Sun, Jan 4, 2026, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 18 · at Philadelphia Eagles · Division game
Weather at kickoff34°F6 mphgusts 17DryCold Over 55% of 98 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-12 · Power #27
24
▲ winner
Final
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11-5 · Power #9
17
final
Closing spread
PHI -3
✓ WSH W
Total
38.5
▲ Over · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
WSH 19–23 PHI
✗ PHI (64%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenPHI -7.5
ClosePHI -3
Total42.5 → 38.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4.5 pts toward Washington Commanders
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -7.5 · closed PHI -3 · moved 4.5 toward WSHmodel PHI -13.5
Opened 42.5 · closed 38.5 · moved 4 downmodel 41.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 64%, covered 52% (178 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 31% (42 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenPHI -7.5
ClosePHI -3
Total42.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 4 games most like PHI as a 3-point home favorite against WSH, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 1 went over the total.

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This game: WSH won 24–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 0 of the 4 similar games. 41 points went over 38.5, as in 1 of 4.
Favorite won
4 of 4100%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 4100%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
1 of 425%
Normal range · usually 47%

Only 4 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 12 against an average line of 3; 35.5 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 4 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2024 · Week 18 · loose · similar situation
-2.520–13 W U35.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar total
-3.536–10 W O39.5
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation
-2.513–10 W U34
Loose
2025 · Week 7 · loose · similar season form
-3.526–14 W U43.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Washington Commanders ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward Washington Commanders
4.5 pts (PHI -7.5 → PHI -3), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 4
42.5 → 38.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
WSH+0.7 →−3.5▼ 4.2#29
PHI+3.2 →+2.6▼ 0.6#7
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW17

WSH
Longer bar = better
PHI
#16
Offense
Even
#17
#29
Defense
PHI better ▶
#6
−0.8 #31
Turnovers
PHI better ▶
+0.3 #7
58 plays #27
Pace
Even
59 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WSH has the ball
Advantage: PHI defense
WSH offPHI defEdge
Points / game 20.8 #25 18.8 #3 PHI
Yards / play 5.55 #12 4.98 #8 Even
EPA / play +0.01 #17 −0.08 #6 PHI
Success rate 46% #11 41% #6 PHI
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: PHI offense
PHI offWSH defEdge
Points / game 22.6 #18 27.1 #27 PHI
Yards / play 5.26 #19 6.08 #30 PHI
EPA / play +0.03 #12 +0.16 #31 PHI
Success rate 43% #20 48% #28 PHI

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
WSH scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSH scored
2.3
#31
7.6
#10
9.9
#25
4.8
#15
5.7
#25
10.5
#22
PHI allowed
3.9
#10
4.6
#3
8.6
#3
3.2
#5
6.9
#19
10.1
#12
PHI scoring against the WSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
6.4
#3
6.3
#24
12.8
#9
4.4
#18
5.5
#27
9.9
#25
WSH allowed
6.3
#29
7.9
#21
14.3
#27
6.4
#29
5.9
#10
12.3
#21

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
34° · 6 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WSH10d
PHI7d
WSH +3 days
Tempo
Slow 117 plays
slowavg 123fast
Quarterback
WSH, PHI backup QBs started
Model priced WSH with its QB out