2009 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2009 · Gillette Stadium
Jacksonville Jaguars
7
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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
23/26, 267 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
24.2 expected points added · +22.8% completion over expected
Passing · JAX
19/25, 185 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-4.0 expected points added · +12.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Garrard | 19/25 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Rashad Jennings | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| David Garrard | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Thomas | 6 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 24% | 4.0 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 12% | 2.5 |
| Torry Holt | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 16% | 1.5 |
| Nate Hughes | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4% | 1.2 |
| Rashad Jennings | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 16% | -0.6 |
| Mike Sims-Walker | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12% | -2.7 |
| Zach Miller | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12% | -1.4 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -6.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Alexander | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Smith | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Cox | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Middleton | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Iwuh | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Groves | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/26 | 267 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 12 | 95 | 7.9 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Fred Taylor | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Laurence Maroney | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 13 | 13 | 138 | 0 | 50% | 10.9 |
| Randy Moss | 4 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 19% | 6.3 |
| Chris Baker | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 8% | 3.5 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 8% | 2.3 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 1.4 |
| Sam Aiken | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.1 |
| Fred Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| James Sanders | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leigh Bodden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Guyton | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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