2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · Gillette Stadium
Arizona CardinalsWinner
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New England Patriots
18
NE -13 upsetU 47 ✓
Arizona Cardinals 20–18 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
28/46, 316 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.2 expected points added · +0.9% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
15/27, 140 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-1.7 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kolb | 15/27 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beanie Wells | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Kevin Kolb | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Patrick Peterson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Ryan Williams | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 | -5.5 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Heap | 5 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 35% | 1.9 |
| Beanie Wells | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4% | 1.6 |
| Early Doucet | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 15% | 2.1 |
| Ryan Williams | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8% | -0.3 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8% | -0.6 |
| Rob Housler | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19% | -3.2 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4% | 2.2 |
| Anthony Sherman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Washington | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Calais Campbell | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamell Fleming | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darnell Dockett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Acho | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 28/46 | 316 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Danny Woodhead | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Lex Hilliard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 5 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 24% | 2.0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 20% | 5.0 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 8 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 29% | -2.5 |
| Julian Edelman | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 13% | 3.7 |
| Stevan Ridley | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -4.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Love | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Brace | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -13
- Closing total
- 47
- ARI moneyline
- +534
- NE moneyline
- -650
Patriots closed -13 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 38 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 64°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- David Scott
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Ken Whisenhunt vs Bill Belichick