2011 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2011 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
New England PatriotsWinner
41
at
Denver Broncos
23
NE -7 ✓O 47.5 ✓
New England Patriots 41–23 — 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
23/34, 320 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
17.8 expected points added · +7.3% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
11/22, 194 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.4 expected points added · -6.7% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
9/11 for 129 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · 12.9 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
7/13 for 116 yds, 0 TD
57% of team targets · 6.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/34 | 320 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 1 | 3.2 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Tom Brady | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 9 | 11 | 129 | 1 | 33% | 12.9 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 15% | 1.2 |
| Wes Welker | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 18% | 2.1 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 9% | 2.5 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 6% | 2.3 |
| Tiquan Underwood | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Slater | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 11/22 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.4 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Willis McGahee | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Lance Ball | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 7 | 13 | 116 | 0 | 57% | 6.3 |
| Lance Ball | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 17% | 2.5 |
| Eric Decker | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 9% | 0.6 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9% | -0.8 |
| Eddie Royal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thomas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Moore | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinton Carter | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Willis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7
- Closing total
- 47.5
- NE moneyline
- -300
- DEN moneyline
- +264
Patriots closed -7 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 64 — over by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- NE 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs John Fox