2007 Week 17 · Sat, Dec 29, 2007 · Giants Stadium

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New York Giants

NE -13 no coverO 46.5 ✓Patriots closed -13, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

New England Patriots 38–35 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · NE

32/42, 356 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

20.9 expected points added · +13.4% completion over expected

Passing · NYG

22/32, 251 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT

11.7 expected points added · +9.3% completion over expected

Rushing · NYG

15 att, 67 yds, 0 TD

-0.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

19 att, 46 yds, 2 TD

-0.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	32/42	356	2	0	1	20.9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Laurence Maroney	19	46	2.4	2	-0.8
Heath Evans	1	4	4.0	0	0.6
Kevin Faulk	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1.3
Tom Brady	4	-4	-1.0	0	-1.9

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Brandon Meriweather	5	1	0.0	0	0
Ellis Hobbs	5	1	0.0	1	2
Rodney Harrison	5	0	0.0	0	1
Junior Seau	2	2	0.0	0	0
Ty Warren	2	1	0.0	0	0
Vince Wilfork	2	1	0.0	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	2	1	0.0	0	0
Mike Vrabel	1	1	0.0	0	0
Adalius Thomas	1	1	1.0	0	1
Asante Samuel	2	0	0.0	0	1

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Eli Manning	22/32	251	4	1	1	11.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Brandon Jacobs	15	67	4.5	-0.7
Eli Manning	3	13	4.3	0.8
Reuben Droughns	1	-1	-1.0	-0.8

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Reggie Torbor	5	4	1.0	0
Gerris Wilkinson	4	4	0.0	1
James Butler	5	2	0.0	0
Antonio Pierce	3	3	0.0	0
Aaron Ross	5	0	0.0	0
Gibril Wilson	4	0	0.0	1
Sam Madison	2	0	0.0	0
Michael Strahan	1	1	0.0	0
Fred Robbins	1	1	0.0	0
Kawika Mitchell	1	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Patriots closed -13, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 46.5; the game landed 73 — over by 26.5.

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