2010 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 2010 · New Meadowlands Stadium
New England Patriots
14
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New York JetsWinner
28
NE -3 upsetO 39.5 ✓
New York Jets 28–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
20/36, 248 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
2.1 expected points added · -5.2% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
21/30, 220 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
10.2 expected points added · +9.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 20/36 | 248 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.3 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Fred Taylor | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 6 | 6 | 101 | 0 | 17% | 8.8 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 29% | -2.2 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 20% | 2.1 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11% | -1.0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | 0.9 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Alge Crumpler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Spikes | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 21/30 | 220 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Shonn Greene | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Mark Sanchez | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Keller | 7 | 9 | 115 | 1 | 30% | 6.1 |
| Braylon Edwards | 5 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 20% | 7.3 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 20% | -1.0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 4 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 23% | 0.9 |
| Shonn Greene | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| David Clowney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Po'uha | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bart Scott | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Laury | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 39.5
- NE moneyline
- -155
- NYJ moneyline
- +140
Patriots closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 42 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- New Meadowlands Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 81°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- NE 7 days · NYJ 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Rex Ryan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.