2012 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 28, 2012 · Wembley Stadium

New England PatriotsWinner

St. Louis Rams

NE -7.5 ✓O 46 ✓Patriots closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 38.

New England Patriots 45–7 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · NE

23/35, 304 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

23.4 expected points added · +3.0% completion over expected

Rushing · NE

15 att, 127 yds, 1 TD

8.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

7 att, 22 yds, 1 TD

2.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

8/13 for 146 yds, 2 TD

34% of team targets · 12.6 expected points added

Receiving · NE

5/7 for 56 yds, 0 TD

18% of team targets · 3.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	23/35	304	4	0	0	23.4
Ryan Mallett	1/3	17	0	0	0	0.7

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Stevan Ridley	15	127	8.5	1	8.1
Shane Vereen	7	22	3.1	1	2.4
Tom Brady	1	3	3.0	0	0.5
Danny Woodhead	2	3	1.5	0	-1.3
Ryan Mallett	3	-3	-1.0	0	-1.8

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Rob Gronkowski	8	13	146	2	34%	12.6
Danny Woodhead	5	7	56	0	18%	3.6
Wes Welker	6	9	48	0	24%	1.0
Brandon Lloyd	2	4	28	2	11%	4.3
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	1	18	0	3%	1.2
Shane Vereen	1	1	17	0	3%	2.5
Julian Edelman	1	2	8	0	5%	-0.0
Deion Branch	0	1	0	0	3%	-1.3

Player	Solo	INT	PD
Brandon Spikes	8	0	1
Jerod Mayo	7	0	0
Sterling Moore	6	0	1
Alfonzo Dennard	5	1	1
Nate Ebner	4	0	0
Tavon Wilson	3	1	1
Kyle Love	2	0	0
Devin McCourty	2	0	0
Jermaine Cunningham	2	0	0
Brandon Deaderick	2	0	0

Closing number vs result

Patriots closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 38.

Total closed 46; the game landed 52 — over by 6.0.

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