2004 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 2004 · Giants Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
23
at
New York Jets
7
PK · NE wonU 41.5 ✓30°F
New England Patriots 23–7.
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 | 21/32 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 29 | 89 | 3.1 | 0 | -6.4 |
| Patrick Pass | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodney Harrison | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earthwind Moreland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 22/36 | 252 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Chad Pennington | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| LaMont Jordan | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon McGraw | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hobson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -0
- Closing total
- 41.5
- NE moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Pick'em at close — Patriots won by 16.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 30 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 30°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- 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.