2007 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 7, 2007 · Gillette Stadium
Cleveland Browns
17
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New England PatriotsWinner
34
NE -15.5 ✓O 48 ✓
New England Patriots 34–17 — 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 · CLE
22/43, 287 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-13.4 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected
Passing · NE
22/38, 265 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
5.5 expected points added · -2.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson | 22/43 | 287 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -13.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Wright | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Jamal Lewis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Derek Anderson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Williams | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Wright | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leigh Bodden | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellen Winslow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodney Pool | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robaire Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/38 | 265 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 21 | 102 | 4.9 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Kyle Eckel | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Hobbs | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Eugene Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley Washington | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -15.5
- Closing total
- 48
- CLE moneyline
- +900
- NE moneyline
- -1300
Patriots closed -15.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 48; the game landed 51 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 56°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · NE 6 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Bill Belichick