2012 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 14, 2012 · CenturyLink Field
New England Patriots
23
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Seattle SeahawksWinner
24
NE -3.5 upsetO 42.5 ✓
Seattle Seahawks 24–23 — 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
36/58, 395 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
6.6 expected points added · +1.8% completion over expected
Passing · SEA
16/27, 293 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
13.2 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 36/58 | 395 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 16 | 34 | 2.1 | 0 | -5.2 |
| Brandon Bolden | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Danny Woodhead | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 2.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 10 | 14 | 138 | 1 | 25% | 0.4 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 6 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 21% | 4.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 16% | 3.4 |
| Danny Woodhead | 5 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 9% | 5.4 |
| Daniel Fells | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2% | 2.4 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 6 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 16% | 2.2 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -5.3 |
| Stevan Ridley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Jones | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Slater | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 16/27 | 293 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Robert Turbin | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Russell Wilson | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Jon Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Rice | 3 | 6 | 81 | 1 | 22% | 5.8 |
| Doug Baldwin | 2 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 11% | 5.8 |
| Golden Tate | 3 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 22% | -0.6 |
| Zach Miller | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 7% | -2.5 |
| Robert Turbin | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7% | 1.9 |
| Braylon Edwards | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 11% | 4.0 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | 0.8 |
| Leon Washington | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -0.0 |
| Ben Obomanu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
| Anthony McCoy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wagner | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Chancellor | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.J. Wright | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mebane | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Trufant | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Browner | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Clemons | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Richard Sherman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Zach Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- NE moneyline
- -188
- SEA moneyline
- +169
Patriots closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 47 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- CenturyLink Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- NE 7 days · SEA 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Pete Carroll