2004 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2005 · Gillette Stadium
San Francisco 49ers
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New England PatriotsWinner
21
NE -13 ✓U 37 ✓32°F
New England Patriots 21–7.
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
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dorsey | 18/29 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevan Barlow | 25 | 103 | 4.1 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Maurice Hicks | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | -8.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saleem Rasheed | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwaine Carpenter | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Heard | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Hicks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/30 | 226 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Rohan Davey | 1/4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Cedric Cobbs | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Patrick Pass | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Bethel Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Rohan Davey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -13
- Closing total
- 37
- SF moneyline
- —
- NE moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -13 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 37; the game landed 28 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 32°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- SF 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Erickson vs Bill Belichick