2013 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 24, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
Denver Broncos
31
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New England PatriotsWinner
34
NE -1 ✓O 54 ✓22°F · 22 mph
New England Patriots 34–31 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 22 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
34/50, 344 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
6.5 expected points added · +8.7% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
19/36, 150 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-6.4 expected points added · -5.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 19/36 | 150 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -6.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 37 | 224 | 6.1 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Montee Ball | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 2.3 |
| C.J. Anderson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Tamme | 5 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 15% | 7.4 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 4 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 26% | 0.9 |
| Wes Welker | 4 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 24% | -1.2 |
| Montee Ball | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9% | -3.5 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Eric Decker | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12% | -5.6 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| C.J. Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Joel Dreessen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Woodyard | 7 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Trevathan | 6 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Ihenacho | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Von Miller | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayvon Webster | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quentin Jammer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Knighton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 34/50 | 344 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bolden | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Shane Vereen | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Stevan Ridley | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -10.1 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 9 | 11 | 110 | 2 | 23% | 5.5 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 7 | 10 | 90 | 1 | 21% | 8.4 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 23% | 3.8 |
| Kenbrell Thompkins | 6 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 19% | 2.1 |
| Danny Amendola | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 13% | -4.7 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duron Harmon | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Fletcher | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vellano | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Ryan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -1
- Closing total
- 54
- DEN moneyline
- +105
- NE moneyline
- -116
Patriots closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 54; the game landed 65 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 22°F, wind 22 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · NE 6 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Bill Belichick
Wind at 22 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.