2010 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 8, 2011 · Lucas Oil Stadium
New York JetsWinner
17
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Indianapolis Colts
16
IND -1 upsetU 44 ✓Dome
New York Jets 17–16 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · IND
18/26, 225 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.0 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
18/31, 189 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-0.4 expected points added · -2.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 18/31 | 189 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Shonn Greene | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Mark Sanchez | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braylon Edwards | 4 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 16% | 3.3 |
| Santonio Holmes | 4 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 23% | -1.1 |
| Dustin Keller | 3 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 29% | -1.1 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 16% | -0.5 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10% | 0.7 |
| Ben Hartsock | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Matthew Mulligan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Smith | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Harris | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodney Pool | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Po'uha | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DeVito | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Westerman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 18/26 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | -5.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Garcon | 5 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 27% | 9.7 |
| Blair White | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 31% | -0.4 |
| Jacob Tamme | 5 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 31% | 1.5 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Reggie Wayne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -1.6 |
| Joseph Addai | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Lacey | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavell Conner | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Brown | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Angerer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Francisco | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tryon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight Freeney | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hamlin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -1
- Closing total
- 44
- NYJ moneyline
- +118
- IND moneyline
- -130
Colts closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 33 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- NYJ 6 days · IND 6 days
- Coaches
- Rex Ryan vs Jim Caldwell