2009 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20, 2009 · Giants Stadium
Atlanta FalconsWinner
10
New York Jets
7
Atlanta Falcons 10–7 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 18 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
18/32, 226 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-5.8 expected points added · -3.5% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
16/34, 152 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.2 expected points added · -12.6% completion over expected
Receiving · NYJ
5/7 for 105 yds, 1 TD
23% of team targets · 5.8 expected points added
Receiving · NYJ
6/7 for 49 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · 0.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 16/34 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Snelling | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Jerious Norwood | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 6% | 4.5 |
| Roddy White | 4 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 29% | -1.2 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 3 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 29% | 2.5 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -0.2 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Owens | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Grimes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chevis Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 18/32 | 226 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Shonn Greene | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Mark Sanchez | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Kellen Clemens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braylon Edwards | 5 | 7 | 105 | 1 | 23% | 5.8 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 6 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 23% | 0.7 |
| Dustin Keller | 3 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 23% | -4.3 |
| Danny Woodhead | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 16% | -3.3 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Thomas Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Shonn Greene | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Wayne Hunter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harris | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Donald Strickland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lito Sheppard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Leonhard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sione Po'uha | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Braylon Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -5.5
- Closing total
- 36.5
- ATL moneyline
- +207
- NYJ moneyline
- -233
Jets closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 17 — under by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 29°F, wind 18 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Rex Ryan
Wind at 18 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.