2014 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 18, 2015 · Gillette Stadium
Indianapolis Colts
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New England PatriotsWinner
45
NE -7 ✓52 push15 mph wind
New England Patriots 45–7 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
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
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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7
- Closing total
- 52
- IND moneyline
- +281
- NE 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
- 51°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- IND 7 days · NE 8 days
- Coaches
- Chuck Pagano vs Bill Belichick
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.