2007 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 9, 2007 · Gillette Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
13
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New England PatriotsWinner
34
NE -11 ✓U 49 ✓
New England Patriots 34–13 — 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 · NE
32/46, 399 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
21.0 expected points added · +4.6% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
19/32, 187 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-0.1 expected points added · -1.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 19/32 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 21 | 124 | 5.9 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Najeh Davenport | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Smith | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone Carter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Frazier | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Madison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32/46 | 399 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Maroney | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sanders | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Warren | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adalius Thomas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelley Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -11
- Closing total
- 49
- PIT moneyline
- +500
- NE moneyline
- -550
Patriots closed -11 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 49; the game landed 47 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 34°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · NE 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Bill Belichick