2012 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2012 · LP Field
New England PatriotsWinner
34
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Tennessee Titans
13
NE -4.5 ✓U 48 ✓
New England Patriots 34–13 — 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
23/31, 236 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.8 expected points added · +13.1% completion over expected
Passing · TEN
23/32, 229 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.1 expected points added · +7.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/31 | 236 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 21 | 125 | 6.0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Danny Woodhead | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lloyd | 5 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 26% | 1.9 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 19% | 7.7 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 6 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 23% | 4.0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 10% | 0.7 |
| Wes Welker | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 16% | -1.3 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chandler Jones | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ras-I Dowling | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jermaine Cunningham | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Love | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ebner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Locker | 23/32 | 229 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 6/11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Locker | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Chris Johnson | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | -7.4 |
| Jamie Harper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Darius Reynaud | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Cook | 4 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 14% | 3.3 |
| Nate Washington | 2 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 19% | 0.1 |
| Chris Johnson | 6 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 16% | -1.3 |
| Kendall Wright | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 14% | 2.7 |
| Damian Williams | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 14% | 0.4 |
| Darius Reynaud | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 9% | -0.0 |
| Jamie Harper | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| Lavelle Hawkins | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9% | -1.9 |
| Craig Stevens | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeem Ayers | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alterraun Verner | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Morgan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mouton | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Babineaux | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Griffin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -4.5
- Closing total
- 48
- NE moneyline
- -224
- TEN moneyline
- +200
Patriots closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 48; the game landed 47 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- LP Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Jerry Frump
- Rest
- NE 7 days · TEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Mike Munchak