2004 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 14, 2004 · Gillette Stadium
Buffalo Bills
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New England PatriotsWinner
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NE -7 ✓U 38 ✓
New England Patriots 29–6 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 8/19 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -17.4 |
| J.P. Losman | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | -6.2 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| J.P. Losman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Joe Burns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/35 | 233 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 26 | 151 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Rohan Davey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Warren | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randall Gay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earthwind Moreland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7
- Closing total
- 38
- BUF moneyline
- —
- NE moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -7 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 38; the game landed 35 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 40°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Mularkey vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.