2011 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2011 · Gillette Stadium

San Diego Chargers

New England PatriotsWinner

NE -6.5 ✓O 53.5 ✓Patriots closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 14.

New England Patriots 35–21.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · NE

31/40, 423 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

23.8 expected points added · +13.9% completion over expected

Rushing · NE

17 att, 70 yds, 1 TD

1.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

8/10 for 129 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · 7.6 expected points added

Receiving · NE

4/6 for 86 yds, 2 TD

15% of team targets · 6.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	31/40	423	3	0	2	23.8

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	17	70	4.1	1	1.0
Danny Woodhead	4	12	3.0	0	-0.1
Stevan Ridley	2	9	4.5	0	-0.0
Tom Brady	2	3	1.5	0	-1.2

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Deion Branch	8	10	129	0	25%	7.6
Rob Gronkowski	4	6	86	2	15%	6.5
Wes Welker	7	11	81	0	28%	3.9
Aaron Hernandez	7	8	62	1	20%	4.0
Chad Johnson	2	2	45	0	5%	3.5
Danny Woodhead	2	2	15	0	5%	1.3
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	5	0	3%	-0.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jerod Mayo	8	3	0.0	0	0
Sergio Brown	5	2	0.0	1	1
Patrick Chung	4	1	0.0	0	0
Kyle Arrington	5	0	0.0	0	1
Rob Ninkovich	3	1	1.0	0	0
Josh Barrett	4	0	0.0	0	0
Dane Fletcher	4	0	0.0	0	0
Leigh Bodden	3	0	0.0	0	0
Andre Carter	1	1	0.0	0	0
Tracy White	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Patriots closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 14.

Total closed 53.5; the game landed 56 — over by 2.5.

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