2015 Week 1 · Thu, Sep 10, 2015 · Gillette Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
21
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New England PatriotsWinner
28
NE -7.5 no coverU 51 ✓
New England Patriots 28–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
26/38, 351 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
17.7 expected points added · +10.0% completion over expected
Passing · NE
25/32, 288 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
16.0 expected points added · +12.4% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
9/11 for 133 yds, 1 TD
29% of team targets · 12.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 26/38 | 351 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 21 | 127 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Will Johnson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 9 | 11 | 133 | 1 | 29% | 12.9 |
| Heath Miller | 8 | 11 | 84 | 0 | 29% | 2.8 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 4 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 18% | 2.9 |
| Markus Wheaton | 3 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 18% | -0.1 |
| Tyler Murphy | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Allen | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentino Blake | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Golden | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/32 | 288 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 11 | 12 | 97 | 0 | 38% | 7.0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 8 | 94 | 3 | 25% | 8.1 |
| Dion Lewis | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 16% | 3.0 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| Aaron Dobson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Scott Chandler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dont'a Hightower | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Fletcher | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sealver Siliga | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -7.5
- Closing total
- 51
- PIT moneyline
- +305
- NE moneyline
- -350
Patriots closed -7.5, won by 7 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 51; the game landed 49 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Bill Belichick