2013 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 29, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
Buffalo Bills
20
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New England PatriotsWinner
34
NE -7.5 ✓O 46.5 ✓
New England Patriots 34–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
16/29, 247 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
4.0 expected points added · -2.7% completion over expected
Passing · NE
14/24, 122 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-3.6 expected points added · -9.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Lewis | 16/29 | 247 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Spiller | 19 | 105 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Fred Jackson | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Thad Lewis | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Graham | 3 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 18% | 3.5 |
| Scott Chandler | 3 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 14% | 2.9 |
| Fred Jackson | 3 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 21% | 0.9 |
| C.J. Spiller | 5 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 18% | 0.7 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 21% | -0.6 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4% | 2.8 |
| Evan Rodriguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiko Alonso | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Bradham | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leodis McKelvin | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Charles | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lawson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcell Dareus | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 14/24 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 24 | 189 | 7.9 | 2 | 10.7 |
| Stevan Ridley | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 0 | 3.3 |
| James Develin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Shane Vereen | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | -4.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 9 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 46% | 0.3 |
| Shane Vereen | 3 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 21% | -0.3 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13% | 0.1 |
| Aaron Dobson | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13% | -1.3 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| D.J. Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealver Siliga | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vellano | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- BUF moneyline
- +293
- NE moneyline
- -335
Patriots closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 54 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 39°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.