2005 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 9, 2005 · Georgia Dome

New England PatriotsWinner

Atlanta Falcons

ATL -2.5 upsetO 43.5 ✓DomeFalcons closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New England Patriots 31–28 — decided on the final possessions.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · NE

22/27, 350 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

19.4 expected points added

Passing · ATL

18/34, 298 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

4.7 expected points added

Rushing · NE

23 att, 106 yds, 0 TD

-0.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ATL

19 att, 83 yds, 0 TD

2.0 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	22/27	350	3	1	1	19.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Corey Dillon	23	106	4.6	0	-0.4
Patrick Pass	6	34	5.7	1	0.3
Tom Brady	1	1	1.0	0	0.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Guss Scott	5	1	0.0	0
Jarvis Green	3	2	0.5	0
Ty Warren	5	0	0.0	0
Willie McGinest	5	0	1.0	0
Vince Wilfork	4	0	0.0	0
Patrick Pass	3	0	0.0	0
Monty Beisel	2	1	0.0	0
Asante Samuel	3	0	0.0	1
Larry Izzo	3	0	0.0	0
Mike Wright	2	0	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Schaub	18/34	298	3	0	3	4.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Warrick Dunn	19	83	4.4	2.0
T.J. Duckett	5	30	6.0	0.8
Matt Schaub	2	3	1.5	-1.8

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
DeAngelo Hall	9	0	0	0
Keith Brooking	6	1	0	0
Keion Carpenter	4	2	0	0
Jason Webster	5	0	0	0
Demorrio Williams	2	3	1	1
Ike Reese	3	0	0	1
Edgerton Hartwell	2	0	0	0
Antwan Lake	1	1	0	0
Chris Cash	2	0	0	0
Michael Boley	1	1	0	0

Closing number vs result

Falcons closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 59 — over by 15.5.

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