2004 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 16, 2005 · Gillette Stadium

Indianapolis Colts

New England PatriotsWinner

NE -1 ✓U 51 ✓25°FPatriots closed -1 and covered, winning by 17.

New England Patriots 20–3 — never really in doubt late.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · IND

27/42, 238 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-0.6 expected points added

Passing · NE

18/27, 144 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

0.5 expected points added

Rushing · NE

23 att, 144 yds, 0 TD

6.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

11 att, 56 yds, 0 TD

-0.7 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Peyton Manning	27/42	238	0	1	1	-0.6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Edgerrin James	14	39	2.8	0	-3.6
Peyton Manning	1	7	7.0	0	0.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Cato June	3	9	0.0	1
Von Hutchins	3	3	0.0	0
Bob Sanders	1	4	0.0	0
Montae Reagor	4	1	1.0	0
Idrees Bashir	2	3	0.0	1
Josh Williams	3	1	0.0	0
Joseph Jefferson	4	0	0.0	0
David Thornton	2	1	0.0	0
Larry Tripplett	2	0	1.0	0
Mike Doss	1	1	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	18/27	144	1	0	3	0.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Corey Dillon	23	144	6.3	0	6.3
Kevin Faulk	11	56	5.1	0	-0.7
Tom Brady	4	6	1.5	1	0.6
Deion Branch	1	4	4.0	0	-0.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Rodney Harrison	6	2	0.0	1	1
Mike Vrabel	5	2	1.0	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	3	3	0.0	0	0
Randall Gay	5	0	0.0	0	0
Troy Brown	2	1	0.0	0	0
Asante Samuel	3	0	0.0	0	0
Je'Rod Cherry	2	0	0.0	0	0
Willie McGinest	2	0	0.0	0	2
Roman Phifer	2	0	0.0	0	0
Eugene Wilson	0	1	0.0	0	1

Closing number vs result

Patriots closed -1 and covered, winning by 17.

Total closed 51; the game landed 23 — under by 28.0.

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