2009 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2010 · Reliant Stadium
New England Patriots
27
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Houston TexansWinner
34
HOU -9 no coverO 46.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 34–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
24/39, 303 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
0.7 expected points added · -2.1% completion over expected
Passing · NE
17/26, 186 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
4.5 expected points added · +2.3% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
10/15 for 103 yds, 0 TD
39% of team targets · 2.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 17/26 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Brian Hoyer | 8/12 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 2 | -2.8 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Brian Hoyer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Sammy Morris | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | -5.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 10 | 15 | 103 | 0 | 39% | 2.7 |
| Randy Moss | 5 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 16% | 5.2 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 16% | 1.5 |
| Sammy Morris | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | 0.2 |
| Chris Baker | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Wes Welker | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 1.4 |
| Sam Aiken | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13% | -5.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Meriweather | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Burgess | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 24/39 | 303 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 20 | 119 | 6.0 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Ryan Moats | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Andre Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Matt Schaub | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Dreessen | 6 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 18% | 4.0 |
| Andre Johnson | 6 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 24% | -1.7 |
| Jacoby Jones | 5 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 16% | -2.6 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 8% | 2.5 |
| Arian Foster | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11% | 1.0 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8% | -0.1 |
| Andre Davis | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 0.9 |
| Ryan Moats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| David Anderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Chris Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunta Robinson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Diles | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernard Pollard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -9
- Closing total
- 46.5
- NE moneyline
- +253
- HOU moneyline
- -285
Texans closed -9, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 61 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NE 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Gary Kubiak