2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · LP Field

New England PatriotsWinner

Tennessee Titans

TEN -3.5 upsetO 41 ✓Titans closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New England Patriots 40–23 — never really in doubt late.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · TEN

15/36, 227 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-13.4 expected points added · -15.1% completion over expected

Passing · NE

15/24, 225 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

5.9 expected points added · +2.7% completion over expected

Rushing · TEN

21 att, 102 yds, 0 TD

-2.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

13 att, 73 yds, 1 TD

2.4 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	15/24	225	1	1	5.9
Vinny Testaverde	2/3	29	1	0	6.2
Matt Cassel	0/1	0	0	1	-1.6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Laurence Maroney	13	73	5.6	1	2.4
Corey Dillon	12	67	5.6	2	2.4
Heath Evans	1	14	14.0	0	0.2
Kelvin Kight	1	8	8.0	0	0.6
Chad Jackson	1	6	6.0	0	-0.5
Matt Cassel	1	5	5.0	0	0.4
Tom Brady	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0
Vinny Testaverde	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
James Sanders	5	2	1.0	0
Artrell Hawkins	7	0	0.0	1
Mike Wright	3	2	0.0	0
Ty Warren	2	2	1.0	0
Rosevelt Colvin	3	0	1.0	1
Tully Banta-Cain	2	0	0.0	0
Eric Alexander	1	1	0.0	0
Ellis Hobbs	1	1	0.0	1
Mike Vrabel	1	1	1.0	0
Rashad Baker	1	0	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Vince Young	15/36	227	0	2	5	-13.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Travis Henry	21	102	4.9	0	-2.1
Vince Young	2	29	14.5	1	3.1
LenDale White	2	4	2.0	0	-0.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Lamont Thompson	7	1	0.0	0
Peter Sirmon	3	2	0.0	0
Kyle Vanden Bosch	3	2	1.0	0
Keith Bulluck	1	3	0.0	0
Chris Hope	1	2	0.0	1
Reynaldo Hill	1	2	0.0	1
Cortland Finnegan	2	1	0.0	0
Tony Brown	2	0	1.0	0
Craig Hentrich	2	0	0.0	0
Adam Jones	1	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Titans closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 41; the game landed 63 — over by 22.0.

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