2014 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 23, 2014 · Gillette Stadium
Detroit Lions
9
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New England PatriotsWinner
34
NE -7.5 ✓U 47.5 ✓
New England Patriots 34–9 — 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
38/53, 349 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.9 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected
Passing · DET
18/46, 264 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-6.8 expected points added · -19.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 18/46 | 264 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joique Bell | 19 | 48 | 2.5 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Golden Tate | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Tate | 4 | 11 | 97 | 0 | 24% | -1.1 |
| Calvin Johnson | 4 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 22% | 1.7 |
| Theo Riddick | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 13% | -0.4 |
| Jeremy Ross | 3 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 11% | 1.1 |
| Eric Ebron | 2 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 16% | 0.4 |
| Corey Fuller | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| Joseph Fauria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -2.4 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Levy | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glover Quin | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bynes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Tapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 38/53 | 349 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | -3.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon LaFell | 9 | 12 | 98 | 0 | 23% | 4.1 |
| Julian Edelman | 11 | 15 | 89 | 0 | 28% | 1.8 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 19% | -1.5 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 17% | -0.5 |
| Timothy Wright | 5 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 11% | 6.2 |
| Danny Amendola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dont'a Hightower | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Arrington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Ayers | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vince Wilfork | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ebner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- DET moneyline
- +273
- NE moneyline
- -310
Patriots closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 43 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- DET 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Bill Belichick