2010 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 25, 2010 · Ford Field
New England PatriotsWinner
45
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Detroit Lions
24
NE -6 ✓O 50.5 ✓Dome
New England Patriots 45–24 — 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
21/27, 341 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
21.0 expected points added · +15.5% completion over expected
Passing · DET
27/46, 285 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-8.1 expected points added · -7.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/27 | 341 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Branch | 3 | 5 | 113 | 2 | 19% | 8.8 |
| Wes Welker | 8 | 10 | 90 | 2 | 37% | 7.6 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 19% | 3.8 |
| Alge Crumpler | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 4% | 1.8 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4% | 1.5 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 1.1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Brandon Tate | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Sanders | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kyle Arrington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dane Fletcher | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Cunningham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Hill | 27/46 | 285 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Morris | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Aaron Brown | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Shaun Hill | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 4 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 15% | 0.2 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 5 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 15% | 3.9 |
| Nate Burleson | 3 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 17% | -6.1 |
| Aaron Brown | 4 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 17% | -1.9 |
| Bryant Johnson | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 9% | -0.2 |
| Maurice Morris | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 11% | -1.5 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4% | 1.9 |
| Jerome Felton | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Derrick Williams | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari Spievey | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammie Lee Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinny Ciurciu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6
- Closing total
- 50.5
- NE moneyline
- -275
- DET moneyline
- +244
Patriots closed -6 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 69 — over by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- NE 4 days · DET 4 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Jim Schwartz