2008 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2008 · Qwest Field
New York Jets
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Seattle SeahawksWinner
13
NYJ -3.5 upsetU 41 ✓31°F
Seattle Seahawks 13–3.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
18/31, 187 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-9.6 expected points added · -0.2% completion over expected
Passing · SEA
18/25, 175 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.8 expected points added · +8.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 18/31 | 187 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -9.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Tony Richardson | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Leon Washington | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Coleman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Wallace | 18/25 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Morris | 29 | 116 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Leonard Weaver | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -5.1 |
| T.J. Duckett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Seneca Wallace | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deon Grant | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lofa Tatupu | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Wilson | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Will Herring | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Russell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bernard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Tapp | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mebane | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -3.5
- Closing total
- 41
- NYJ moneyline
- -184
- SEA moneyline
- +174
Jets closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 16 — under by 25.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qwest Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 31°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · SEA 7 days
- Coaches
- Eric Mangini vs Mike Holmgren