2009 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2009 · Wembley Stadium

New England PatriotsWinner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NE -15.5 ✓U 44.5 ✓16 mph windPatriots closed -15.5 and covered, winning by 28.

New England Patriots 35–7 — never really in doubt late. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NE

Tom BradyQB

23/32, 308 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

14.4 expected points added · +7.9% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Josh JohnsonQB

9/26, 156 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-11.0 expected points added · -19.2% completion over expected

Rushing · TB

Derrick WardRB

13 att, 48 yds, 0 TD

-3.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

Laurence MaroneyRB

13 att, 43 yds, 1 TD

0.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Wes WelkerWR

10/10 for 107 yds, 1 TD

31% of team targets · 9.4 expected points added

Receiving · NE

Randy MossWR

5/8 for 69 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · -0.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	23/32	308	3	2	1	14.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Laurence Maroney	13	43	3.3	1	0.9
Kevin Faulk	2	19	9.5	0	0.5
Brian Hoyer	3	17	5.7	0	-2.1
Brandon Tate	1	11	11.0	0	0.7
Wes Welker	1	6	6.0	0	0.3
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	7	6	0.9	0	-3.7
Tom Brady	1	5	5.0	0	-0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Wes Welker	10	10	107	1	31%	9.4
Randy Moss	5	8	69	0	25%	-0.8
Sam Aiken	2	3	66	1	9%	6.7
Benjamin Watson	1	2	35	1	6%	3.2
Chris Baker	3	3	26	0	9%	1.3
Kevin Faulk	2	3	5	0	9%	-0.0
Laurence Maroney	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5
Brandon Tate	0	1	0	0	3%	-3.1
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	0	1	0	0	3%	-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jerod Mayo	4	3	0.0	0	0
Brandon McGowan	4	0	0.0	0	2
Patrick Chung	3	0	1.0	0	0
Ty Warren	3	0	0.0	0	0
Tully Banta-Cain	3	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Wright	1	1	1.0	0	1
James Sanders	1	1	0.0	0	0
Pierre Woods	2	0	0.0	0	0
Brandon Meriweather	1	1	0.0	2	2
Gary Guyton	2	0	0.0	0	1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Josh Johnson	9/26	156	1	3	1	-11.0
Josh Freeman	2/4	16	0	0	2	-6.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Derrick Ward	13	48	3.7	-3.2
Cadillac Williams	11	29	2.6	-2.8
Josh Johnson	1	7	7.0	0.4
Josh Freeman	1	5	5.0	-0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Sammie Stroughter	3	8	63	0	27%	-4.2
Antonio Bryant	2	9	51	1	30%	1.2
Cadillac Williams	2	2	28	0	7%	1.7
Brian Clark	1	1	13	0	3%	0.6
Kellen Winslow	2	5	9	0	17%	-2.7
Derrick Ward	1	1	8	0	3%	0.1
Michael Clayton	0	3	0	0	10%	-6.7
Jerramy Stevens	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jimmy Wilkerson	3	4	0.5	0	0
Tanard Jackson	5	1	0.0	1	1
Quincy Black	4	0	0.0	0	0
Elbert Mack	4	0	0.0	0	0
Ryan Sims	1	3	0.0	0	1
Barrett Ruud	1	2	0.0	0	1
Sabby Piscitelli	3	0	0.0	0	0
Aqib Talib	2	1	0.0	1	1
Geno Hayes	2	1	0.0	0	1
Stylez G. White	1	2	0.5	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NE -15.5
Closing total: 44.5
NE moneyline: -1300
TB moneyline: +940

Patriots closed -15.5 and covered, winning by 28.

Total closed 44.5; the game landed 42 — under by 2.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 59°F, wind 16 mph
Referee: Jerome Boger
Rest: NE 7 days · TB 7 days
Coaches: Bill Belichick vs Raheem Morris

Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.