2005 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2005 · Bank of America Stadium

New England Patriots

Carolina PanthersWinner

NE -3 upset44 push90°FPatriots closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Carolina Panthers 27–17.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · NE

23/44, 270 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-1.3 expected points added

Passing · CAR

11/26, 154 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-10.4 expected points added

Rushing · CAR

25 att, 77 yds, 3 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

7 att, 37 yds, 0 TD

-2.1 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	23/44	270	1	1	2	-1.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Corey Dillon	14	36	2.6	0	-4.5
Kevin Faulk	2	3	1.5	0	-0.1

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Rodney Harrison	7	1	0	1
Monty Beisel	5	0	0	0
Richard Seymour	4	0	0	0
Chad Brown	4	0	0	0
Eugene Wilson	2	2	0	1
Vince Wilfork	3	1	0	0
Duane Starks	2	1	0	0
Mike Vrabel	3	0	1	1
Guss Scott	3	0	0	0
Willie McGinest	2	0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Delhomme	11/26	154	0	1	1	-10.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Stephen Davis	25	77	3.1	3	-0.1
DeShaun Foster	7	37	5.3	0	-2.1
Jake Delhomme	3	-2	-0.7	0	-0.4
Ricky Proehl	1	-8	-8.0	0	-1.9

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ken Lucas	10	0	0.0	0	1
Chris Gamble	7	0	0.0	0	1
Marlon McCree	3	1	0.0	0	0
Will Witherspoon	4	0	0.0	1	2
Ricky Manning	3	1	0.0	0	0
Dan Morgan	2	1	0.0	0	0
Mike Rucker	3	0	1.0	0	0
Brandon Short	2	0	0.0	0	0
Vinny Ciurciu	2	0	0.0	0	0
Thomas Davis	2	0	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Patriots closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 44 and landed exactly there — a push.

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