2008 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2008 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
New England PatriotsWinner
49
at
Oakland Raiders
26
NE -6.5 ✓O 38.5 ✓15 mph wind
New England Patriots 49–26 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
18/30, 218 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
14.7 expected points added · -3.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 18/30 | 218 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 14 | 117 | 8.4 | 1 | 4.4 |
| LaMont Jordan | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Matt Cassel | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lewis Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelley Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Raiders
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- NE moneyline
- -275
- OAK moneyline
- +255
Patriots closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 75 — over by 36.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NE 7 days · OAK 10 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Tom Cable
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.