2012 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 10, 2012 · Gillette Stadium
Houston Texans
14
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New England PatriotsWinner
42
NE -5.5 ✓O 50.5 ✓
New England Patriots 42–14 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
21/35, 296 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
17.4 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
19/32, 232 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-5.6 expected points added · -4.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 19/32 | 232 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5.6 |
| T.J. Yates | 2/4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Ben Tate | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Justin Forsett | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| T.J. Yates | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 8 | 10 | 95 | 0 | 28% | 3.4 |
| Arian Foster | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 17% | 0.3 |
| Lestar Jean | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 14% | 0.2 |
| James Casey | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3% | 3.3 |
| Owen Daniels | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8% | 0.6 |
| DeVier Posey | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 2.4 |
| Justin Forsett | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Andrew Gardner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Kevin Walter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -8.1 |
| Ben Tate | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 8% | -2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sharpton | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Ruud | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Dobbins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/35 | 296 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17.4 |
| Ryan Mallett | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Brandon Bolden | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ryan Mallett | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lloyd | 7 | 9 | 89 | 1 | 25% | 5.6 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 6% | 4.9 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 8 | 11 | 58 | 2 | 31% | 5.4 |
| Wes Welker | 3 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 25% | 0.6 |
| Danny Woodhead | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 8% | 3.8 |
| Shane Vereen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Deaderick | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vince Wilfork | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Gregory | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquice Cole | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 50.5
- HOU moneyline
- +207
- NE moneyline
- -232
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 56 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 59°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- HOU 8 days · NE 8 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Bill Belichick