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2009 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2009 · Giants Stadium

New England Patriots

9

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

Tom BradyQB

23/47, 216 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-4.4 expected points added · -12.0% completion over expected

Passing · NYJ

Mark SanchezQB

14/22, 163 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

2.3 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected

Rushing · NYJ

Leon WashingtonRB

14 att, 58 yds, 0 TD

-6.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYJ

Thomas JonesRB

14 att, 54 yds, 0 TD

-2.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Julian EdelmanWR

8/16 for 98 yds, 0 TD

34% of team targets · 2.7 expected points added

Receiving · NYJ

Jerricho CotcheryWR

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

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady23/47216010-4.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Fred Taylor8465.800.9
Laurence Maroney6233.80-1.0
Kevin Faulk382.70-0.4
Sammy Morris242.00-0.9
Tom Brady122.000.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Julian Edelman81698034%2.7
Joey Galloway51253026%-3.6
Randy Moss4824017%-1.8
Benjamin Watson342309%1.5
Sammy Morris131406%-0.6
Kevin Faulk11302%-0.3
Chris Baker12104%-1.9
Laurence Maroney01002%-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Gary Guyton430.000
Jarvis Green150.000
Brandon McGowan400.000
Mike Wright221.001
Sam Aiken210.000
Ty Warren121.000
James Sanders120.000
Pierre Woods300.000
Brandon Meriweather120.000
Leigh Bodden200.000

New York Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Mark Sanchez14/221631022.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Leon Washington14584.10-6.7
Thomas Jones14543.90-2.8
Brad Smith177.000.7
Mark Sanchez2-2-1.00-2.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jerricho Cotchery4687027%5.2
Chansi Stuckey4737032%-0.7
Dustin Keller3522123%0.5
Leon Washington2318014%1.5
Thomas Jones11-105%-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Donald Strickland420.000
Jim Leonhard420.000
Kerry Rhodes320.001
Darrelle Revis410.011
David Harris220.000
Eric Smith210.001
Drew Coleman210.000
Bart Scott120.000
Lito Sheppard200.001
Marques Douglas200.000

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.