2011 Super Bowl · Sun, Feb 5, 2012 · Lucas Oil Stadium
New York GiantsWinner
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New England Patriots
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NE -3 upsetU 53 ✓Dome
New York Giants 21–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
30/40, 296 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
11.6 expected points added · +10.5% completion over expected
Passing · NE
27/41, 276 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
12.2 expected points added · +5.8% completion over expected
Receiving · NYG
10/13 for 109 yds, 0 TD
33% of team targets · 10.3 expected points added
Receiving · NYG
5/9 for 73 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · -1.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 30/40 | 296 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Nicks | 10 | 13 | 109 | 0 | 33% | 10.3 |
| Mario Manningham | 5 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 23% | -1.4 |
| Bear Pascoe | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 10% | 1.8 |
| Victor Cruz | 4 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 10% | 4.2 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 8% | -0.1 |
| Henry Hynoski | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5% | 1.4 |
| Jake Ballard | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8% | -0.3 |
| D.J. Ware | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boley | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Blackburn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Phillips | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deon Grant | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ross | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antrel Rolle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacquian Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bernard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 27/41 | 276 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Wes Welker | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 8 | 14 | 67 | 1 | 36% | 2.0 |
| Wes Welker | 7 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 21% | 2.7 |
| Deion Branch | 3 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 15% | 2.4 |
| Danny Woodhead | 4 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 10% | 6.8 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8% | 0.0 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8% | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Anderson | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwaun Molden | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 53
- NYG moneyline
- +137
- NE moneyline
- -149
Patriots closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 53; the game landed 38 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- NYG 14 days · NE 14 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Bill Belichick