2009 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 27, 2009 · Gillette Stadium
Atlanta Falcons
10
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New England PatriotsWinner
26
NE -4.5 ✓U 45.5 ✓
New England Patriots 26–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
25/42, 277 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.8 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
17/28, 199 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
4.4 expected points added · +1.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 17/28 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 1 | -3.6 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jenkins | 5 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 29% | 4.8 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 14% | 1.4 |
| Roddy White | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 21% | 2.1 |
| Brian Finneran | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11% | -0.7 |
| Marty Booker | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 18% | -2.7 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Grimes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/42 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 21 | 105 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Laurence Maroney | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 10 | 16 | 116 | 0 | 38% | 7.5 |
| Sammy Morris | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 7% | 3.3 |
| Chris Baker | 2 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 7% | 3.2 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7% | 0.4 |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 12% | -0.6 |
| Joey Galloway | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 12% | -0.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -2.1 |
| Fred Taylor | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
| Sam Aiken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Meriweather | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McGowan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrence Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -4.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- ATL moneyline
- +194
- NE moneyline
- -220
Patriots closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 36 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Bill Belichick