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Packers
won by 3
Final · week 2
2017
at MetLife Stadium · Sun 20 Sept
Jets
lost by 3

How the game swung

The Jets' chance of winning, play by play. The numbered pins are the biggest swings, dots along the bottom are scores.

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4OTQ2 09:40: GB score (6-0)Q2 09:35: GB score (7-0)Q2 06:08: NYJ score (7-6)Q2 06:04: NYJ score (7-7)Q3 02:35: NYJ score (7-13)Q3 02:30: NYJ score (7-14)Q4 11:08: NYJ score (7-17)Q4 08:02: GB score (13-17)Q4 07:58: GB score (14-17)Q4 03:03: GB score (17-17)Q5 05:26: GB score (20-17)12345NYJ winning ↑GB winning ↓
Jets aheadPackers ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays

The five plays that decided it

Q5 6:17 - Green Bay momentum-shifting play by J.Love (+30% WPA) flipped the script.

1
Q4 4:49 · Big play · nobody saw this coming
S.Moore EPA -3.6

14-A.McNamara punts 51 yards to GB 18, Center-42-T.Hennessy. 23-S.Moore pushed ob at NYJ 19 for 63 yards (82-A.Smith).

+26%win chance to GB
2
Q4 1:20 · Fourth down · nobody saw this coming
B.Allen EPA -2.9

(Shotgun) 0-B.Allen right guard to 50 for no gain (90-L.Van Ness).

+25%win chance to GB
3
Q5 9:12 · Big play · nobody saw this coming
G.Smith EPA -1.4

(Shotgun) 7-G.Smith sacked at NYJ 15 for -9 yards (sack split by 90-L.Van Ness and 51-D.Dennis-Sutton).

+16%win chance to GB
4
Q5 7:41 · Big play · nobody saw this coming
S.Moore EPA -0.1

44-J.Sherwood reported in as eligible. 14-A.McNamara punts 56 yards to GB 22, Center-42-T.Hennessy. 23-S.Moore to GB 34 for 12 yards (42-T.Hennessy; 50-T.Reeder). NYJ-82-A.Smith was injured during the play.

+24%win chance to NYJ
5
Q5 6:17 · Big play · nobody saw this coming
J.Love EPA +2.3

(Shotgun) 10-J.Love pass short right to 30-C.Brooks pushed ob at NYJ 37 for 15 yards (2-J.Brownlee). PENALTY on NYJ-2-J.Brownlee, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at NYJ 37.

+30%win chance to GB

Every drive

Packers drive left to right, Jets right to left. Faded bars ended in a turnover or a stop.

Q1
Punt · 3 pl · 3 yds
Q1
Punt · 9 pl · 32 yds
Q1
Punt · 3 pl · -1 yds
Q1
Punt · 6 pl · 18 yds
Q1
Punt · 3 pl · 4 yds
Q1
Punt · 3 pl · -7 yds
Q1
TD · 9 pl · 74 yds
Q2
TD · 7 pl · 36 yds
Q2
Punt · 3 pl · 1 yds
Q2
Half · 11 pl · 37 yds
Q3
Punt · 4 pl · 18 yds
Q3
Punt · 7 pl · 13 yds
Q3
TD · 10 pl · 64 yds
Q3
Punt · 3 pl · 7 yds
Q3
Punt · 6 pl · 43 yds
Q4
Turnover · 1 pl · 2 yds
Q4
FG · 3 pl · 9 yds
Q4
TD · 7 pl · 50 yds
Q4
Punt · 4 pl · 18 yds
Q4
FG · 3 pl · 3 yds
Q4
Downs · 5 pl · 20 yds
Q4
Downs · 4 pl · 0 yds
Q5
Punt · 3 pl · -3 yds
Q5
FG · 4 pl · 43 yds
GB goal2040504020NYJ goal

Side by side

199
Total yards
285
-0.22
EPA per play
-0.11
32%
Success rate
38%
12
First downs
19
3
Sacks taken
4
1
Turnovers
0
1/9
Third downs
8/19
Packers leaders
PassingJ.Love16/29 · 145 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
RushingK.Johnson8 car · 32 yds
ReceivingM.Golden4/6 · 58 yds
Jets leaders
PassingG.Smith27/41 · 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
RushingB.Hall16 car · 29 yds
ReceivingA.Mitchell6/12 · 63 yds

Scoring

Q2 09:40(Shotgun) 10-J.Love pass short right to 32-M.Lloyd for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.6-0
Q2 09:3528-T.Smack extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.7-0
Q2 06:08(No Huddle, Shotgun) 0-B.Allen right end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.7-6
Q2 06:0419-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-42-T.Hennessy, Holder-14-A.McNamara.7-7
Q3 02:35(Shotgun) 7-G.Smith pass short right to 5-G.Wilson for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN [90-L.Van Ness]. PENALTY on NYJ-7-G.Smith, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards7-13
Q3 02:3019-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-42-T.Hennessy, Holder-14-A.McNamara.7-14
Q4 11:0819-J.Sanders 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-T.Hennessy, Holder-14-A.McNamara.7-17
Q4 08:02(Shotgun) 10-J.Love pass short middle to 9-C.Watson for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.13-17
Q4 07:5828-T.Smack extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.14-17
Q4 03:0328-T.Smack 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.17-17
Q5 05:2628-T.Smack 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.20-17

How the model did

Wrong

Before kickoff the model had NYJ 63%, the market GB 62%. It finished GB 20, NYJ 17.

Pure variance - no actionable learning. Process was sound.

Pick published 20 Sept, 16:01 UK, before kickoff.