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2009 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2009 · Gillette Stadium

Jacksonville Jaguars

7

New England PatriotsWinner

35

NE -9.5 ✓U 44.5 ✓

New England Patriots 35–7 — 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

23/26, 267 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

24.2 expected points added · +22.8% completion over expected

Passing · JAX

David GarrardQB

19/25, 185 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-4.0 expected points added · +12.4% completion over expected

Rushing · NE

Sammy MorrisRB

12 att, 95 yds, 1 TD

1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · JAX

Maurice Jones-DrewRB

18 att, 63 yds, 0 TD

-3.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Wes WelkerWR

13/13 for 138 yds, 0 TD

50% of team targets · 10.9 expected points added

Receiving · JAX

Mike ThomasWR

6/6 for 57 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Jacksonville Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
David Garrard19/25185022-4.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Maurice Jones-Drew18633.50-3.9
Rashad Jennings22512.501.5
David Garrard4102.513.8
Mike Thomas100.00-1.6

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Mike Thomas6657024%4.0
Maurice Jones-Drew3335012%2.5
Torry Holt2423016%1.5
Nate Hughes112004%1.2
Rashad Jennings3419016%-0.6
Mike Sims-Walker2319012%-2.7
Zach Miller2312012%-1.4
Marcedes Lewis01004%-6.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Gerald Alexander350.000
Daryl Smith340.000
Derek Cox330.000
Anthony Smith320.000
William Middleton410.000
Brian Iwuh400.000
Sean Considine310.000
Reggie Nelson300.000
Quentin Groves120.000
Derrick Harvey110.000

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady23/2626740024.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Sammy Morris12957.911.0
Kevin Faulk6416.801.3
Fred Taylor11353.20-0.5
Laurence Maroney5224.40-3.4
Tom Brady242.002.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Wes Welker1313138050%10.9
Randy Moss4545319%6.3
Chris Baker223218%3.5
Julian Edelman122808%2.3
Benjamin Watson111404%1.4
Sam Aiken11704%0.3
Sammy Morris11304%-0.1
Fred Taylor01004%-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Jerod Mayo240.000
Jonathan Wilhite510.000
Brandon Meriweather500.011
James Sanders310.002
Leigh Bodden210.000
Tully Banta-Cain211.000
Shawn Springs210.012
Gary Guyton121.000
Kyle Arrington120.000
Jarvis Green110.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NE -9.5
Closing total
44.5
JAX moneyline
+372
NE moneyline
-432

Patriots closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 28.

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

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Gillette Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
55°F, wind 14 mph
Referee
Don Carey
Rest
JAX 10 days · NE 7 days
Coaches
Jack Del Rio vs Bill Belichick