2014 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2014 · Gillette Stadium
Chicago Bears
23
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New England PatriotsWinner
51
NE -5.5 ✓O 51 ✓
New England Patriots 51–23 — 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 · NE
30/35, 354 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
33.5 expected points added · +20.8% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
20/30, 227 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
-0.1 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
11/11 for 124 yds, 1 TD
29% of team targets · 10.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 20/30 | 227 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Jimmy Clausen | 1/5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 19 | 114 | 6.0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jay Cutler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martellus Bennett | 6 | 7 | 95 | 1 | 20% | 7.7 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 5 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 23% | -0.7 |
| Matt Forte | 6 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 23% | 1.6 |
| Brandon Marshall | 3 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 29% | -2.1 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Jones | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Conte | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea McClellin | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Louis-Jean | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamarr Houston | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sharpton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Fuller | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 30/35 | 354 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 3/3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Gray | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Shane Vereen | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| James White | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Timothy Wright | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 9 | 9 | 149 | 3 | 24% | 17.7 |
| Brandon LaFell | 11 | 11 | 124 | 1 | 29% | 10.5 |
| Timothy Wright | 7 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 18% | 5.6 |
| Shane Vereen | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 13% | 1.1 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11% | -0.5 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 4 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Ayers | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deontae Skinner | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tavon Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominique Easley | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Browner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 51
- CHI moneyline
- +201
- NE moneyline
- -225
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 51; the game landed 74 — over by 23.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · NE 10 days
- Coaches
- Marc Trestman vs Bill Belichick