2005 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 20, 2005 · Gillette Stadium

New Orleans Saints

New England PatriotsWinner

NE -10 no coverU 45 ✓Patriots closed -10, won by 7 — but didn't cover.

New England Patriots 24–17.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

27/50, 343 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

12.3 expected points added

Passing · NE

15/29, 222 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

8.7 expected points added

Rushing · NE

16 att, 74 yds, 0 TD

1.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

13 att, 53 yds, 0 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Aaron Brooks	27/50	343	2	1	1	12.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Antowain Smith	11	32	2.9	-2.3
Aaron Brooks	3	30	10.0	1.5
Aaron Stecker	7	25	3.6	0.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Ronald McKinnon	2	5	0.0	0
Will Smith	4	1	1.5	0
Sedrick Hodge	2	2	0.0	0
Fakhir Brown	4	0	0.0	0
Tony Bryant	0	3	0.5	0
Fred Thomas	2	1	0.0	0
Dwight Smith	2	1	0.0	0
Mike McKenzie	2	0	0.0	1
Charles Grant	1	1	1.0	0
Terrence Melton	1	1	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	15/29	222	3	0	3	8.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Heath Evans	16	74	4.6	1.8
Patrick Pass	13	53	4.1	-2.2
Tom Brady	1	5	5.0	0.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Mike Vrabel	5	3	0.0	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	2	5	0.0	0	0
Eugene Wilson	5	2	0.0	1	2
Ellis Hobbs	5	1	0.0	0	0
Michael Stone	3	0	0.0	0	0
Rosevelt Colvin	1	2	0.0	0	0
Larry Izzo	1	1	0.0	0	0
Willie McGinest	1	1	1.0	0	2
Hank Poteat	2	0	0.0	0	0
Asante Samuel	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Patriots closed -10, won by 7 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 45; the game landed 41 — under by 4.0.

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