 234 yds/g · 32-14 TD-INT · +0.06 EPA/db
  • Parker Washington WR6.7 tgt/g · 21% share · 60 yds/g · 6 TD · aDOT 12.5
  • Brian Thomas Jr. WR6.2 tgt/g · 18% share · 49 yds/g · 3 TD · aDOT 14.4
  • Brenton Strange TE5.0 tgt/g · 16% share · 42 yds/g · 3 TD · aDOT 7.2
  • Jakobi Meyers WRQuestionable6.5 tgt/g · 22% share · 50 yds/g · 3 TD · aDOT 9.5
  • Travis Etienne RB15.0 car/g · 65 yds/g · 4.3 ypc · 7 TD · −0.06 EPA/car
  • Bhayshul Tuten RBQuestionable5.4 car/g · 22 yds/g · 4.1 ypc · 5 TD · −0.08 EPA/car

2025 season, per game. Targets ranked by volume, rushers by carries.nflverse weekly player stats. Target share is the player's average share of his team's targets in the games he played. A player who changed teams carries his own games from last season.

Season

PHIJAX
11-7Record13-5
22.1Points for / game27.7
19.3Points against / game20.2
5-4 / 6-3Home / road7-3 / 6-2
10-8Against the spread12-6
7-11Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean.10-8
L L W W WLast 5L W W W W

Season numbers are from 2025 until this season has games.

Power ratings

PHIJAX
1557Elo1564
#8 of 32Rank#7 of 32
−1.9Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted.+4.1
+3.3Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good.+2.6
Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season.

Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.

Efficiency

PHIJAX
0.017EPA / play (offense)Expected points added per offensive play, nflverse. The single best efficiency number.0.031
-0.074EPA / play allowed-0.079
204Pass yards / game235
118Rush yards / game117
209Pass yards allowed234
122Rush yards allowed85
0.6 / 1.5Turnovers / takeaways1.0 / 1.9
2.0 / 2.4Sacks allowed / made2.3 / 1.8
16.6First downs / game18.8
62Penalty yards / game61
+2.9 · #19 of 52QB EPA / gameThe listed starter's passing + rushing EPA per game, ranked among starters with three or more games.+3.5 · #17 of 52

Efficiency is from the 2025 season until this one has games. Source: nflverse.

Head to head

2024JAX 23 at PHI 28PHI · JAX covered
2022JAX 21 at PHI 29PHI · PHI covered
2018PHI 24 vs JAX 18PHI · PHI covered
2014JAX 17 at PHI 34PHI · PHI covered

How the margin was built

Rating gap
JAX +0.3 pts
Home field
JAX +— pts
Rest
Even
Quarterback
Usual starters — no adjustment
Weather / roof
— pts on the total
Model margin
Model total

Market

Spread
PHI -1.5
Total
45.5
Moneyline
PHI -125 · JAX +105
BookJAX spreadTotalPHI MLJAX ML
betmgm+1.5 (-110)44.5 (-105/-115)-130
betus+1.5 (-115)44.5 (-110/-110)
bovada+2.5 (-105)44.5 (+100/-120)-130
draftkings+2.5 (-105)44.5 (-102/-118)-130
fanduel+1.5 (-108)44.5 (-102/-120)-124
williamhill_us+1.5 (-110)44.5 (-110/-110)-125

Philadelphia Eagles injuries

  • Jonathan Greenard LBOut
  • Andre' Sam SInjured Reserve
  • Grant Calcaterra TEInjured Reserve
  • Jakorian Bennett CBInjured Reserve
  • Johnny Wilson WRInjured Reserve
  • Byron Young DTQuestionable
  • Cooper DeJean CBQuestionable
  • Eli Stowers TEQuestionable
  • Jonathan Jones CBQuestionable
  • Markel Bell OTQuestionable
  • Micah Morris GQuestionable

From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.

Jacksonville Jaguars injuries

  • Carter Bradley QBInjured Reserve
  • Jared Bartlett LBInjured Reserve
  • Parker Hughes LBInjured Reserve
  • Patrick Mekari GInjured Reserve
  • Sam Mustipher CInjured Reserve
  • Zach Durfee DEInjured Reserve
  • Bhayshul Tuten RBQuestionable
  • Jakobi Meyers WRQuestionable
  • LeQuint Allen Jr. RBQuestionable
  • Wyatt Milum GQuestionable

From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.

Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.