2010 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 2010 · Gillette Stadium
Minnesota Vikings
18
at
New England PatriotsWinner
28
NE -5 ✓O 44.5 ✓16 mph wind
New England Patriots 28–18. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
22/32, 259 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
2.8 expected points added · +7.6% completion over expected
Passing · NE
16/27, 240 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
10.5 expected points added · -1.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 22/32 | 259 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 4/6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 92 | 3.7 | 1 | -3.4 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Toby Gerhart | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 6 | 8 | 104 | 0 | 22% | 1.3 |
| Toby Gerhart | 5 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 14% | 3.0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 16% | 3.0 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 14% | 0.8 |
| Bernard Berrian | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11% | -0.8 |
| Naufahu Tahi | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
| Greg Lewis | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -0.6 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cook | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/27 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 17 | 112 | 6.6 | 2 | 8.7 |
| Danny Woodhead | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 | -0.0 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Tate | 3 | 4 | 101 | 1 | 15% | 6.6 |
| Danny Woodhead | 5 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 22% | 2.4 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 11% | -0.0 |
| Wes Welker | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 19% | 2.2 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 11% | 0.2 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11% | -1.1 |
| Alge Crumpler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brace | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- MIN moneyline
- +190
- NE moneyline
- -212
Patriots closed -5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 46 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 49°F, wind 16 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Bill Belichick
Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.