2006 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 26, 2006 · Gillette Stadium
Chicago Bears
13
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New England PatriotsWinner
17
NE -4.5 no coverU 38 ✓
New England Patriots 17–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
22/33, 269 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
9.9 expected points added · +7.6% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
15/34, 176 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-6.8 expected points added · -6.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 15/34 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 23 | 99 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Cedric Benson | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Jason McKie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Rex Grossman | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Vasher | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Ayanbadejo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/33 | 269 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Laurence Maroney | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 1 | -5.4 |
| Tom Brady | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Heath Evans | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Chad Jackson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vrabel | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| James Sanders | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Wright | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -4.5
- Closing total
- 38
- CHI moneyline
- +205
- NE moneyline
- -225
Patriots closed -4.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38; the game landed 30 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Bill Belichick