2014 Week 7 · Thu, Oct 16, 2014 · Gillette Stadium
Final
New York Jets 25 at New England Patriots 27. Final.
New England Patriots 27–25 — decided on the final possessions.
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.
New York Jets
48 dressed · 7 never used
- 75Oday AboushiT · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 68Breno GiacominiT · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 60D'Brickashaw FergusonT · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 66Willie ColonG · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 74Nick MangoldC · Every snap100%87 snaps
- 7Geno SmithQB · Every snap99%86 snaps
- 85Jeff CumberlandTE · Full-time89%77 snaps
- 87Eric DeckerWR · Heavy rotation75%65 snaps
- —David NelsonWR · Heavy rotation72%63 snaps
- 11Jeremy KerleyWR · Heavy rotation59%51 snaps
- 33Chris IvoryRB · Rotational49%43 snaps
- 21Chris JohnsonRB · Rotational40%35 snaps
- 88Jace AmaroTE · Rotational38%33 snaps
- —T.J. GrahamWR · Rotational25%22 snaps
- 29Bilal PowellRB · Situational14%12 snaps
- 38John ConnerFB · Situational14%12 snaps
- 44Zach SudfeldTE · Situational11%10 snaps
- 15Saalim HakimWR · Situational8%7 snaps
- 1Michael VickQB · Situational5%4 snaps
- 91Sheldon RichardsonDT · Situational1%1 snap
- —Walt PowellWR · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
New England Patriots
47 dressed · 8 never used
- 62Ryan WendellC · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 67Josh KlineG · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 65Jordan DeveyT · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 12Tom BradyQB · Every snap100%57 snaps
- 19Brandon LaFellWR · Full-time96%55 snaps
- 77Nate SolderT · Full-time95%54 snaps
- 76Sebastian VollmerT · Full-time95%54 snaps
- 11Julian EdelmanWR · Full-time95%54 snaps
- 87Rob GronkowskiTE · Full-time93%53 snaps
- 34Shane VereenRB · Full-time81%46 snaps
- 80Danny AmendolaWR · Rotational39%22 snaps
- —Tim WrightTE · Rotational33%19 snaps
- 47Michael HoomanawanuiTE · Rotational26%15 snaps
- 35Jonas GrayRB · Situational19%11 snaps
- 46James DevelinFB · Situational14%8 snaps
- 61Marcus CannonT · Situational11%6 snaps
- 38Brandon BoldenRB · Situational2%1 snap
- 84Brian TymsWR · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
20/37, 261 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
8.0 expected points added · -4.8% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
20/34, 226 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
2.7 expected points added · -4.0% 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
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith | 20/34 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ivory | 21 | 107 | 5.1 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Chris Johnson | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Geno Smith | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | +3.5 |
| Bilal Powell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Mike Vick | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 4 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 21% | +4.7 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 3 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 12% | +6.9 |
| Jeremy Kerley | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 15% | +0.9 |
| Jace Amaro | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 15% | −2.2 |
| Chris Johnson | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | −0.3 |
| Chris Ivory | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12% | +0.2 |
| Bilal Powell | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| David Nelson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Trevor Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Pryor | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawan Landry | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Adams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrin Walls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 20/37 | 261 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Jonas Gray | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 5 | 8 | 71 | 2 | 22% | +3.6 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 28% | +2.5 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 14% | +1.8 |
| Julian Edelman | 4 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 25% | +1.7 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 8% | +1.9 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dont'a Hightower | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Walker | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Patriots -9.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- Jets moneyline
- +423
- Patriots moneyline
- -500
Patriots closed -9.5, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 52 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 65°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 6 mph out of the south; 0.40 in of precipitation; moderate rain.
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- Jets 4 days · Patriots 4 days
- Coaches
- Rex Ryan vs Bill Belichick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.