2006 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 7, 2007 · Gillette Stadium
New York Jets
16
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New England PatriotsWinner
37
NE -9.5 ✓O 38.5 ✓
New England Patriots 37–16 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
23/40, 300 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-3.4 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
Passing · NE
22/34, 212 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.0 expected points added · +5.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 23/40 | 300 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3.4 |
| Patrick Ramsey | 1/1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Washington | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Chad Pennington | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -6.9 |
| Cedric Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Coleman | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Robertson | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Ellis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cody Spencer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/34 | 212 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Maroney | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Corey Dillon | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Izzo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -9.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- NYJ moneyline
- +423
- NE moneyline
- -463
Patriots closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 53 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Eric Mangini vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.