2003 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 20, 2003 · Giants Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
21
at
New York Jets
16
NE -3 ✓O 35 ✓30°F
New England Patriots 21–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 15/25 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| David Givens | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 18 | 121 | 6.7 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McGinest | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ty Law | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rodney Harrison | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyrone Poole | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Phifer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 24/43 | 229 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -12.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Chad Pennington | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 2 | 4.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Hobson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Evans | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dewayne Robertson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cowart | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 35
- NE moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 35; the game landed 37 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 30°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- NE 6 days · NYJ 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Herm Edwards
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.