2012 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 13, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
Houston Texans
28
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New England PatriotsWinner
41
NE -9.5 ✓O 50.5 ✓
New England Patriots 41–28.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
25/40, 344 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
16.0 expected points added · -0.1% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
34/51, 343 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
2.5 expected points added · +0.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 34/51 | 343 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Matt Schaub | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 8 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 22% | 3.5 |
| Owen Daniels | 9 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 29% | -2.4 |
| Arian Foster | 7 | 9 | 63 | 1 | 18% | 5.1 |
| DeVier Posey | 3 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 10% | 0.6 |
| James Casey | 3 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 12% | -3.5 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 1.4 |
| Garrett Graham | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Lestar Jean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradie James | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Ruud | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiloh Keo | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/40 | 344 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Shane Vereen | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 8 | 13 | 131 | 0 | 33% | 8.2 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 6 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 23% | 5.3 |
| Shane Vereen | 5 | 6 | 83 | 2 | 15% | 5.7 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 5 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 23% | -1.6 |
| Stevan Ridley | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | 1.0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqib Talib | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tavon Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -9.5
- Closing total
- 50.5
- HOU moneyline
- +373
- NE moneyline
- -435
Patriots closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 50.5; the game landed 69 — over by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 51°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- HOU 8 days · NE 14 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Bill Belichick