2012 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 21, 2012 · Gillette Stadium
New York Jets
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New England PatriotsWinner
29
NE -11 no coverO 47.5 ✓
New England Patriots 29–26 — 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 · NYJ
28/41, 328 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
11.3 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected
Passing · NE
26/42, 259 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
7.5 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Receiving · NYJ
7/11 for 120 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · 10.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 28/41 | 328 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shonn Greene | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Joe McKnight | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Lex Hilliard | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Tim Tebow | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Jeremy Kerley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Mark Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Kerley | 7 | 11 | 120 | 0 | 27% | 10.1 |
| Dustin Keller | 7 | 7 | 93 | 1 | 17% | 9.3 |
| Stephen Hill | 4 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 17% | 0.4 |
| Shonn Greene | 6 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 22% | -1.1 |
| Konrad Reuland | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Lex Hilliard | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 1.8 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
| Chaz Schilens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaRon Landry | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Trufant | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DeVito | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bush | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Coples | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 26/42 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Danny Woodhead | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 9 | 78 | 2 | 22% | 7.5 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 20% | 3.7 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 5 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 17% | 2.6 |
| Danny Woodhead | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 10% | -0.6 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Deion Branch | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Julian Edelman | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | 0.5 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20% | -5.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Spikes | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vince Wilfork | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Love | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -11
- Closing total
- 47.5
- NYJ moneyline
- +523
- NE moneyline
- -635
Patriots closed -11, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 55 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Rex Ryan vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.