2013 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 22, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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New England PatriotsWinner
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NE -7.5 ✓U 44.5 ✓
New England Patriots 23–3 — 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 · TB
19/41, 236 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-7.7 expected points added · -6.2% completion over expected
Passing · NE
25/36, 225 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
3.1 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 19/41 | 236 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -7.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 20 | 88 | 4.4 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Mike James | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Josh Freeman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Williams | 5 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 24% | 3.8 |
| Eric Page | 3 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 13% | 0.4 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 2 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 16% | -2.7 |
| Vincent Jackson | 3 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 16% | 1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 16% | -1.9 |
| Brian Leonard | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5% | -0.4 |
| Timothy Wright | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -1.0 |
| Nate Byham | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Erik Lorig | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Barron | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Lavonte David | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Foster | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Clayborn | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Spence | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Black | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnthan Banks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/36 | 225 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Brandon Bolden | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Stevan Ridley | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Tom Brady | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Dobson | 7 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 28% | 5.3 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 17% | -1.0 |
| Julian Edelman | 7 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 19% | 2.8 |
| Kenbrell Thompkins | 3 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 19% | 4.6 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 6% | 1.2 |
| Stevan Ridley | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Zach Sudfeld | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -4.8 |
| Josh Boyce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Mayo | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Kelly | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chandler Jones | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- TB moneyline
- +285
- NE moneyline
- -325
Patriots closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 26 — under by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- TB 7 days · NE 10 days
- Coaches
- Greg Schiano vs Bill Belichick