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2011 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 9, 2011 · Gillette Stadium

New York Jets

21

New England PatriotsWinner

30

NE -7.5 ✓O 50.5 ✓

New England Patriots 30–21.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NE

Tom BradyQB

24/33, 321 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

6.2 expected points added · +10.0% completion over expected

Passing · NYJ

Mark SanchezQB

16/26, 166 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

2.8 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected

Rushing · NE

BenJarvus Green-EllisRB

27 att, 136 yds, 2 TD

2.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYJ

Shonn GreeneRB

21 att, 83 yds, 1 TD

2.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Wes WelkerWR

5/8 for 124 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 3.3 expected points added

Receiving · NE

Deion BranchWR

7/8 for 74 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 5.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Mark Sanchez16/261662022.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Shonn Greene21834.012.2
LaDainian Tomlinson2136.500.5
Joe McKnight111.00-0.4
John Conner100.00-0.7

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Santonio Holmes4660124%5.4
Plaxico Burress3842032%0.2
Jeremy Kerley3335112%1.6
Shonn Greene22908%0.3
Dustin Keller12708%-1.7
Derrick Mason11704%1.4
Matthew Mulligan11404%-0.0
LaDainian Tomlinson11204%-0.5
John Conner01004%-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
David Harris721.000
Eric Smith540.000
Brodney Pool520.000
Calvin Pace420.000
Jim Leonhard420.000
Jamaal Westerman322.000
Muhammad Wilkerson310.000
Donald Strickland310.000
Darrelle Revis210.001
Mike DeVito120.000

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tom Brady24/333211146.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
BenJarvus Green-Ellis271365.022.9
Stevan Ridley7131.90-2.1
Tom Brady133.000.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Wes Welker58124024%3.3
Deion Branch7874124%5.1
Aaron Hernandez5956027%-4.2
Rob Gronkowski4431012%4.5
Chad Johnson232309%1.0
BenJarvus Green-Ellis111303%1.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Gary Guyton350.000
Patrick Chung350.000
Rob Ninkovich060.500
James Ihedigbo420.000
Brandon Spikes410.000
Andre Carter230.000
Mark Anderson121.500
Kyle Love210.000
Devin McCourty200.000
Tracy White200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NE -7.5
Closing total
50.5
NYJ moneyline
+314
NE moneyline
-360

Patriots closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 9.

Total closed 50.5; the game landed 51 — over by 0.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Gillette Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
82°F, wind 9 mph
Referee
Jerome Boger
Rest
NYJ 7 days · NE 7 days
Coaches
Rex Ryan vs Bill Belichick

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.