2008 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2008 · Candlestick Park
Final
New England Patriots 30 at San Francisco 49ers 21. Final.
New England Patriots 30–21.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
New England Patriots
45 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
San Francisco 49ers
49 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
22/32, 259 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
5.1 expected points added · +8.7% completion over expected
Passing · SF
14/29, 130 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
-10.5 expected points added · +0.6% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 22/32 | 259 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +5.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Kevin Faulk | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 2 | +6.7 |
| Laurence Maroney | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | −2.3 |
| LaMont Jordan | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Matt Cassel | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 8 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 100% | +4.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adalius Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Warren | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| James Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Woods | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 14/29 | 130 | 3 | 3 | 1 | −10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | −0.7 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | +1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Willis | 14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lewis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donald Strickland | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrayo Franklin | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Sopoaga | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McDonald | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Patriots -3
- Closing total
- 41
- Patriots moneyline
- -165
- 49ers moneyline
- +155
Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 41; the game landed 51 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Candlestick Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 66°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 8 mph out of the west; mainly clear.
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- Patriots 14 days · 49ers 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Mike Nolan