2006 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2006 · Giants Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
24
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New York Jets
17
NE -6 ✓O 38.5 ✓
New England Patriots 24–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
22/37, 306 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
12.8 expected points added · -0.4% completion over expected
Passing · NE
15/29, 220 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
8.6 expected points added · -6.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 15/29 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Laurence Maroney | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Warren | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarvis Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 22/37 | 306 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevan Barlow | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | -5.2 |
| Derrick Blaylock | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Chad Pennington | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Leon Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Rhodes | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Barton | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Miller | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dyson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hobson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6
- Closing total
- 38.5
- NE moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -6 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 41 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 84°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- NE 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Eric Mangini
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.