2003 Week 17 · Sat, Dec 27, 2003 · Gillette Stadium
Buffalo Bills
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New England PatriotsWinner
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NE -9.5 ✓U 34.5 ✓
New England Patriots 31–0 — never really in doubt late.
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
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Brown | 11/14 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 12/29 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -24.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Sammy Morris | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Spikes | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coy Wire | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Denney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/32 | 204 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Damon Huard | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Kevin Faulk | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Tom Brady | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Larry Centers | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Damon Huard | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugene Wilson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Phifer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone Poole | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Chatham | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bethel Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -9.5
- Closing total
- 34.5
- BUF moneyline
- —
- NE moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 31 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 42°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- BUF 6 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Gregg Williams vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.