2008 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2008 · Gillette Stadium
Arizona Cardinals
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New England PatriotsWinner
47
NE -9 ✓O 41 ✓30°F
New England Patriots 47–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
20/36, 345 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
17.5 expected points added · -8.4% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
6/14, 138 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-3.0 expected points added · -16.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Leinart | 6/14 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3.0 |
| Kurt Warner | 6/18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Tim Hightower | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Matt Leinart | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ware | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Dockett | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Hayes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Watson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 20/36 | 345 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17.5 |
| Kevin O'Connell | 1/2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 0 | 2.7 |
| LaMont Jordan | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Matt Cassel | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Heath Evans | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Kevin O'Connell | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vince Redd | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelley Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wright | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwain Spann | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Slater | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -9
- Closing total
- 41
- ARI moneyline
- +330
- NE moneyline
- -360
Patriots closed -9 and covered, winning by 40.
Total closed 41; the game landed 54 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 30°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Ken Whisenhunt vs Bill Belichick