2006 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 3, 2006 · Gillette Stadium
Detroit Lions
21
at
New England PatriotsWinner
28
NE -13 no coverO 41 ✓
New England Patriots 28–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
22/38, 314 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-0.3 expected points added · -2.6% completion over expected
Passing · NE
27/38, 305 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
8.2 expected points added · +12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 22/38 | 314 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 0 | -7.6 |
| Arlen Harris | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Sims | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss Bailey | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paris Lenon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Curry | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon McGraw | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Holt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 27/38 | 305 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Laurence Maroney | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Patrick Pass | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Tom Brady | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sanders | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Woods | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -13
- Closing total
- 41
- DET moneyline
- +755
- NE moneyline
- -835
Patriots closed -13, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 49 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- DET 10 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Rod Marinelli vs Bill Belichick