2008 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2008 · Gillette Stadium
St. Louis Rams
16
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New England PatriotsWinner
23
NE -9 no coverU 41 ✓
New England Patriots 23–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
21/33, 267 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
2.4 expected points added · +3.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 21/33 | 267 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Matt Cassel | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.7 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 1 | -3.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Seymour | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -9
- Closing total
- 41
- STL moneyline
- +325
- NE moneyline
- -370
Patriots closed -9, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 39 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- STL 7 days · NE 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Bill Belichick