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2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · Giants Stadium

New England PatriotsWinner

19

New York Jets

10

NYJ -1 upsetU 37 ✓90°F

New England Patriots 19–10.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYJ

Brett FavreQB

18/26, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

4.0 expected points added · +2.5% completion over expected

Passing · NE

Matt CasselQB

16/23, 165 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

9.0 expected points added · +7.1% completion over expected

Rushing · NYJ

Thomas JonesRB

17 att, 70 yds, 0 TD

-3.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

LaMont JordanRB

11 att, 62 yds, 0 TD

2.9 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Cassel16/231650039.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
LaMont Jordan11625.602.9
Kevin Faulk3165.30-0.7
Laurence Maroney8162.00-3.4
Matt Cassel273.500.2
Heath Evans133.000.1
Sammy Morris800.01-3.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Rodney Harrison520.000
James Sanders240.000
Deltha O'Neal400.000
Tedy Bruschi120.001
Richard Seymour211.000
Jerod Mayo300.000
Ellis Hobbs200.002
Adalius Thomas201.000
Ty Warren200.000
Vince Wilfork110.000

New York Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Brett Favre18/261811124.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Thomas Jones17704.10-3.6
Leon Washington22814.001.2
Brett Favre263.00-1.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Eric Smith550.000
Bryan Thomas251.000
Kerry Rhodes410.000
David Harris140.000
Darrelle Revis400.001
Eric Barton120.000
Kris Jenkins301.000
Calvin Pace120.501
Drew Coleman300.000
Dwight Lowery200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NYJ -1
Closing total
37
NE moneyline
NYJ moneyline

Jets closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 37; the game landed 29 — under by 8.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Giants Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
90°F, wind 12 mph
Referee
John Parry
Rest
NE 7 days · NYJ 7 days
Coaches
Bill Belichick vs Eric Mangini

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.