2010 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2010 · Gillette Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals
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New England PatriotsWinner
38
NE -5 ✓O 44.5 ✓
New England Patriots 38–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
34/50, 345 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
5.2 expected points added · +5.7% completion over expected
Passing · NE
25/35, 258 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
14.2 expected points added · +8.8% completion over expected
Receiving · CIN
12/13 for 159 yds, 1 TD
26% of team targets · 14.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 34/50 | 345 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 1 | -2.4 |
| Bernard Scott | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Carson Palmer | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Johnson | 12 | 13 | 159 | 1 | 26% | 14.3 |
| Jordan Shipley | 5 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 14% | 3.7 |
| Terrell Owens | 7 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 26% | -0.2 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 6 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 20% | -9.2 |
| Bernard Scott | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8% | -0.1 |
| Cedric Benson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| Daniel Coats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan Joseph | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivers | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Odom | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Hall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Peerman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/35 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.8 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 8 | 11 | 64 | 2 | 31% | 4.9 |
| Randy Moss | 5 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 23% | 2.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 17% | 0.8 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 6% | 2.3 |
| Brandon Tate | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 14% | 2.6 |
| Fred Taylor | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Chung | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Spikes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- CIN moneyline
- +205
- NE moneyline
- -230
Patriots closed -5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 62 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Bill Belichick