2013 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 24, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
Final
Denver Broncos 31 at New England Patriots 34. Final.
New England Patriots 34–31 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 15.9 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Denver Broncos
47 dressed · 6 never used
- 68Zane BeadlesG · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 65Louis VasquezG · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 74Orlando FranklinT · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 75Chris ClarkT · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 83Wes WelkerWR · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 18Peyton ManningQB · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 66Manuel RamirezC · Every snap100%90 snaps
- 88Demaryius ThomasWR · Every snap99%89 snaps
- 87Eric DeckerWR · Full-time98%88 snaps
- 27Knowshon MorenoRB · Heavy rotation70%63 snaps
- 85Virgil GreenTE · Heavy rotation62%56 snaps
- 84Jacob TammeTE · Rotational33%30 snaps
- 28Montee BallRB · Situational18%16 snaps
- 22C.J. AndersonRB · Situational11%10 snaps
- 81Joel DreessenTE · Situational6%5 snaps
- 12Andre CaldwellWR · Situational3%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 6
New England Patriots
48 dressed · 7 never used
- 77Nate SolderT · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 70Logan MankinsG · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 63Dan ConnollyG · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 62Ryan WendellC · Every snap100%87 snaps
- —Rob GronkowskiTE · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 12Tom BradyQB · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 74Will SvitekT · Full-time89%77 snaps
- 11Julian EdelmanWR · Full-time85%74 snaps
- 80Danny AmendolaWR · Heavy rotation66%57 snaps
- 34Shane VereenRB · Heavy rotation53%46 snaps
- 85Kenbrell ThompkinsWR · Heavy rotation51%44 snaps
- 17Aaron DobsonWR · Rotational41%36 snaps
- 38Brandon BoldenRB · Rotational39%34 snaps
- 88Matthew MulliganTE · Rotational30%26 snaps
- 46James DevelinRB · Rotational26%23 snaps
- 61Marcus CannonT · Situational11%10 snaps
- 22Stevan RidleyRB · Situational6%5 snaps
- 29LeGarrette BlountRB · Situational2%2 snaps
- 18Matt SlaterWR · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
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
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
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
- Patriots -1
- Closing total
- 54
- Broncos moneyline
- +105
- Patriots 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
- Freezing, 22°F at kickoff; windy at 16 mph out of the north-west; clear.
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- Broncos 7 days · Patriots 6 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Bill Belichick
Wind at 15.9 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.