2006 Week 8 · Mon, Oct 30, 2006 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

New England PatriotsWinner

Minnesota Vikings

NE -1 ✓U 39.5 ✓DomePatriots closed -1 and covered, winning by 24.

New England Patriots 31–7 — never really in doubt late.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · NE

29/43, 372 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

12.4 expected points added · +4.3% completion over expected

Passing · MIN

20/33, 185 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-12.8 expected points added · -0.2% completion over expected

Rushing · NE

8 att, 34 yds, 0 TD

-1.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

10 att, 22 yds, 0 TD

-2.5 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	29/43	372	4	1	3	12.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Heath Evans	1	35	35.0	2.2
Laurence Maroney	8	34	4.3	-1.9
Kevin Faulk	1	11	11.0	0.8
Corey Dillon	3	5	1.7	-2.2
Tom Brady	1	1	1.0	-0.7
Matt Cassel	1	-1	-1.0	-3.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Mike Vrabel	7	0	0.0	1	1
Artrell Hawkins	6	0	0.0	0	0
Asante Samuel	3	1	0.0	0	1
Rodney Harrison	4	0	0.0	1	1
Rosevelt Colvin	4	0	0.0	0	0
Chad Scott	4	0	0.0	1	1
Tully Banta-Cain	3	0	2.0	0	0
Jarvis Green	2	0	1.0	0	0
Ty Warren	2	0	0.0	0	0
Eric Alexander	2	0	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brad Johnson	20/33	185	0	3	1	-12.8
Brooks Bollinger	6/9	76	0	1	3	-10.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Chester Taylor	10	22	2.2	-2.5
Brad Johnson	1	9	9.0	-0.4
Mewelde Moore	2	9	4.5	-0.1
Artose Pinner	2	5	2.5	-0.8

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
E.J. Henderson	8	0	1.0	0	0
Darren Sharper	7	0	0.0	1	1
Fred Smoot	6	0	0.0	0	0
Dwight Smith	5	0	0.0	0	0
Antoine Winfield	3	0	0.0	0	0
Ronyell Whitaker	2	0	0.0	0	0
Kevin Williams	2	0	0.0	0	0
Kenechi Udeze	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jayme Mitchell	2	0	2.0	0	0
Pat Williams	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Patriots closed -1 and covered, winning by 24.

Total closed 39.5; the game landed 38 — under by 1.5.

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