2009 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2009 · Giants Stadium
New England Patriots
9
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New York JetsWinner
16
NE -3.5 upsetU 45 ✓
New York Jets 16–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
23/47, 216 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-4.4 expected points added · -12.0% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
14/22, 163 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
2.3 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected
Receiving · NYJ
4/6 for 87 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · 5.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/47 | 216 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Laurence Maroney | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Sammy Morris | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 8 | 16 | 98 | 0 | 34% | 2.7 |
| Joey Galloway | 5 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 26% | -3.6 |
| Randy Moss | 4 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 17% | -1.8 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 9% | 1.5 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6% | -0.6 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| Chris Baker | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -1.9 |
| Laurence Maroney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Guyton | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McGowan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wright | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Aiken | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Woods | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 14/22 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Washington | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | -6.7 |
| Thomas Jones | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Mark Sanchez | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerricho Cotchery | 4 | 6 | 87 | 0 | 27% | 5.2 |
| Chansi Stuckey | 4 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 32% | -0.7 |
| Dustin Keller | 3 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 23% | 0.5 |
| Leon Washington | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14% | 1.5 |
| Thomas Jones | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Strickland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrelle Revis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lito Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marques Douglas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3.5
- Closing total
- 45
- NE moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Patriots closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 25 — under by 20.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 69°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NE 6 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Rex Ryan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.