2008 Week 11 · Thu, Nov 13, 2008 · Gillette Stadium
New York JetsWinner
34
at
New England Patriots
31
NE -3 upsetO 40.5 ✓
New York Jets 34–31 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
30/51, 400 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
19.2 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
26/33, 258 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
18.3 expected points added · +12.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 26/33 | 258 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 30 | 104 | 3.5 | 1 | -3.2 |
| Leon Washington | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Brett Favre | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Barton | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Mosley | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Calvin Pace | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hank Poteat | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Spencer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 30/51 | 400 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | -0.8 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Heath Evans | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Seymour | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Woods | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wright | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 40.5
- NYJ moneyline
- +137
- NE moneyline
- -147
Patriots closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 65 — over by 24.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- NYJ 4 days · NE 4 days
- Coaches
- Eric Mangini vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.