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2009 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 22, 2009 · Gillette Stadium

New York Jets

14

New England PatriotsWinner

31

NE -10.5 ✓45 push

New England Patriots 31–14 — never really in doubt late.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NE

Tom BradyQB

28/41, 310 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

11.4 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected

Passing · NYJ

Mark SanchezQB

8/21, 136 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT

-20.7 expected points added · -16.1% completion over expected

Rushing · NYJ

Thomas JonesRB

21 att, 103 yds, 0 TD

1.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

Laurence MaroneyRB

22 att, 77 yds, 2 TD

0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Wes WelkerWR

15/17 for 192 yds, 0 TD

41% of team targets · 12.1 expected points added

Receiving · NYJ

Jerricho CotcheryWR

3/8 for 84 yds, 1 TD

38% of team targets · -9.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Mark Sanchez8/21136142-20.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Thomas Jones211034.901.2
Mark Sanchez122.002.3
Tony Richardson100.00-1.8
Shonn Greene3-1-0.30-2.6

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jerricho Cotchery3884138%-9.6
Dustin Keller3438019%2.8
Braylon Edwards1510024%-4.8
Tony Richardson11405%0.0
Thomas Jones01005%-0.8
David Clowney01005%-1.2
Shonn Greene01005%-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
David Harris830.000
Jim Leonhard450.000
Shaun Ellis422.000
Mike DeVito320.000
Drew Coleman320.000
Sione Po'uha220.000
Kerry Rhodes300.000
Darrelle Revis300.003
Marques Douglas120.000
Marquice Cole200.000

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady28/4131010211.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Laurence Maroney22773.520.1
Wes Welker11111.000.7
BenJarvus Green-Ellis5102.00-0.6
Tom Brady492.30-0.7
Kevin Faulk242.00-0.8
Julian Edelman100.00-1.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Wes Welker1517192041%12.1
Kevin Faulk4853020%1.2
Randy Moss51134127%-2.4
Julian Edelman332607%2.6
Isaiah Stanback12505%-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Brandon McGowan230.000
Brandon Meriweather140.011
Jerod Mayo310.000
Ty Warren130.000
Tully Banta-Cain312.000
Vince Wilfork120.000
Mike Wright110.000
Jonathan Wilhite110.000
Leigh Bodden200.033
Pierre Woods100.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NE -10.5
Closing total
45
NYJ moneyline
+510
NE moneyline
-640

Patriots closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 17.

Total closed 45 and landed exactly there — a push.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Gillette Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
45°F, wind 10 mph
Referee
Jeff Triplette
Rest
NYJ 7 days · NE 7 days
Coaches
Rex Ryan vs Bill Belichick

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.