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2005 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 7, 2006 · Gillette Stadium
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New England Patriots 28–3 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 18/31 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -9.0 |
| David Garrard | 3/8 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Fred Taylor | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Greg Jones | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| David Garrard | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Alvin Pearman |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Smith | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 15/27 | 201 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -8 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 31 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
| 2 |
| 8 |
| 4.0 |
| 0 |
| -5.1 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Marcus Stroud | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashean Mathis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Hayward | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3.5 |
| Corey Dillon | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Andre Davis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McGinest | 6 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarvis Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
