2003 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 18, 2004 · Gillette Stadium
Indianapolis Colts
14
at
New England PatriotsWinner
24
NE -3.5 ✓U 42 ✓32°F
New England Patriots 24–14.
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
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 23/47 | 237 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -14.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 1 | 9.7 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Hunter Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Doss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Morris | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Strickland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montae Reagor | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Harris | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| David Macklin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thornton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Doering | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/37 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Bethel Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Tom Brady | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roman Phifer | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3.5
- Closing total
- 42
- IND moneyline
- —
- NE moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 42; the game landed 38 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 32°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- IND 7 days · NE 8 days
- Coaches
- Tony Dungy vs Bill Belichick