2002 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 15, 2002 · Giants Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
44
at
New York Jets
7
NYJ -1 upsetO 41 ✓
New England Patriots 44–7 — never really in doubt late.
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Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -1
- Closing total
- 41
- NE moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Jets closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 51 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- NE 6 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Herm Edwards
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.