2007 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 20, 2008 · Gillette Stadium
San Diego Chargers
12
at
New England PatriotsWinner
21
NE -14 no coverU 47.5 ✓23°F · 17 mph
New England Patriots 21–12. Played in 17 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
22/33, 209 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-3.8 expected points added · -1.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/33 | 209 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Maroney | 25 | 122 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Heath Evans | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Hobbs | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vince Wilfork | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -14
- Closing total
- 47.5
- SD moneyline
- +710
- NE moneyline
- -780
Patriots closed -14, won by 9 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 33 — under by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 23°F, wind 17 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- SD 7 days · NE 8 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Bill Belichick
Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.