2012 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 7, 2012 · Gillette Stadium
Denver Broncos
21
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New England PatriotsWinner
31
NE -6 ✓O 50.5 ✓
New England Patriots 31–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
31/44, 337 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
13.3 expected points added · +10.1% completion over expected
Passing · NE
23/31, 223 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
7.3 expected points added · +8.6% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
9/11 for 180 yds, 0 TD
25% of team targets · 11.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 31/44 | 337 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 9 | 11 | 180 | 0 | 25% | 11.0 |
| Willis McGahee | 5 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 14% | 2.1 |
| Jacob Tamme | 6 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 25% | -0.8 |
| Joel Dreessen | 4 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 9% | 1.5 |
| Eric Decker | 4 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 18% | 1.3 |
| Brandon Stokley | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahim Moore | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bannan | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Vickerson | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/31 | 223 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 28 | 151 | 5.4 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Brandon Bolden | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Danny Woodhead | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 1 | 1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 13 | 15 | 104 | 1 | 48% | 6.5 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 16% | 2.2 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 16% | 2.4 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3% | 2.3 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6% | 2.7 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Daniel Fells | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 5 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ras-I Dowling | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -6
- Closing total
- 50.5
- DEN moneyline
- +239
- NE moneyline
- -270
Patriots closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 52 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Bill Belichick