2014 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2014 · MetLife Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
17
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New York Jets
16
NE -10 no coverU 47 ✓
New England Patriots 17–16 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
17/27, 210 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
2.2 expected points added · +3.6% completion over expected
Passing · NE
23/35, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-4.4 expected points added · -1.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/35 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Tom Brady | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Jonas Gray | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon LaFell | 7 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 29% | -0.9 |
| Danny Amendola | 8 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 31% | 4.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 29% | -2.5 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Timothy Wright | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Jonas Gray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sealver Siliga | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Browner | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith | 17/27 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ivory | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Chris Johnson | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Bilal Powell | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Geno Smith | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| John Conner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Kerley | 3 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 22% | 2.0 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 19% | 1.7 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 3 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 19% | 4.8 |
| John Conner | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4% | 1.4 |
| Eric Decker | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 15% | 0.4 |
| Bilal Powell | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | 0.4 |
| Zach Sudfeld | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
| Chris Johnson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Jace Amaro | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawan Landry | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Calvin Pryor | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Quinton Coples | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Sudfeld | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Babin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -10
- Closing total
- 47
- NE moneyline
- -450
- NYJ moneyline
- +385
Patriots closed -10, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 47; the game landed 33 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 34°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- NE 7 days · NYJ 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Rex Ryan
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.