2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · Giants Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
19
at
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
18/26, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
4.0 expected points added · +2.5% completion over expected
Passing · NE
16/23, 165 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
9.0 expected points added · +7.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 16/23 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMont Jordan | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Laurence Maroney | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Matt Cassel | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Sammy Morris | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adalius Thomas | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 18/26 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Leon Washington | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Brett Favre | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Smith | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Barton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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.