2014 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 18, 2015 · Gillette Stadium
Final
Indianapolis Colts 7 at New England Patriots 45. Final.
New England Patriots 45–7 — never really in doubt late.
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.
Indianapolis Colts
51 dressed · 8 never used
- 75Jack MewhortG · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 60Lance LouisG · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 76Joe ReitzG · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 12Andrew LuckQB · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 74Anthony CastonzoT · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 62Khaled HolmesC · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 13T.Y. HiltonWR · Full-time88%49 snaps
- 80Coby FleenerTE · Heavy rotation79%44 snaps
- 10Donte MoncriefWR · Heavy rotation75%42 snaps
- 83Dwayne AllenTE · Heavy rotation71%40 snaps
- 36Dan HerronRB · Heavy rotation64%36 snaps
- 87Reggie WayneWR · Rotational38%21 snaps
- 37Zurlon TiptonRB · Rotational34%19 snaps
- 14Hakeem NicksWR · Rotational30%17 snaps
- 84Jack DoyleTE · Situational21%12 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
New England Patriots
52 dressed · 8 never used
- 62Ryan WendellC · Every snap100%78 snaps
- 63Dan ConnollyG · Every snap100%78 snaps
- 12Tom BradyQB · Full-time97%76 snaps
- 76Sebastian VollmerT · Full-time96%75 snaps
- 77Nate SolderT · Full-time96%75 snaps
- 67Josh KlineG · Full-time94%73 snaps
- 87Rob GronkowskiTE · Full-time92%72 snaps
- 19Brandon LaFellWR · Full-time90%70 snaps
- 11Julian EdelmanWR · Heavy rotation79%62 snaps
- 29LeGarrette BlountRB · Heavy rotation54%42 snaps
- 47Michael HoomanawanuiTE · Rotational38%30 snaps
- 34Shane VereenRB · Rotational38%30 snaps
- 80Danny AmendolaWR · Rotational37%29 snaps
- 71Cameron FlemingT · Rotational37%29 snaps
- 46James DevelinFB · Situational22%17 snaps
- 61Marcus CannonT · Situational12%9 snaps
- 35Jonas GrayRB · Situational6%5 snaps
- —Tim WrightTE · Situational6%5 snaps
- 10Jimmy GaroppoloQB · Situational3%2 snaps
- 38Brandon BoldenRB · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
23/35, 226 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
9.5 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Passing · IND
12/33, 126 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-16.1 expected points added · -23.0% 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
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 12/33 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −16.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Herron | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Andrew Luck | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Zurlon Tipton | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 1 | −1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Y. Hilton | 1 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 19% | −6.1 |
| Coby Fleener | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 13% | +3.6 |
| Dwayne Allen | 4 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 19% | +0.8 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | −0.7 |
| Dan Herron | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 13% | −0.9 |
| Zurlon Tipton | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13% | −7.6 |
| Jack Doyle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| Donte Moncrief | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Reggie Wayne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerrell Freeman | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Toler | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRon Landry | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Jones | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Montori Hughes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Luck | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/35 | 226 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +9.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 30 | 148 | 4.9 | 3 | +8.3 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Jonas Gray | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 9 | 11 | 98 | 0 | 31% | +10.9 |
| Shane Vereen | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 11% | +1.7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 3 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 23% | −3.2 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 17% | −1.3 |
| Nate Solder | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3% | +2.5 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9% | −0.9 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| James Develin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sealver Siliga | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris White | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Vereen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2014_20_IND_NE
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Patriots -7
- Closing total
- 52
- Colts moneyline
- +281
- Patriots moneyline
- -320
Patriots closed -7 and covered, winning by 38.
Total closed 52 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 45°F at kickoff; breezy at 13 mph out of the south-east; 0.15 in of precipitation; overcast.
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- Colts 7 days · Patriots 8 days
- Coaches
- Chuck Pagano vs Bill Belichick