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2009 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 4, 2009 · Gillette Stadium

Baltimore Ravens

21

New England PatriotsWinner

27

NE -1 ✓O 45.5 ✓

New England Patriots 27–21.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · BAL

Joe FlaccoQB

27/47, 264 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

4.5 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected

Passing · NE

Tom BradyQB

21/32, 258 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

2.6 expected points added · +2.4% completion over expected

Rushing · BAL

Ray RiceRB

11 att, 103 yds, 0 TD

4.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

Fred TaylorRB

7 att, 25 yds, 0 TD

-1.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · BAL

Derrick MasonWR

7/11 for 88 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 8.1 expected points added

Receiving · NE

Benjamin WatsonTE

2/3 for 51 yds, 0 TD

9% of team targets · 2.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Baltimore Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Joe Flacco27/472642124.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ray Rice111039.404.1
Willis McGahee5112.20-3.8
Joe Flacco122.000.4

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Derrick Mason71188124%8.1
Ray Rice5749015%4.0
Todd Heap4646013%3.3
Mark Clayton51045022%-6.8
Kelley Washington4731015%0.5
Willis McGahee131317%1.4
Le'Ron McClain01002%-0.7
Michael Oher11-802%-1.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Ray Lewis270.000
Jarret Johnson521.000
Trevor Pryce131.000
Ed Reed310.000
Terrell Suggs121.001
Fabian Washington300.001
Dawan Landry210.000
Jameel McClain120.000
Dannell Ellerbe210.000
Kelly Gregg120.000

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady21/322581032.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Fred Taylor7253.60-1.5
Kevin Faulk5224.40-0.0
Sammy Morris6213.513.4
Tom Brady5112.211.8
Laurence Maroney760.90-3.8

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Benjamin Watson235109%2.7
Randy Moss3550116%2.8
Wes Welker61048031%-0.4
Sammy Morris5535016%5.3
Sam Aiken1526016%-0.7
Laurence Maroney111703%1.0
Fred Taylor111303%1.0
Julian Edelman111203%1.4
Kevin Faulk11603%0.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Brandon Meriweather450.002
Shawn Springs610.000
Brandon McGowan320.000
Jonathan Wilhite310.000
Mike Wright212.000
Pierre Woods120.000
Vince Wilfork110.001
James Sanders200.000
Leigh Bodden100.011
Ty Warren100.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NE -1
Closing total
45.5
BAL moneyline
+123
NE moneyline
-135

Patriots closed -1 and covered, winning by 6.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 48 — over by 2.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Gillette Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
64°F, wind 2 mph
Referee
Ron Winter
Rest
BAL 7 days · NE 7 days
Coaches
John Harbaugh vs Bill Belichick