2015 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 11, 2015 · AT&T Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
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Dallas Cowboys
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NE -8 ✓U 51 ✓Dome
New England Patriots 30–6 — 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
20/27, 275 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
10.9 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected
Passing · DAL
26/39, 187 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-15.5 expected points added · -1.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 20/27 | 275 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Dion Lewis | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 4 | 5 | 120 | 1 | 19% | 9.4 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 19% | 5.1 |
| Dion Lewis | 8 | 11 | 59 | 1 | 41% | 2.7 |
| Keshawn Martin | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 7% | 1.6 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11% | -0.9 |
| Matt Slater | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tarell Brown | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sealver Siliga | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominique Easley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Richards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Weeden | 26/39 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -15.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Randle | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Brandon Weeden | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Darren McFadden | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Christine Michael | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren McFadden | 9 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 26% | 2.1 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 15% | -0.6 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 15% | -7.5 |
| Terrance Williams | 2 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 15% | -3.0 |
| Devin Street | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | 1.6 |
| Joseph Randle | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -1.1 |
| Gavin Escobar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.8 |
| Vince Mayle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -5.2 |
| Lucky Whitehead | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 5% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando McClain | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Church | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Wilcox | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Hardy | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Mincey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wilber | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -8
- Closing total
- 51
- NE moneyline
- -350
- DAL moneyline
- +305
Patriots closed -8 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 51; the game landed 36 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · matrixturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- NE 14 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Jason Garrett